Susan Grode
Susan Grode (March 28, 1939 – February 8, 2026) was an American fine art and entertainment lawyer, activist and author.
Education
Grode graduated from Cornell University and from the USC Gould School of Law.
Career
She was the author of The Visual Artist’s Manual: A Practical Guide to Your Career, published in 1983.
Grode was one of the founders of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, founded in 1984. She was also a chair and founding board member of the California Women’s Law Center, and on the board of the Ms. Foundation for Women. She also served pro bono for 23 years as an outside counsel for the Feminist Majority Foundation.
As a fine art and entertainment lawyer, some of her clients were: Judy Chicago, Matt Groening, Stephen Hillenburg, and Laura Numeroff. She helped organize a permanent home for Judy Chicago’s work The Dinner Party at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. She eventually became a partner at Katten Muchin LLP; she was co-chair of its national Entertainment and Media Department until she retired in 2021.
Grode was interviewed for the 2010 film !Women Art Revolution.
Death
Grode died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 86.