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Attorney Named Head of Area ADL

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From a Times Staff Writer

Los Angeles attorney Amanda Susskind has been named director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Los Angeles regional office, officials said Thursday.

Susskind replaces David Lehrer, who was dismissed Dec. 21 by ADL National Director Abraham Foxman in New York.

Susskind is a partner in the law firm of Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish. She is a member of the California Women Lawyers, the Women Lawyers Assn. of Los Angeles and Temple Emanuel.

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The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, fights anti-Semitism through programs counteracting hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

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