Susannah Rogers Pedigo
Education and Professional Background
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., High Honors
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
Admitted to practice: Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; All Georgia State Courts
Professional Recognition
Martindale Legal Directory AV Rated
Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star: 2007, 2014-2018
Georgia Super Lawyers: 2019-2022
Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite: 2012-2013, 2015-2017, 2019-2021
The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire’s Stellar Youth Advocate: 2018
Savannah Bar Association, John B. Miller Award for Community Service: 2019
Presentations and Publications
“Venue and Jurisdiction Considerations: O.C.G.A. 19-9-23 and the UCCJEA”, Family Law Nuts & Bolts Seminar (Savannah), 2018
“Business Valuations: Tips and Pointers for Family Law Attorneys”, Family Law Nuts & Bolts Seminar (Savannah), 2016
“Alimony and Equitable Division Basics and Tips”, Family Law Nuts & Bolts Seminar (Savannah), 2015
“Gathering Information and Utilizing Resources”, Guardian Ad Litem Training for Chatham County, 2014
“Family law case law update”, Savannah Bar Association, Hot Topics Seminar, 2011
Susannah Pedigo received her BS in International Affairs, with high honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999 and her JD degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 2004 where she was a member of the Moot Court team. She began practicing as a general civil litigator with a firm in Savannah upon graduation from law school but gradually shifted her focus to family law matters. Ms. Pedigo has practiced exclusively in the area of family law for the past fourteen years and has a wide range of experience in cases related to divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, alimony, prenuptial agreements, legitimation and family violence.
Ms. Pedigo is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers and Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. She is a former member of the Executive Council for the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division, past-President of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers’ Savannah Chapter, a former Board Member of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, 2012 graduate of Leadership Savannah, and former Secretary of the Board of The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire. She is presently serving as Vice President on the Board of America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.