About
Susan Hegge is a New Jersey appellate attorney who co-founded her legal practice, Hegge & Confusione, LLC, in 1999. Her work is devoted exclusively to appellate law, where she assists clients seeking review of decisions made in lower courts for civil and criminal cases. She brings a focused approach to matters that require written advocacy, legal research, and analysis of trial records. Before establishing her appellate practice, she was associated with Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin in Roseland, New Jersey.
Ms. Hegge earned a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden and a B.S. in Administration of Justice from Pennsylvania State University. During law school, she served on the Hunter Advanced Moot Court Team and participated in the Bankruptcy Project. She completed a judicial externship with the Honorable Robert B. Kugler of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. As an undergraduate, she made the University Dean’s List and completed minors in Spanish and Sociology.
Ms. Hegge concentrates her legal work on appeals and is admitted to the New Jersey Bar. Her appellate practice involves evaluating lower-court decisions and identifying issues that can support appellate review. She works within a practice dedicated to civil and criminal appeals, where appellate matters demand close examination of legal arguments, court records, and applicable standards of review. Her background supports detailed legal analysis and advocacy before appellate courts.
Susan Hegge brings decades of experience to an appellate practice centered on reviewing contested court decisions and presenting legal issues for reconsideration. Since helping establish the practice, she has maintained an exclusive concentration on appellate law. Her work reflects experience with the distinct research, briefing, and analytical demands of appeals. She continues to represent New Jersey clients who need focused appellate counsel after decisions in civil or criminal proceedings.
Law Office Affiliations
- Co-Founder, Hegge & Confusione, LLC
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Licensed State
- New Jersey
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - Pennsylvania State University
BS in Administration of Justice
Awards & Badges

- Appeals
