THE DUARTE FIRM
BUSINESS LAW & LITIGATION
Susan L. ("Susie") Hoeller
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Education
Colby College, B.A., 1973, Cum Laude
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1976
Practice Areas
Business Transactions (domestic and international)
Software Licensing
Marketing, Advertising, and Labeling
Regulatory Compliance
Product and Food Safety
General Counsel
Professional Recognition
Dallas Bar Association Award for Pro Bono Service
Presidential Award at Texas Instruments Incorporated
Admitted to Practice
Florida
Arkansas
Texas
Illinois
Maine
Susie is Of Counsel to the firm and focuses her practice in the areas listed above. Her current clients offer products and services in the high technology, software, industrial equipment, medical device, consumer products and food industries. They are based in North America, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. Transactions involve suppliers and customers in worldwide markets.
Prior to moving to Tampa Bay in 2013 to live close to family; Ms. Hoeller had practiced law in-house as a senior attorney with Walmart Stores and Texas Instruments and with two large international law firms based in Dallas. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hoeller practiced in Chicago and Portland, Maine.
Susie has published articles in the Texas Bar Journal and the American Bar Association Antitrust Section’s legal publications.
Ms. Hoeller was born in Chicago and raised in Montreal, Canada where she became the first girl to play organized hockey in a boy’s league (and a leading goal scorer). Both the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and her alma mater Colby College have recognized her leadership contribution to the participation of girls and women in sports.
Community & Civic Engagement
University of Tampa Sykes College of Business Adjunct Faculty
Executive MBA Program
Organization of Women in International Trade
Co-Founder, Arkansas Chapter
Past Director and Current Member, Tampa Bay Chapter
Pasco County Food Policy Council (2015-2019)
Appointment by the BOCC
Beachhead Advisor to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (2009-present)