Suzanne W. King

Suzanne W. King is a Partner at Pierce Atwood with offices in Boston and Portsmouth and an experienced management-side employment lawyer. She advises employers on hiring, performance management, discipline, terminations, reductions in force, harassment complaints, ADA accommodations, FMLA and state leave laws, wage and hour practices, employee classification, pay equity, and data privacy and security. She drafts employment agreements, handbooks, policies, offer letters, and severance documents for varied organizations.

Suzanne’s legal education includes the University of Connecticut School of Law. Her professional development is reinforced by fifteen years of in-house experience, which gives her direct insight into how employment rules affect business operations and management decisions. That background supports practical counseling for human resources professionals, managers, schools, nonprofits, financial institutions, technology companies, manufacturers, startups, and medical practices that need workable policies and legally sound responses to workplace concerns.

Suzanne conducts workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, injuries, and safety concerns. She helps clients respond to demand letters, cease and desist letters, federal and state Department of Labor investigations, and discrimination charges before state agencies and the EEOC. Her work includes negotiating resolutions, conducting pay equity audits, drafting executive and restrictive covenant agreements, and training managers and HR professionals on employment law requirements, performance issues, harassment prevention, and leave procedures.

Suzanne W. King has been recognized by Chambers USA for Labor & Employment Law, The Best Lawyers in America for Labor Law – Management, and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a Top Woman of Law and a Go-To Employment Lawyer. Her practice combines counseling, investigations, training, drafting, and dispute resolution. She helps employers reduce legal risk while creating policies and management practices that respond to real workplace needs and changing employment-law obligations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Pierce Atwood LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Boston Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Harbor Forum

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Hamilton College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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