SUSAN W. DARLINGTON

Ms. Susan Weihs Darlington received her B.A. in Government and Politics from St. John’s University, magna cum laude, in 1981. While an undergraduate at St. John’s, Ms. Darlington served as News Editor for the TORCH, the weekly student newspaper, and in her Junior year, was inducted into the prestigious Skull & Circle Honor Society. Ms. Darlington is a 1984 graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where she was a St. Thomas More scholarship recipient, as well as the recipient of the American Jurisprudence awards in Trusts and Estates and Conflicts of Law. She was a member of the Moot Court Senior Board and interned for the Honorable Kevin Duffy in the United States District Court.

Ms. Darlington is admitted to practice in New York State and Federal Courts. She focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense, nursing home litigation, and general negligence defense at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as in the representation of healthcare professionals in disciplinary matters.

Prior to joining the firm of Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP in 2024, Ms. Darlington supervised the appellate practice at Furey, Furey, Leverage & Darlington, P.C. where she also served as Managing Partner. Ms. Darlington has successfully drafted and argued numerous appeals in the Appellate Divisions of the First and Second Departments, as well as in the Court of Appeals.

Ms. Darlington has lectured at hospital grand rounds to physicians and hospital staff regarding risk reduction strategies in several areas of patient care, as well as to nursing home staff and administration as part of in-service training.  She has also lectured at seminars regarding topics of interest in the insurance defense arena.

Ms. Darlington is currently a member of the, Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Defense Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association , where she served as co-chair of the Medical-Legal Committee, and lectured at a CLE program involving Expert Witness Disclosure. She has also been selected by her peers as a Super Lawyer in the New York-Metropolitan Region.

While pursuing her education, Ms. Darlington worked for NBC News and the New York Mets, and while she remains a life-long Mets fan, she still misses Shea Stadium! Ms. Darlington was involved for many years in the Girl Scout and Boy Scout organizations, and is an active volunteer, former puppy raiser and proud supporter of the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s Vet Dogs in Smithtown, New York.