About Suzanne Porter

Suzanne founded NewMarket Law after 25+ years in legal roles spanning global law firms, academia, in-house, legal technology, and court leadership. In 2020, just weeks after the Arizona Supreme Court voted to modernize its legal ethics rules, she joined the court to build the first Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program in North America. Since then, Suzanne has worked with applicants, licensees, and other stakeholders leveraging regulatory reforms that promote innovation and expand access to justice through outside investment and multidisciplinary legal service models.

Suzanne is an active member of the legal community. She currently serves as Chair of the Rules Subcommittee of the Arizona Supreme Court ABS Committee, Secretary of the Arizona Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Chair of the Bar Foundation Technology Committee, and a member of the Legal Services Committee. Suzanne is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona Access to Justice Committee, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Most recently, Suzanne was appointed Vice President of the National ABS Law Firm Association.

Suzanne holds a Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law, as well as a B.Sc. and LL.M. from the University of Toronto. She is licensed in Arizona, New York, Ontario, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Appointments and Affiliations:

  • Vice President, National ABS Law Firm Association

  • Arizona Bar Foundation Board of Directors

    (Executive Committee Secretary; Technology Committee Chair; and Legal Services Committee Member)

  • State Bar of Arizona Access to Justice Committee

  • Rules Subcommittee to the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Business Structures

  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association

  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers

Recent Speaking Engagements:

  • Speaker, “Nuts and Bolts of ABS Applications,” State Bar of Arizona webinar, April 2022.

  • Speaker, “Alternative Business Structures,” State Bar of Arizona Convention, June 2022.

  • Speaker, “ABS Licensing Process,” National ABS Law Firm Association, November 2022.

  • Featured Presenter, “LP Licensing Process,” University of Arizona Legal Paraprofessional Summit, January 2023.

  • Faculty, “Arizona ABS Law Firm Licensing,” State Bar of Arizona webinar, May 2023.

  • Moderator and panelist, “Semi-Annual Compliance Audit Requirements,” National ABS Law Firm Association, November 2023.

  • Panelist, “General Counsel Insights,” Arizona Bar Leadership Institute, February 2024.

  • Moderator, “Innovation and Technology in Alternative Business Structures,” National ABS Law Firm Association, November 2024.

  • Faculty, “Ethics Café Series: Ethics Tips for Alternative Business Structure Compliance Lawyers (and Everyone),” State Bar of Arizona, June 2025.

  • Faculty, “ABSolutely Innovative: Exploring AZ Alternative Business Structure Law Firms,” State Bar of Arizona (upcoming June 26, 2025)

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Education:

  • University of Toronto, B.Sc. (Hons.)

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.

  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law, LL.M.

Admissions:

  • Arizona (2022)

  • New York (1998)

  • Ontario (2007)

  • USPTO (2004)

  • US District Court for the Southern District of NY

  • US District Court for the Eastern District of NY

  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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