Susan Ford Robertson concentrates her practice on serving as appellate counsel in all stages of complex litigation, including working with trial counsel to protect and preserve the record prior to and during trial, as well as on presenting appeals to all levels of appellate courts. She has presented over 100 appeals to state and federal courts of appeal as well as the Missouri Supreme Court. She was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as the privately-retained lawyer who appeared most in front of the Missouri Supreme Court in 2007-2008. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri -- Columbia School of Law and School of Journalism. Ms. Robertson is past President of the Missouri Board of Law Examiners and Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and current Chair of the Missouri Supreme Court Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, The Missouri Bar Gender and Justice Committee and The Missouri Bar Civil Practice and Procedure Committee. She is a Fellow in the Americal Bar Foundation. She is a 2009 and 2005 recipient of The Missouri Bar President's Award, 2009 recipient of the Kansas City Legal Leaders Award for Civil Justice, 2005 recipient of the Defense Research Institute's Excellence Award and 1996 recipient of the David A. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award.Ms. Robertson speaks frequently to judicial and bar associations on the state and national level on issues relating to trial and appellate practice. She has presented to the state trial and appellate judicial colleges in Missouri, The Missouri Bar, the University of Missouri School of Law and she has spoken at national conferences including the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and the Litigation Counsel of America. She is an Inn Master of the Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court and served for several years as Chair of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers' Trial Academy.