SUSAN M. HYATT
Community Leader

Susan Hyatt and her husband Joel co-founded Hyatt Legal Services in Cleveland in 1977. They helped to revolutionize the legal services’ delivery system by making legal care affordable and accessible to middle and lower-income families nationwide. Hyatt Legal Services has served more people than any other law firm in the country. Previously, Susan was a special education teacher in the Cincinnati public school system.

Susan’s civic and philanthropic activities are numerous and varied. She sits on the boards of NARAL Pro-Choice America in Washington, D.C. and the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, and serves as the chair of the public interest committee of the Peninsula for Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Silicon Valley. Prior to moving to California, Susan served on the boards of the Child Welfare League of America in Washington, D.C., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Womenspace, Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Community Federation, and Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence. Susan is also the recipient of the Deborah Award from the American Jewish Congress, and the President’s Award from Womenspace.