ABOUT ELIZABETH
I am a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice focused on representing people with mental disabilities.
My family settled in the Palouse Country of Washington Territory in 1872. I was born and raised in Spokane and I returned to the Inland Northwest in 2012.
My experience includes:
My family settled in the Palouse Country of Washington Territory in 1872. I was born and raised in Spokane and I returned to the Inland Northwest in 2012.
My experience includes:
- Co-chairing the Criminal Justice Advisory Panel of The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability.
- Editing of Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, which was published by the American Bar Association in 2018.
- Serving on the Editorial Board of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section Magazine.
- Serving three terms on the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), chaired its Mental Health as well as Membership Committees and am a Life Member.
- Traveling to Liberia in 2009 and 2014 as part of a delegation sponsored by the U.N. Commission on Drugs and Crime and NACDL to train that country's criminal defense bar.
- Lecturing across the U.S. as well as abroad on representing people with mental disabilities and frequently provide commentary for radio and television.
- Serving as a Vice President of The Spokane Symphony and the board of The Arc of Spokane and have served on the board of the Museum of Arts and Culture (The MAC).
- Being appointed by the Spokane City Council to the Police Ombudsman Commission.
- Completing my 200 hour Yoga certification and currently working on my 500 hour certification through Semperviva Studio in Vancouver, BC.
PODCAST
| Interview with Elizabeth about Challenges Faced by People with Mental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System |