Susan Chana Lask is a sophisticated Federal, State and Appellate attorney who relentlessly litigates high profile cases for the public. She is a legal expert for every major media outlet worldwide, inlcuding CNN, NBC Nightly News, Forbes, the Washington Post, NewsWeek and more. She is named "New York's High Profile Divorce Attorney" and "New York's High Powered Lawyer" by the media. She donates h
er time as a faculty lecturer for education courses for attorneys nationwide, including Stanford Law School and New York University, and appears at many Law Schools and Universities to teach students about the practice of law. Supreme Court with her historical civil rights prison strip search case, argued October 12, 2011. In 2012 she won a favorable decision that non-criminal arrestees should not be strip searched if they are not placed in general population. That case is taught in schools and universities nationwide. Susan was appointed class counsel in that case for 7 years since 2005, won in the Federal District Court and when the losing parties appealed to the Third Circuit, she argued there too. Susan was the only attorney to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on the strip search issue. Five Attorneys general, a State Supreme Court Judge and the ACLU, among other notable amici, supported Ms. Susan is the only attorney in 2010 to sound the alarm on the foreclosure crisis by producing a video on the issue and filing a Federal Class Action against New York's infamous Foreclosure Mill Steven Baum and MERS. She shut down the Foreclosure Mill, and it paid millions in fines with the US Senate, DOJ and NYS Attorney Genera having Susan on-board so they could fine Baum Millions. In 2006, Susan Chana Lask single-handedly sued Big Pharma Sanofi Aventis as the only attorney brave enough to publicize the "Ambien Zombie" phenomenon. Lask created the term "Ambien Zombie", and in record time successfully had the FDA order Sanofi Aventis and all prescription sleep drug makers use the exact warnings her lawsuit demanded. In between her busy schedule, Susan works on her passion-- shutting down Puppy Mills. Her high profile cases include changing the definition of pets from "property" to "living beings". Lask intends to stop pet stores from selling puppy mill dogs. In turn, Puppy Mills should disappear. Indeed, in 2016, Susan was integral in getting the first Puppy Mill ban against pet stores in New York State's Mamaroneck Village. ACHIEVEMENTS RELATED TO SHUTTING DOWN PUPPY MILLS
The following is not a complete recitation of Susan Chana Lask’s achievements:
December 2017: At the request of the Starkey Town Board in New York, Ms. Lask reviewed their zoning and kennel law, drafted the moratorium and provided testimony at the December 7, 2017 Town Board meeting. On December 8, 2017, Starkey passed the moratorium she drafted. November 2017: At the request of residents in Barrington, New York, on November 10, 2017 Ms. Lask WORKED NONSTOP FOR 3 DAYS, leading to the town preventing the opening of a 500 dog Puppy Mill by John Sensenig. Because of her work, on November 14, 2017 the Town Board cancelled Sensenig's application and the NYS Dept. of Agriculture revoked his NY license. February 2016: One of her highest honors was her integral part to the first NYS locality banning Puppy Mill dog sales in pet stores. New York’s Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Rosenblum asked Ms. Lask to help pass his law because the Village Board opposed it. After Ms. Lask provided a legal memo and testified on the issue before the Board on February 22, 2016, the law was passed that day. Her work also led to the closing of the local Pet Store where its owner was later criminally convicted for animal abuse. April 2015: At the request of residents, Ms. Lask assisted in the case against the Crab Orchard, Nebraska Puppy Mill run by the infamous Linda Hager, that the USDA cited for intolerable kennel conditions and is facing millions in fines in 2018. Lask assisted the town prosecutor and the ASPCA that led to 27 dogs removed to safety and the Puppy Mill surrendered its license. December 2013: Ms. Lask was called to help rescuers from Dogs Deserve Better free 124 dogs from the horrendous Olympic Animal Sanctuary (“OAS”) in Forks, Washington that garnered national attention. She met with police, State and town officials, HSUS, ASPCA and other animal rights organizations to triage the dogs’ freedom. She also contacted the Attorney General to expose OAS’s frauds. Within one week, the dogs were freed, OAS closed and the OAS owner was arrested. October 2013: At the request of a Hallendale Florida Commissioner, Ms. Lask reviewed their proposed law to ban the sale of Puppy Mill dogs and she provided a memo explaining that the State and Federal laws permit localities to make their own laws protecting their animals. At the time, a well-funded pet industry organization called PIJAC opposed the Hallendale law. March 2012: Ms. Lask assisted in the Gorham, New York Puppy Mill moratorium by providing the Town Board a memo proving an application for a large scale breeding facility omitted information regarding the care of the dogs and did not comply with town laws. She worked with the Citizens Against Puppy Mills and the local SPCA to organize peaceful protests and attendance at town board meetings to raise awareness to the town board. The moratorium passed. Susan Chana Lask, Esq.'s Certifications:
Quasi-Judicial Appointment by the State of New York to the Surrogate Decision Making Committee (SDMC) administered by the Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled,
State of New York Surrogate Decision Making Committee (SDMC)
January 1995 to March 1997
City of New York Arbitrator/Judge for Small Claims Court 2004-2007
Accredited Course lecturer by New York State's Continuing Education Legal Board for attorneys Nationwide
Susan Chana Lask, Esq.'s Publications :
-2012: Faculty Author-Seminar on Police Liability/Civil Rights Cases
Lorman Education Services
-Class Actions: A Primer with Tips
January 1, 2009
Authors: Susan Chana Lask, Esq.
