Exhibit C-1

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SUSAN J. BECKER 

s.becker@csuohio.edu

EMPLOYMENT 

ACLU of Ohio 

General Counsel, March 2015 to present (Board of Directors position) 

Share responsibilities with Executive Director for general oversight of the organization’s 

Legal Department activities including case selection and strategies; co-counsel select 

cases; regularly engage with Communications, Policy, and Advocacy staff to design and 

execute comprehensive strategies for defending and advancing civil liberties. This role 

includes serving on the Ohio ACLU’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. 

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 

Professor of Law Emerita May 2014 to present 

Professor of Law 1990-2014 

Charles R. Emrick Jr.-Calfee Halter & Griswald Professor of Law, 2007-20101

Associate Dean, 1996-1999 

Teaching Areas: Civil Procedure, Remedies, Pretrial Practice, Legal Ethics & 

Professionalism, Contracts, Externship Supervision in established and customized 

placements, and Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law. 

Service: Regularly chaired and co-chaired faculty committees charged with significant 

tasks including faculty hiring, design and implementation of major curricular reforms, 

improvement of students’ academic success and bar passages rates, advancement of 

faculty teaching methodologies, increasing the quantity, quality, and impact of faculty 

publications, and facilitating communications between the law school faculty and 

administration. Also served many years as faculty advisor to student LGBTQ group. 

Jones Day, Cleveland, Ohio 

Litigation Associate, 1985-1990

Involved in all aspects of trial and appellate civil litigation, with emphasis in products 

liability, employment, business, securities, and administrative law. 

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 

Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Robert B. Krupansky, 1983-1985. 

Reporter and Photographer, The Chagrin Valley Times and The Solon Times,

Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 1978-1981

Responsible for complete news and feature coverage of several Cleveland suburban 

communities. 

Recipient of 1980 "Excellence in Journalism" Award from Sigma Delta Chi/Cleveland 

Press Club for Community Service Reporting. 

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 At the time I held it this professorship was limited to one three-year appointment. 

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EDUCATION

Cleveland State University,

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Juris Doctorate, 1983, magna cum laude

Research Editor, CLEVELAND STATE LAW REVIEW

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

B.A. - Journalism, 1977; g.p.a. 3.85 (4.0 in major)

Outstanding Journalism Graduate of 1977

President, Society for Collegiate Journalists

Sports Editor, THE EASTERN PROGRESS newspaper

BAR ADMISSIONS

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Ohio Supreme Court and all inferior Ohio courts

Admitted pro hac vice in numerous state trial and appellate courts

PUBLICATIONS

Books

THE LAW OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN OHIO, with Jack Guttenberg and Lloyd 

Snyder (LexisNexis, 2007, 2009, and 2012 editions).

DISCOVERY OF EMPLOYEES (ABA Publishing 2005).

Articles

The Evolution Toward Judicial Independence in the Continuing Quest of 

For LGBT Equality, 64 C.W.R.L.REV. 863 (2014).

The Politicization of Judicial Elections and its Effect on Judicial Independence

and LGBT Rights: An Overview of LGBT Equality and Judicial Independence, 60

CLEVELAND STATE LAW REVIEW 466 (2012).

Many are Chilled but Few are Frozen: How Transformative Learning in Popular 

Culture, Christianity, and Science will Lead to the Eventual Demise of Legally 

Sanctioned Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in the United States, 14 

AM.U. J. GENDER & LAW 177-252 (2006).

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Tumbling Towers as Turning Points: Will 9/11 Usher in a New Civil Rights 

Era for Gay Men and Lesbians in the United States?, 9 WILLIAM & MARY 

JOURNAL OF WOMEN AND THE LAW 207 (2003).

Discovery of Information and Documents From A Litigants’ Former 

Employees: Synergy and Synthesis of Civil Rules, Ethical Standards, 

Privilege Doctrines, and Common Law Principles, 81 NEBRASKA L. REV.

868 (2003). 

Introduction to the Class Action Debate and the Sulzer Litigation, 16

CLEVE. ST. JOU. LAW & HEALTH 169 (2003). 

Constitutional Classifications and the Search for the Gay Gene, 

Symposium: Is There a Pink Slip In Your Genes? 16 CLEVE. ST. JOU. LAW 

& HEALTH 27 (2001-2002). 

