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 (American Bar Association 2018) and Representing People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (American Bar Association 2020).
- Serving on the Council of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section as well as on the Editorial Board of the Criminal Justice Section Magazine.
- Serving on the ABA's Commission on Disability Rights.
- Serving as a Non-Governmental Observer on behalf of the ABA of the Military Commission Hearings at Guantanomo.
- Serving three terms on the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), chairing its Mental Health as well as Membership Committees, serving on the Problem-Solving Courts and Body Camera Task Forces, and becoming 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 providing commentary for radio and television.
- Serving as President of The Spokane Symphony, as well as the boards of The Arc of Spokane and the Museum of Arts and Culture (The MAC).
- Completing my 200 hour and 500 hour Yoga certification.
PODCAST
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Challenges Faced by People with Mental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
Interview with Elizabeth Kelley |
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