Suzanne Blankenship
Suzanne Blankenship has been practicing law in Pensacola since 1996. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in political science and her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Alabama. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from Hamline University School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy.
Suzanne is a member of the Florida Bar and its Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar. She is admitted to practice law before all Florida and Alabama State Courts and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Suzanne is also an active member of the North Gulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute, an organization devoted to representing the interests of condominium associations and homeowners’ associations throughout the United States. In 2006, Suzanne was selected by the Pensacola Business Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Up and Coming Community Leaders” for the Pensacola Bay Area.
Suzanne’s practice is focused on matters involving real estate law. A significant portion of her practice involves serving as legal counsel for numerous condominium and homeowners’ associations through Northwest Florida. She also represents buyers, sellers and lenders in commercial and residential real estate transactions in Florida and Alabama.
Education
Juris Doctor, 1995 Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Editor-in-Chief, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy
Recipient of Law School Recognition Award for Excellence in Employment Law,
given by Labor and Employment Section of Minnesota State Bar Association
Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant
Master of Public Administration, 1991 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Student Government Association Senator representing Graduate School
Bachelor of Arts, 1989 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Major: Political Science, Minor: Human Resources Management
Zeta Tau Alpha, President
Professional Associations
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association (Executive Council and Program Chair 2005-2007)
- The Florida Bar (Member Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)
- Alabama State Bar
- Community Associations Institute (CAI)
- Sponsor of CAI’s North Gulf Coast Chapter
- Presenter at Legal Update Seminars for Licensed Community Association Managers
- Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
Community Involvement
- Leadership Pensacola Class of 2003 (Former Curriculum Committee Member and Community Overview Day Co-Chair)
- Chain Reaction, Chair, Board of Directors (2008-2010), Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2007-08); Program Sponsor
- IMPACT 100 (2007-09)
- Justice Teaching, School Resource Volunteer at Pensacola Beach Charter School and Brown Barge Middle School
- The Pensacola Chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association, Inc., President (2007-2009), Former Chair of the Board of Directors
- Cordova Park Elementary School Volunteer (2004-2012)
- Backpack Buddies program with C.A. Weis Elementary School
