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Susan Carney Lynch serves as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University Law School while concurrently holding the position of Senior Counsel for Elder Justice at the United States Department of Justice. At the DOJ, she leads national investigations into long-term care facilities and heads the Department's 10 Elder Justice Task Forces focused on prosecuting health care fraud and conducting community outreach.
Her educational background includes:
- BA from Dartmouth College
- JD from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Editor-in-Chief of Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies)
- LLM in Advocacy with Distinction from Georgetown University Law Center
- DrPH in Health Management and Leadership from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Lynch specializes in elder justice and health care fraud prosecution, leveraging her dual expertise in law and public health. As the DOJ's subject matter expert on skilled nursing facilities, she pioneered civil prosecutions against negligent care providers and frequently speaks at major forums including the Institute of Medicine and American Health Lawyers Association. Her work bridges legal advocacy with public health policy to protect vulnerable elderly populations.
Professional recognition includes:
- Induction into Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society at Johns Hopkins
At GW Law School, Dr. Lynch teaches Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Legal Drafting-Litigation, and the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Seminar, mentoring students in legal advocacy while maintaining her DOJ responsibilities. She also contributes to multi-disciplinary training through the Elder Justice Task Forces.
Dr. Lynch actively leads the DOJ's national network of Elder Justice Task Forces, coordinating investigations, prosecutions, and community outreach initiatives targeting health care fraud in long-term care settings across the United States.
