Susan Mills Cipione has experience advising a diverse range of clients, including borrowers, buyers, sellers, investors, developers, landlords, and tenants. Her concentrations include leasing, financing, development, entity selection and formation, and the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties. With experience in public finance, bonds, and securitizations, she also represents financial institutions as indenture trustees. Susan provides strategic counsel on complex transactions and regulatory matters. Outside of her practice, she is actively involved in industry organizations and frequently speaks at professional conferences.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Dallas, 2006
- B.S. (Psychology), Texas A&M University, 1990
Court Admissions
- State of Texas
Professional Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Honors & Distinctions
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, 2024
- Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2024-2025
- Adjunct Professor at SMU Law School, teaching “Real Estate Transactions” in the Spring of 2016 (team teaching
with Harriet Tabb) - Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly, 2009
Speaking & Writing
- Author, “Eminent Domain: Economic Development Clarified,” Dallas Bar Assoc. Headnotes, Vol. 31, No. 7, July 1, 2007
