HOME> ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES> ELIZABETH A. FRANCIS
Practice Areas:
General Liability
Professional Malpractice
Complex Litigation
Employment and Labor Law
Bar and Court Admissions:
Virginia 2004
District of Columbia 2005
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2007
United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2008
Education:
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Degree Juris Doctor
Certificate: Comparative International Law Certificate
Date 2003
Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Degree Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Date 1997
Professional and Civic Organizations:
American Bar Association
Arlington County Bar Association
Virginia State Bar Association
Personal Statement:
Elizabeth is an associate in the firm with a focus in General Liability, Professional Malpractice, Complex Litigation and Employment and Labor Law. Prior to joining the firm, she served as the law clerk to the Honorable Patricia A. Broderick at the District of Columbia Superior Court. She also spent two and half years as a law clerk in the Office of Bar Counsel, working closely with Wallace E. “Gene” Shipp, Jr., Bar Counsel, and Julia Porter, Senior Assistant Bar Counsel. Elizabeth has presented on the District of Columbia Bar Disciplinary System to professional responsibility classes at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
During law school, Elizabeth earned a certificate in Comparative and International Law. In addition, she interned for the Honorable Stephanie Duncan-Peters at the District of Columbia Superior Court. She also completed internships with the Section of Alternative Dispute Resolution at the American Bar Association, and the Section of Economic and Trade Policy at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC. She served as a summer law clerk in the Office of Special Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board. She also had a case note published entitled Balancing the First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech With the State’s Desire to Protect Its Citizens: World Church of the Creator Case, 4 Int’l J. of Not-For-Profit Law 4 (2002) at http://www.icnl.org/journal/vol4iss4/cn_na.htm.
Prior to law school, Elizabeth worked in the Ambassador’s Office at the Canadian Embassy, under Ambassador Raymond Chrétien. She immigrated to the United States in 1998 and was naturalized in 2006.
