Susan Stone is co-chair of KJK’s Student & Athlete Defense / Title IX Practice Group alongside Kristina Supler, where she represents students, professors, and families nationwide in high-stakes disciplinary proceedings, Title IX investigations, and related personal injury claims arising in educational settings. She also co-chairs the firm’s Special Education Practice Group, counseling families of children with disabilities through complex academic and legal challenges.
Throughout her career, Susan has devoted her work to helping students in crisis. She is widely recognized across the country as a leading Title IX attorney and is frequently retained during campus investigations and hearings and often called in to manage university-level appeals. Certified in restorative justice, she is skilled at guiding clients through informal resolutions, including mediation. Her work includes representing Greek organizations, student-athletes, and education professionals accused of sexual harassment and misconduct, as well as researchers and scientists facing research misconduct allegations. Susan’s practice also extends to education-related personal injury claims, including cases involving sexual assault, hazing injuries, bullying, athletic accidents, and other harm caused by negligence or misconduct in school environments. When cases cannot be resolved at the university level, Susan litigates in state and federal courts across the country.
Susan regularly assists families in matters involving special education. With deep experience supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurological or mental health conditions, Susan develops tailored defense strategies for clients navigating both school discipline and criminal investigations. Susan regularly guides families through due process complaints, 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs, ensuring students with disabilities receive appropriate protections in school. Her passion for helping families led Susan to obtain a certification to be a Positive Discipline Parent Educator.
Much of her work overlaps with the criminal justice system, particularly for students facing parallel criminal charges. She represents both adults and juveniles in state and federal cases involving offenses ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies.
Drawing on her background in public relations and Certification in Crisis Communication, Susan also leads KJK’s Reputation Management Practice, helping students and professionals mitigate damage from false accusations or online defamation and, when necessary, initiate defamation actions to protect their academic and professional futures.
Susan is a published author and sought-after speaker on education and Title IX law. She has presented widely on topics including FERPA, twice-exceptional students, and behavioral issues involving disabilities, and is often consulted by families and mental health professionals on complex school-related legal matters. Her achievements have earned her recognition as Best Lawyers in America® Education Lawyer of the Year 2022 and 2025.
Outside of work, Susan enjoys traveling and exploring new cultures, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, and spending quality time with her husband, children and two dogs. She is also a certified yoga instructor and incorporates mindfulness into her daily life.
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