Elizabeth Conklin

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eaconklin@lapm.org 860-570-4627

Elizabeth is the newest Associate with Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly. She joined in practice with the firm in September 2007 and was admitted to practice law in Connecticut in October 2006.

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.

Elizabeth practices in the areas of individual employment rights and also represents Union clients. Most recently, Elizabeth has done extensive work 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. The efforts of Elizabeth, the firm, and the UAW have indeed been sucessful to date, but Elizabeth expects that this legal battle will continue, as will her work on behalf of the UAW.

Elizabeth is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment section, the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association and the New Haven County Bar Association.