About Beth Sufian

Earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1990 from the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas.

Received the University of Texas School of Law Victor and Myra Ravel Scholarship in Children’s Rights Law.

Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Since 2020 served on the National Council of Trustees for National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, which has been ranked as one of the top two hospitals in pulmonology every year since U.S. News & World Report included this category in its annual Best Hospitals Survey, and among the top organizations funded for research by the NIH.

Served a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Board Member of the United States Adult Cystic Fibrosis Association.

Contributes “Ask the Attorney” to USACFA ‘s quarterly Roundtable publication, a column that has appeared regularly since 1996.

Contributed a chapter to the book Health Care Transition (Springer Publishing 2018) on health insurance for young adults with chronic illnesses transitioning from pediatric care.

Contributed a chapter to the book Care of Adults with Chronic Childhood Conditions: A Practical Guide (Springer Publishing 2016) on access to health insurance coverage.

Author of the legal treatise Representing ADA Plaintiffs (James Publishing).

Author of journal articles in CHEST Medical Journal, American Journal of Respiratory Care, and Pediatric Pulmonology.

Author of the book A Clinician’s Guide to the Legal Rights of People with Cystic Fibrosis.

Presented hundreds of speeches at hospitals and health care conferences throughout the United States to physicians, healthcare providers, people with serious medical conditions, and their family members.

Received the Baylor College of Medicine First Annual Transitions Service Award in 2019 for outstanding work for young adults with chronic illness.

Received the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation highest honor, The Alex Award, in 2007 for her efforts to educate physicians, healthcare workers, and the CF community on the legal rights of people with CF.

Named by the Texas Lawyer one of 40 outstanding lawyers under age forty in 2001.

Recognized by TIME magazine as a Local Hero in 1996 for her service to people with disabilities.

Named a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters publications.

Rated AV (the highest rating) by her peers in the Martindale-Hubble peer review rating.

Certified as a mediator trained at the Harvard University Law School Mediation Training Program.