Our Areas of Practice
Mediation
Divorces can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take months or even years to complete. A skilled mediator can help parties find solutions to their disputes at a fraction of the cost and keep you in control. Susan is an experienced mediator who has helped many people reach a settlement.
Divorce and Dissolution
Divorce or Dissolution is a painful and difficult experience, and you have very important legal rights at stake. Let us guide you through the legal process so you make the best possible decisions for your own future. Never sign anything without consulting a lawyer to review it. We offer unbundled legal services including document review at an affordable rate. Do not go at this alone.
Susan Seacrist
Susan is a native of Greater Cleveland and has more than 30 years of experience as an attorney, the last 16 years in practice as a domestic relations lawyer in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties.
Susan attended Notre Dame Academy in Munson, Ohio; the University of Dayton where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Economics; and Cleveland Marshall College of Law where she obtained her J.D. in 1992.
Susan served as a Navy JAG officer from 1993 to 1997 at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida and at the Balboa Medical Center in San Diego, California. She was awarded both the Navy Achievement Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal for her service. Upon her return to Cleveland in 1997, she became a partner with a regional firm specializing in complex civil trials in defense of hospitals and medical practitioners.
Since 2008, Susan has a proven track record of successful results for her clients in domestic relations cases including divorce, dissolution, custody disputes and juvenile matters. She is a certified divorce mediator and is frequently asked to serve as a private mediator in divorce and custody matters. She also serves as a Guardian ad Litem in Lake and Geauga county courts.
Susan is the proud parent of two wonderful children. She was honored to be a celebrity dancer in the 2025 Dancing Under the Stars fundraising event for Lake County Lifeline. She is currently an active member of BNI Lake Elite and a trustee of the Lake County Bar Association. She enjoys hiking, pickleball, dance and traveling, and has taught as an associate professor at Lakeland Community College and served the community through the Willoughby Junior Women’s Club, Lake County YMCA and RFK camp.
Client Testimonials
Names are abbreviated out of respect for our clients’ privacy and confidentiality.
Our family cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience with Susan Seacrist and Seacrist Law. From the very beginning, Susan went above and beyond to help our 86-year-old father through a truly difficult and emotional divorce after he had endured a devastating situation.
She approached his case, and our family, with a level of empathy, professionalism, and wisdom that instantly put us at ease. Susan took the time to truly understand his needs, protect his dignity, and guide us through every step with compassion and confidence.
Her depth of legal knowledge and experience was evident in every interaction, and her attention to detail ensured nothing was overlooked. Most importantly, she achieved a resolution far better than we ever thought possible.
We are beyond grateful for Susan’s dedication, kindness, and expertise. She not only restored our faith in the process but gave our father peace of mind and a new beginning. We would recommend Seacrist Law without hesitation to anyone seeking a skilled and genuinely caring attorney.
-H.D
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I highly recommend Susan Seacrist to assist you with a divorce. I had a highly contested divorce involving generational family farm ground and assets. The potential of losing land that my Great Grandparents homesteaded was looking imminent and the soon to be ex-spouse had an aggressive lawyer that was attempting to intimidate me through email with threats of further financial ruin.
Susan addressed the unethical lawyer and used legal procedures to calm the issue down and start the divorce progression properly. She worked with our family trust lawyer and my CPA to get an idea of what assets were at stake and valuation of assets.
Susan’s correspondence and negotiations with the opposition’s lawyer resulted in settling out of court and best-case scenario for me. Things could have been so much worse for me but thanks to Susan’s expertise, voice of reason and ability to work with the opposition’s lawyer the result was much better for me that what I could hope for.
Divorce is never cheap, but it can always be worse. I recommend Susan Seacrist for any divorce issues you may face.
-A.B