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Practice Focus
Liz has practiced with our firm in the areas of employment law and employment litigation since 1996. She represents both public and private employers. Her practice includes counseling and training employers about ways to effectively avoid and/or defend against employment disputes or claims. She has extensive experience handling matters before the New Hampshire Department of Labor, the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights and the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board.
Liz also has wide-ranging litigation experience including jury trials in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts state and federal courts, bench trials, arbitrations and mediations. Her client base ranges from private corporations to municipalities and counties. She is often asked to participate in seminars and/or serve as a panelist at labor and employment related workshops.Sample Matters
Successfully argued New Hampshire Supreme Court case concerning a municipal employer's ability to communicate with unionized employees.
Defended large New Hampshire employer against companion wrongful termination claims and achieved employer's objectives and favorable outcome.
Arbitrated series of employee discipline matters on behalf of public sector employer and obtained favorable rulings.
Education
B.A., cum laude, Smith College
J.D., Suffolk University School of Law
Memberships and Admissions
Liz is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, in the First Circuit Court of Appeals and in the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and of both the Labor and Employment and Federal Practice Sections of the New Hampshire Bar Association. She also is a member of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, the Daniel Webster American Inns of Court, and the Smith College Alumnae Association.
Community Involvement
Liz is a board member and past President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester, and a cabinet member for the Heritage United Way Campaign. She serves as a mediator in the New Hampshire Superior Court System’s Rule 170 Alternative Dispute Resolution program and in the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights' Mediation Program. Liz is a graduate of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership program.
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