Susan H. Roos splits her time between San Francisco, California - where she is a partner at Cook Roos Wilbur LLP, a full-service employment and labor law firm - and Tokyo, Japan, where her husband is the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

As a labor lawyer, Ms. Roos has substantial experience in defending employers in wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination and trade secret litigation before federal and state courts. She advises and counsels employers in the area of wage and hour issues, labor relations and employment law.

She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, and various county bar associations, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and all California state and federal courts. She is also a trustee of the Stanford Athletic Department Board.

Ms. Roos grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, where her family owned a department store for nearly 100 years. After graduating from high school, Ms. Roos ventured west to California where she attended Stanford University, graduating with a degree in American Studies in 1978. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California in 1982. Ms. Roos was a partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, a global full-service law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, before starting her own firm in 1995.

She and her husband have two children, Lauren, age 22, and David, age 17. Ms. Roos enjoys sports, gardening, shopping, fashion, television and movies. The entire family loves to water ski, snow ski, golf, and follow all Stanford athletic teams. Ms. Roos is also a big fan of the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors.