Professional Activities:
Mr. Suerth joined SDV in the Spring of 2007 after completing four years of active duty service with the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. During his time in the military, Mr. Suerth represented numerous soldiers at trial, as well as on appeal, arguing in front of both the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Mr. Suerth’s military experience also included a one-year deployment to Iraq, where he served as legal advisor to an infantry unit. As part of his duties in Iraq, Mr. Suerth administered a program under the Foreign Claims Act, whereby Iraqi citizens could seek compensation from the United States for death, personal injury, or property damage caused by the U.S. Armed Forces.

Before entering the military, Mr. Suerth was associated with a firm in New London, Connecticut where he concentrated in commercial litigation, and also served as a legislative aide to former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons. He also participates in a statewide child advocacy program which matches children who are victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment with attorneys who donate their time to serve as counsel and guardian ad litem for these children.