Susan Tillotson Bunch practices in the areas of media, technology, contests and sweepstakes, and advertising. Her practice focuses on all aspects of media law, including providing prepublication review and advice, defending against defamation, privacy and other content-related claims, drafting media and technology contracts, and prosecuting actions for access to judicial and governmental records and proceedings. Her litigation experience includes state and federal trial and appellate courts in Florida. Susan also routinely counsels clients with respect to various Internet, technology and advertising issues, including preparing and reviewing website terms and use, privacy policies and other Internet-related documents, litigating domain name disputes, and counseling clients on issues with respect to CAN-SPAM, COPPA and other online issues.

Susan regularly advises clients on the administration of contests and sweepstakes, as well as legal and statutory requirements, including games of chance and contests of skill promoted by radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines, direct mail, e-mail and over the Internet. Susan's practice in this area extends from initial conception of the promotion to the various post-promotion activities and obligations and includes consumer and trade promotions, as well as charitable undertakings. Susan works closely with firm clients from beginning to end to ensure that every aspect of the marketing promotion achieves the client's goals and fulfills the client's obligations under applicable laws and regulations while still achieving the client's marketing goals.

Susan has worked on advertising and marketing matters with clients of all sizes and various industries, such as travel agencies, non-profit organizations, grocery store chains, worldwide manufacturers, transportation companies, academic institutions, governmental agencies,  advertising agencies and others on marketing projects ranging from local trade promotions to global consumer-directed retail campaigns, including coordinating foreign counsel where necessary.

Susan is a member of The Florida Bar and has been admitted to practice before all Florida federal courts, and the Eleventh and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Susan has been awarded an AV rating by her peers, the highest rating assigned by Martindale-Hubbell.  Susan has been named to Florida's Legal Elite.

Susan is a member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law, the Online News Association and The Florida Bar's Media and Communications Law Committee. Susan has served as a vice chair of the Newsletter Subcommittee of the Media Law and the Defamation Torts Committee and she co-chaired the 2006 Media Law Conference at the Stetson University of Law. Susan has authored a chapter in The Florida Bar's Reporter's Handbook and for several years participated in the editing and updating of the Handbook. She has also authored a number of articles on media law, Internet, sweepstakes and markeing issues, and frequently speaks on all of these areas.

Susan served for several years as a certified Guardian ad Litem, representing the interests of abused and neglected children in Hillsborough County. She is a current member of the Board of Directors for A Gift for Teaching of Tampa Bay and previously served on the Child Abuse Council and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Board of Directors. In addition, Susan regularly provides volunteer legal services at the Hillsborough County Courthouse Domestic Violence Intake Center in conjunction with Bay Area Legal Services.

Susan earned her B.A. in Italian and German magna cum laude from Florida State University in 1987. She earned her J.D. summa cum laude in 1990 from Florida State University where she was named to the Order of the Coif.  After graduating, she served as a clerk to the Honorable Roger Vinson, Federal District Judge for the Northern District of Florida.

Susan is married to Kent and has three boys. In her spare time, she is an avid martial artist.