Susan H. Briggs
Managing Partner
Charlotte Office
1515 Mockingbird Ln Suite 400
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
Susan H. Briggs is the Managing Partner of the Charlotte office for Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. As a Board-Certified Specialist in workers' compensation law and a seasoned trial lawyer, her practice primarily centers on workers' compensation litigation and appellate practice. Ms. Briggs possesses extensive experience in mediation negotiations and provides valuable counsel on matters related to business risk management and strategies. Her reputation as a sought-after speaker on North Carolina workers' compensation law and claims investigations highlights her unique expertise and dynamic approach.
In 1994, Ms. Briggs earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in industrial relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991.
Ms. Briggs is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and holds admissions to the Cherokee Supreme Court, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Industrial Commission, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina. She is also a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission (NCDRC) Certified Mediator.
Beyond her legal practice, Ms. Briggs contributes a great deal of her time to many community activities. She is an active member of the Lumbee Tribe of Native Americans.
Professional Accomplishments
- American Institute of Legal Counsel's 2017-2018 "10 Best Workers' Compensation Attorney in North Carolina"
- Best of the Best Attorneys 2020 Top 10 Workers' Compensation Attorney
- The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Business Leader Media's 2009 "Women Extraordinaire" Honoree
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's 2022 "Power List for Workers' Compensation" Designee
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's 2011 "Leaders in the Law" Designee
- The Mecklenburg Times' 2012 "50 Most Influential Women" List
- The National Judicial College (Board of Trustees)
Speaking Engagements
- Co-Speaker: "2014-2015 Case Law Update" 2015 Annual Conference; North Carolina Association of Self Insurers; Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina (March 25, 2015)
- Co-Speaker: "Legal Risks that Impact North Carolina and South Carolina and How the Laws Differ Between States"; 2014 Southeastern RIMS Educational Conference; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (September 18, 2014)
- Co-Presenter: "Reality Check: The REAL Workplace"; North Carolina Risk Management Professionals (April 18, 2013)
- Panelist: "Employers' Liability: Panel Discussion with the Experts"; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; North Carolina CLE (September 24, 2009)
- Co-Presenter: "I Just Can't Cope! Preempting the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Mental Illness Claims Through Objective Medicine and Objective Evidence"; DRI's National Workers' Compensation Review Conference; Orlando, Florida (August 17, 2009)
- "Workers' Compensation Reform in NC" Joint Conference
- Various lectures conducted at clients' offices: "Maneuvering Through the Chaos - NC Workers' Compensation" and "Ethics in Workers' Compensation Claims"
Publications
- Without Fear or Favor (Contributing Author), DRI's Judicial Task Force, 2011
Memberships
- Defense Research Institute (past Chair of Diversity Committee for Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee, former Marketing Director of Steering Committee for Diversity Committee, and Judicial Task Force Appointee)
- National Association of Professional Women
- National Native American Bar Association
- National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
- National RIMS (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council)
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (former Board of Directors and Former Chair of Workers' Compensation Practice Group)
- North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers
- North Carolina Industrial Commission (former Advisory Council Appointee)
- Public Risk Management Association - North Carolina Chapter Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (Associate)
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Solomon Group Empowerment Networking Conferences (former Co-Chair of Host Committee)
- Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Women Lawyers of Charlotte