Associate Attorney
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 404-256-0010
Fax: 404-851-908
Email: ElizabethS@segfamilylaw.com
Elizabeth joined Stern Edlin Graham Family Law, P.C. in March 2016, and has practiced family law in Atlanta for more than ten years. Elizabeth graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 2004 and studied law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating in 2010. At the University of Tennessee, she received the highest marks in counseling clients and drafting contracts. Elizabeth started her legal career by at the Domestic Violence Clinic at the University of Tennessee College of Law, advocating weekly for victims of domestic violence. In addition to her background in advocacy, Elizabeth has been a certified mediator since 2010, a domestic mediator since 2013, and recently obtained both her domestic violence mediation certification and her certification as an arbitrator. Her background in journalism aids in her focus on drafting detailed motions and engaging correspondence. Elizabeth has countless hours of courtroom experience, which makes her not only an experienced litigator and trial strategist but also a passionate advocate for mediation. Elizabeth is a member of the Family Law Sections of both the State Bar of Georgia and Atlanta Bar Association and volunteers with the Mediation Center of Savannah. Elizabeth has lived in the metro Atlanta area for more than twenty-five years, now living in Dacula with her husband and two beautiful children, near both her parents and her siblings. She values family over everything, and loves hiking, waterskiing, reading, and spending time at the beach.
Education
- J.D. University of Tennessee College of Law, 2010
- B.S. Journalism Northwestern University, 2004
Associations:
- Member, Georgia Bar 2010 to present
- Registered Mediator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2010 to present
- Guardian ad Litem, trained by the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, 2012 to present
- Registered Domestic Relations Mediator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2013 to present
- Registered Domestic Violence Mediator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2021 to present
- Registered Arbitrator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2022 to present
Awards:
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016 - 2019
- Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
- Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2014