Liz is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department and specializes in real estate and land use matters. Liz represents developers, condominium associations, and individual property owners in a variety of real estate litigation matters, including adverse possession, easement disputes, and zoning appeals. Liz also has experience representing individual property owners and developers before municipal boards and obtaining local permits for development projects.
Liz is involved in a number of community and industry associations. She is a Commissioner on the Town of Marshfield Conservation Commission. Liz is a member of the Women’s Bar Association, where she serves as Co-Chair of the South Shore Committee. She is also a member of the Real Estate Bar Association and is an active member of the Community Associations Institute of New England.
Education
- ▪ B.A., University of Denver, cum laude (2008)
- ▪ J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2017)
Admissions
- ▪ Massachusetts
- ▪ West Virginia
- ▪ U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- ▪ U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- ▪ U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Notables
- ▪ Super Lawyers Rising Star, Land Use & Zoning, Civil Litigation, Appellate, 2024
- ▪ Executive Research Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 119
- ▪ Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 118
Organizations
- ▪ Town of Marshfield Conservation Commission, Commissioner (2024-present)
- ▪ Leadership South Shore, South Shore Chamber of Commerce, 2021-22 Cohort
- ▪ Real Estate Bar Association
- ▪ Women’s Bar Association, Co-Chair of the South Shore Committee
- ▪ Community Associations Institute of New England
Representative Matters
- ▪ Obtained favorable decision for contractor client in an appeal before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concerning trespass, nuisance, and taking claims. Laviero v. City of Bristol, No. 22-2335-CV, 2024 WL 393004 (2d Cir. Feb. 2, 2024) (Attorney Lake briefed and argued).