Second Parent Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples in Ohio: An Unsettled and 

Unsettling Area of Law, 48 CLEVE. ST. L. REV. 101 (2001).

Sexual Orientation and the Law: a Valid and Valuable Jurisprudence, 10 

COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF GENDER AND LAW 7 (2000).

Thanks, But I’m Just Looking; or Why I Don’t Want to be a Dean, 49 

JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION 595 (1999).

Court-Created Boundaries Between a Visible Lesbian Mother and Her 

Children, XII WISCONSIN WOMEN’S LAW JOURNAL 331 (1997).

Child Sexual Abuse Allegations against a Lesbian or Gay Parent in a 

Custody or Visitation Dispute: Battling the Overt and Insidious Bias of the 

Experts and Judges, 74 DENVER UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 75 (1996).

Making the Move From Law Practitioner to Law Professor, or How Not

To Simplify Your Life, 7 ABA PRETRIAL PRACTICE & DISCOVERY 4(fall 

1996).

Being Out and Fitting In, 46 JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION 269 (1996).

The Immorality of Publicly Outing Private People, 73 OREGON LAW

REVIEW 159-234 (1994).

Major Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Take Many by 

Surprise, 6 ABA PRETRIAL PRACTICE & DISCOVERY 2 (spring 1994).

Conducting Informal Discovery of a Party's Former Employees: Legal and 

Ethical Concerns and Constraints, 51 MARYLAND LAW REVIEW 239 (1992).

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 - Reprinted in 42 DEFENSE LAW JOURNAL 239 (1993)

Current Civil Justice Reform Focuses on Proposed Amendments to the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 5 ABA PRETRIAL PRACTICE & DISCOVERY

2 (1993).

Advice for the New Law Professor: A View from the Trenches, 42 JOURNAL 

OF LEGAL EDUCATION 432 (1992). 

Public Opinion Polls and Surveys as Evidence: Suggestions for Resolving

Confusing and Conflicting Standards Governing Weight and Admissibility,

70 OREGON LAW REVIEW 463 (1991).

ABA LITIGATION NEWS, 1994 to 2001. Associate Editor for bimonthly publication 

circulated to the 60,000 members of the ABA Litigation Section. A representative 

sample of articles authored for this periodical includes:

Recent Supreme Court Decisions: Higher Burden for ADA Plaintiffs,

September 1999.

Civil Discovery Standards Seek to Improve Pretrial Practice, May 1999.

State Securities Litigation May No Longer Be a Class Act, Nov. 1998.

Supreme Court Revises Amicus Rules, July 1998.

Courts’ Evolving Role in Daubert Decisions, March 1998.

Will New Legislation Preempt State Court Class Actions? January 1998.

From the Mouths of Babes: Dealing with the Child Witness, Nov. 1997.

Pros and Cons of Proposed Amendments to Rule 23, Nov. 1996.

Loser Pays Rule Loses Again, May/June 1996.

Attempts to Cap Punitive Damages in Products Liability Cases Continue

 to Spark Heated Debate, May/June 1996.

New Developments on Rule 4.2: ABA Delegates Amend Model Rule of 

 Professional Conduct, Oct./Nov. 1995.

Common Sense Legal Reforms Act Takes Center Stage, April/May 1995.

Perspectives: The Federal Rules' Quest for Efficiency, Dec. ‘94/Jan. ’95.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

Ohio American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Volunteer Attorney and other roles,

1996 to present. Carried many roles for this organization over the years including two 

terms as president of the state Board of Directors (2009 to March 2013) and General 

Counsel (2015 to present). 

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Public Interest Leader in Residence (LIR), fall 

2018 to present. Active participant in LIR program, which is designed to more closely 

connect students, staff, and faculty with attorneys who are deeply engaged in community 

leadership and service. My specific focus is general mentoring of law students and 

encouraging their exploration of educational, volunteer, and career opportunities in 

various public interest areas of practice.

Cleveland-Marshall Board of Visitors, 2017 to 2020. Member of Career Planning 

Committee. Board members provide advice and feedback to the law school Dean on 

recruitment and retention of students, fundraising, curriculum design, academic success

program, bar passage, community outreach, and career opportunities. 

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) Certified Grievance Committee, 

Member, 2016 to present; Second Vice Chair, July 2019 to July 2020; First Vice 

Chair July 2020-present. This committee is authorized by the Supreme Court of Ohio 

and charged with investigating allegations of ethical breaches by attorneys and making 

recommendations on whether disciplinary action should be pursued.

