Susan Rodak earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Cal State San Marcos, and her Juris Doctorate at California Western School of Law. As the wife of managing partner Matthew Palmer, Ms. Rodak's law practice is presently limited to a small number of court appointed Probate matters, while the majority of her time is spent raising their three sons. Ms. Rodak plans to return to private practice when the children are older. Her areas of interest are environmental law and land use.