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Susan H. Churuti practices in the state and local government area. She worked extensively with the Pinellas County Attorney's Office, serving as the County Attorney for over twenty years. Mrs. Churuti has extensive experience representing the county, its constitutional officers, which are the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector. Her expertise includes state and U.S. constitutional law, legislation, charters, eminent domain, elections, risk management, public construction, public finance, utilities, and procurement, as well as litigation and appellate practice. She is proficient in board representation, serving as general counsel for more that 50 boards, commissions, and special districts. She served for a long tenure as the attorney for the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation in drafting local bills and special acts. Mrs. Churuti has been active in the Florida Bar, serving as the Chair of the Eminent Domain Committee and the Chair of the City County and Local Government Law Section, which awarded her the Ralph A. Marsicano Award for significant contributions to the development of local government law in Florida. She has served as the President of the Florida Association of County Attorneys, and the President of the Clearwater Bar Association. Mrs. Churuti is a member of the Barney Masterson Inn of Court, which awarded her the Richard T. Earle Professionalism Award. She served as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law for eleven semesters, and is board certified in City, County and Local Government Law. Mrs. Churuti is active in her community, serving on the Chapter of St. Peter's Cathedral (Episcopal) and fund-raising for the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. She graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1979.