Elizabeth A. Benjamin

Direct Dial: 814-940-8671
ebenjamin@beardlegalgroup.com

Elizabeth A. Benjamin is partner in the Firm. She concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment law, civil litigation, and education law.

Education:

Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
B.A. in Sociology and in Education, summa cum laude, 2004

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA J.D., magna cum laude, 2007

Honors:

Faculty Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, 2007
Taintor Memorial Award, 2007
Dean's Scholarship for Merit, 2004-2007
President's Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, 2000-2004
Bucknell Prize in Sociology, 2004
Dean's List, 2000-2004

Activities:

Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law, Topics Editor
Student Note, Published 2006: "Public Health Approaches to Obesity:
Litigation, Legislation, and Lessons Learned"
Legal Writing Program, Teaching Assistant

Experience:

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc., Washington, PA 2006
Campbell, Durrant & Beatty, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA 2006
Blair County Court of Common Pleas, Chambers of Honorable Judge Jolene Grubb Kopriva, 2005

Professional Affiliations:

Blair County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association

Licensures:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit




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