
Biography
Elisabeth Lee joined Garrison, Levin-Epstein in 2018 as an employment and civil rights advocate. From 2016 to 2018, Lizzie served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Lizzie’s primary functions as a judicial law clerk were researching, writing, and advising Judge Bryant on complex federal and state legal issues. The cases assigned to Lizzie involved a variety of employment law issues, including discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, disability, and age; sexual harassment; hostile work environment; discrimination and retaliation for taking medical leave; and collective bargaining agreement disputes. She also assisted in several jury trials, including a two-month long criminal trial and an employment discrimination trial.
Before her clerkship, Elisabeth Lee worked at a corporate law firm in Boston. She was a member of the trial team that won a complete acquittal on federal health care fraud charges after a month-long trial. She also served as a lead attorney on two pro bono cases. Lizzie is proudest of her legal advocacy on behalf of a minor seeking immigration status and relief from deportation, and she won an oral argument before a state court trial judge and facilitated her client’s ability to participate openly and meaningfully in her community.
Lizzie earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she was the Co-Founder of the Berkeley Immigration Group, a member of Board of Advocates Trial Team, and the Berkeley Journal for Criminal Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in Comparative Ethnic Studies. Her undergraduate education focused on the complexities of race relations in the United States, and she views it as the foundation for her constant pursuit of social justice and equal rights.
Lizzie speaks Spanish and looks forward to using her skills in her employment law practice.
Outside of the law, Lizzie enjoys volunteering with New Haven’s Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS), where she helps organize pick-up soccer on the weekends. She also loves to play tennis and ultimate frisbee, explore the great outdoors, grill all year round, and cook Korean food.
Elisabeth Lee is licensed to practice law in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. She is a member of the District of Connecticut’s Federal Grievance Committee.
Blog Posts
March 12th, 2021 Uncertainty About Unemployment
February 2nd, 2021 Using the ADA
May 18th, 2020 Non-Competes in the COVID-19 Era
May 13th, 2020 May 20 is Around the Corner, and I’m Scared to Go Back to Work
October 30th, 2018 How to Get the Most Out of Your Employment Handbook
News
June 8th, 2020 Workers Insist Yale’s Wellness Program Not Really ‘Voluntary’
October 5th, 2019 2 former servers at Maggie McFly’s in Manchester sue over sexual harassment claims
October 4th, 2019 2 women allege sexual harassment, abuse at restaurant
October 3rd, 2019 Tougher sexual harassment laws took effect Tuesday, but not soon enough for everyone
October 3rd, 2019 Flexer; Lawsuit shows need for new ‘Time’s Up’ law
October 3rd, 2019 State marks passage of ‘Time’s Up Act’
October 3rd, 2019 Two former employees allege ‘pervasive’ sexual harassment at Connecticut restaurant chain
October 3rd, 2019 Former Employees of Maggie McFly’s Restaurant Chain File Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Company
July 17th, 2019 Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. and AARP File Lawsuit Against Yale University
July 16th, 2019 Workers Sue Yale Over Wellness Program’s Fines
March 20th, 2019 Campus Cop: Repeated Rapes by Fellow Officer Ignored at CCSU