SUSAN L. (KUSS) BRACH is a member and shareholder in the law firm of Phipps & Brach, P.A.  She practices in the area of family law and divorce throughout Beaufort County and the surrounding low country.   Ms. Brach lives on Hilton Head Island with her husband, she has two grandchildren in Bluffton, South Carolina.  Ms. Brach is an experienced trial attorney, and a Certified Family Law Mediator in the State of South Carolina.  She has practiced in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia and South Carolina, but now  limits her practice to Family Law in the State of South Carolina.  She has the highest AV peer review rating for ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale Hubbell (www.martindale.com)  Ms. Brach was born in South Bend, Indiana;  Admitted to Bar 1989 (Illinois);  1990 (Indiana); 2000(Georgia);  and 2005 (South Carolina).  Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. with Distinction, 1983); Memphis State University, Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law (J.D. 1987).   Current Memberships: South Carolina Bar Association (Family Law Section);  Beaufort County Bar Association;  American Bar Association (Family Law Section and Litigation Section).  Certifications:  South Carolina Certified Family Law Mediator  Reported Cases:  Eckles v. Conrail et al., 890 F.Supp. 1391 (S.D. Indiana, 1995) affirmed, 94 F.3d 1041 (7th Cir. 1996); Parker v. Noble Romans, 22 A.D.D. 1184, 8 NDLR P 272 (S.D. Indiana, 1996);  Agee v. Central Soya Co. Inc., 695 N.E.2d 624 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998);  Adler v. Wallace, 202 F.R.D. 666 (N.D. Georgia, 2001).     Practice Areas:  Family and Divorce Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation, Alimony, Separate Maintenance  and Support, Property Agreements, Prenuptial Agreements, and Family Mediation.     Case and Publication Profiles:   January, 1995 The Indiana Lawyer, “Lawyer Win’s ‘Unwinable Case’ ” ;  September,  1994, The Indiana Lawyer, “Kuss &  Schneider Make Mark in Male Dominated Field”; May, 1996, Indianapolis Woman, “Women in the Law: The Challenge Continues”; 1997, NBC’s Dateline “Erica’s Story”;  USA Today, September 12, 1997, “Overseas Schooling, Tales of Fear and Death”.  Email: Susan L. (Kuss) Brach