About Suzanne Catherine
Suzanne Catherine Skolnick is a private injury attorney licensed to practice law in California in 2000. She is the owner of Skolnick Law Group, a firm located in Oceanside, California, serving clients throughout North County San Diego. Ms. Skolnick's practice focuses on personal injury cases, which includes automobile accidents, dog bites, slip and falls, work accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, wrongful death instances, motorcycle injuries, and truck accidents.
Ms. Skolnick earned her Juris Doctor diploma from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2000. Prior to law school, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1994. During her undergraduate studies, she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Throughout her profession, Ms. Skolnick has treated a number of injury claims, representing clients at all stages of litigation, including preliminary case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial hearings. She has achieved significant resolutions, such as a $6,000,000 settlement with the County of Riverside for a client who sustained a catastrophic brain injury.
Ms. Skolnick is licensed to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California. She is a member of the North County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, and the San Diego County Bar Association. In 2025, she served because the President of the North County Bar Association.
Ms. Skolnick is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing her to successfully serve the numerous communities of San Diego County. She is likewise a published author, having co-written "Win Big on Your Personal Injury Case" together with her co-counsel, Russell Kohn, Esq.