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eaconklin@lapm.org 860-570-4627

Elizabeth joined as an Associate with Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly in September 2007.  Elizabeth practices in the area of individual employment rights, representing clients with claims of employment discrimination based on age, gender, religion, race, national origin, disability, pregnancy and retaliation, as well as representing clients in contract and severance negotiations.  Elizabeth additionally represents numerous Union clients, including recent extensive work with Tom Meiklejohn before the NLRB as part of the firm's representation of the United Auto Workers to further the UAW's monumental campaign to organize table games dealers at Foxwoods Casino.

After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2000 with a B.A. in political science and peace studies, Elizabeth was the Field Organizer and then Director of Citizens for Economic Opportunity (CEO), a progressive statewide coalition working on corporate responsibility and economic justice campaigns. In the Fall of 2002, Elizabeth was the campaign manager for Bruce “Zeke” Zalaski, a UAW member and shop steward running as a first-time candidate for State Representative in the 81st District, Southington. This was a hotly contested race, and labor and community support led to a victory for Zeke, who still represents Southington today.

Elizabeth received her J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2006.  At the University of Oregon, Elizabeth was a Staff Editor with Oregon Law Review and the Assistant Editor for the Washington Employment Relations Review. She directed the Oregon Law Students’ Public Interest Research Group and also co-founded the Oregon Labor and Employment Law Group. As a third-year student, Elizabeth served as a Law Clerk for a solo practitioner specializing in employment law, with an emphasis in employment discrimination. She also worked as an Extern with the Oregon Court of Appeals. In recognition of her commitment and achievement in labor and employment law, Elizabeth received the University’s James T. Landye Scholarship her third year.

After graduating from law school, Elizabeth worked as a Legal Research Law Clerk with the Connecticut Superior Court in the Judicial Districts of Fairfield and Stamford. During the clerkship, Elizabeth worked on a wide variety of litigation matters and had the opportunity to work closely with a number of Superior Court judges.  She was admitted to practice law in Connecticut in October 2006.

Elizabeth is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment and Federal Practice sections, the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee.  In addition, Elizabeth presently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Labor and Employment Committee.