Elizabeth joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2022 and is a member of the Health Law practice group. Prior to joining Sandberg Phoenix, Elizabeth practiced at a Kansas City-based firm. Her practice emphasizes the defense of litigation involving professional liability claims, including medical malpractice defense, nursing home and long-term care defense, dental malpractice defense, allied health care provider defense and other complex civil litigation matters.
Elizabeth was born in Kansas City, Missouri, attended Pembroke Hill School, and earned her law degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law. While at Mizzou, she also completed her Master of Health Administration. During law school, Elizabeth served as a Note & Comment Editor for the Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law and as the President of the Women’s Law Association. She also interned at Texas Children’s Hospital and with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Outside of the office, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her husband and friends, cooking and hiking. After running cross country in high school and college, running remains a lifelong hobby.
$25 Million, 12-0 unanimous defense verdict in Jackson County, Missouri in favor of skilled nursing facility wrongful death case, November 2023, #4 defense verdict in Missouri in 2023 as published by Missouri Lawyers Weekly
American Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
J.D., University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law
M.H.A., University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine, Department of Health Management and Informatics
B.A. in Biology and Spanish, St. Olaf College
Missouri
Kansas
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
“Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Offloading and Documentation” Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund Seminar (May 2019)
“Missouri Nursing Home Law,” presented to medical liability analyst and claims management group (July 2018)
"An Upwind Battle: The EPA Tests the Limits of Its Statutory Authority," 20 J. Envtl. & Sustainability L. 178 (2014)