Genevieve Wallace

Genevieve Wallace is a partner at Susman Godfrey in Seattle, with a diverse commercial practice representing plaintiffs, defendants, individuals, and Fortune 500 companies in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration.

Known for her client dedication, leadership, and strategic problem-solving, Ms. Wallace has extended the firm's successful patent litigation practice to the International Trade Commission, with involvement in multiple intellectual property investigations.

Ms. Wallace holds a B.A. magna cum laude with a double major from Amherst College and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she served on the Editorial Board of the Michigan Law Review.

Her legal career includes clerkships with the Honorable Betty Binns Fletcher at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable John C. Coughenour at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Inspired by Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In, Ms. Wallace initiated Lean In Circles for women attorneys in Seattle through collaborations with KCWWL and MAMAS, fostering ongoing monthly meetings in her own Lean In Circle.