Program Organizer and Speaker, 1990 to present. Initiated, planned, and/or presented 

at more than 75 programs for legal and lay audiences on a wide range of legal issues in 

the areas of civil procedure, lawyer ethics and professionalism, free speech, religious and 

related First Amendment issues, election integrity and voting rights, and the continuing 

struggle for LGBTQ equality. 

Pro Bono Legal Practice (1990-2014). Provided pro bono legal counsel to LGBTQ and

other individuals and non-profit organizations throughout my career as a law professor. 

Also served as an expert witness for plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that 

resulted in marriage equality for same-sex couples.

Supreme Court of Ohio’s Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 

Member, 2003–2008; Civil Rules Committee Chair, 2006-2008. The Commission 

is charged with making recommendations to the Supreme Court of Ohio on possible 

changes to Ohio's civil, criminal, juvenile, and appellate rules of court as well as the 

rules of evidence and traffic rules. Provided leadership to effectuate major revisions to 

civil rules including the substantial revamping of rules governing magistrates and 

pretrial practice relating to electronic discovery.

Advisory Group of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1995-

2009. Co-Chair, Committee on Professionalism, (1999 to 2005); Member, Civil Rules 

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Committee (1995-2009). The Advisory Group was formed pursuant to congressional 

mandate to develop and implement a plan to reduce unnecessary cost and delay in civil 

litigation. I provided substantial input to proposed local rules over the years including 

rules establishing pro bono protocols and issuance of protective orders in civil cases.

Ohio Human Rights Bar Association, Vice-President: 1997-2001. The Ohio Human 

Rights Bar Association was formed in 1990 to provide education and legal support on 

issues affecting the lives of lesbians and gay men. (Organization no longer exists).

Ohio Courts Futures Commission, Advisory Council Member, 1997–2000. 

Appointed by Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in July 1997 to 

provide research and related support to Rules & Procedures Task Force of the Ohio 

Courts Futures Commission. The Commission issued its extensive findings and 

recommendations in May 2000.

Arbitrator, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 1987-2000. Participated in 

six to twelve cases per year that had been referred to a three-member arbitration panel 

charged with assisting parties in resolving their disputes.

American Bar Association, Litigation and Legal Education Sections, 1993-2000.

Co-Chair of 1993-94 Subcommittee on Federal Rules Revision for Pretrial Practice and 

Discovery Committee of Litigation Section; August 1994 to 2000, member of the 

subcommittee.

Ohio CLE Institute, 1991-1998. Member of non-profit organization's Young Lawyers 

Education Committee that planned and produces CLE and other educational programs 

for new attorneys.

American Inns of Court, Harold Burton Chapter, 1996-1998. Selected to join this 

group of judges, academicians, and attorneys who have earned reputations among their 

peers as being highly competent and ethical lawyers. 

Board Member, Cuyahoga Plan of Ohio, Inc., 1993 to 1998. Trustee of regional 

agency dedicated to furthering Fair Housing initiatives and monitoring compliance 

with fair housing laws. Also served as member of Board’s personnel committee and as 

Special Counsel to the Board from 1993 to 1999.

Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity Project, 1996. Helped coordinate 13 United 

Church of Christ (UCC) churches that helped build a home for a Cleveland family.

Board Member, Federation for Community Planning, 1994-1996. Trustee of 

organization dedicated to meeting the health and human services needs of area residents 

through applied research, planning, policy analysis, and program development. 

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AWARDS 

Greater Cleveland Most Treasured Volunteer Award presented by The Center for 

Community Solutions (2019) 

Cleveland-Marshall College Hall of Fame Inductee (2018) 

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) Judge William K. Thomas 

Professionalism Award (2018) 

Transgender Day of Remembrance Illumination Award, Cisgender Ally of the Year (2016) 

Cleveland State University Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2010) 

Shining Star Award for Education, City of Cleveland and LGBT Center (2009) 

Cleveland State University’s “Women Who Make A Difference” Award (1999) 

Cleveland-Marshall “Excellence in Faculty Writing” Award (1998) 

Wilson G. Stapleton Award from Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association (1995) 

Howard L. Oleck Award for Distinguished Legal Writing by Faculty Member (1993) 

Cleveland State University Merit Award (multiple years throughout academic career) 

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