Elizabeth McDermott, an associate in the ERISA & Employee Benefits practice, represents the interests of employees, retirees, plan participants and beneficiaries in ERISA class-action lawsuits across the country. Previously she was a Cohen Milstein Fellow working on matters spanning the antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights and employment, human rights, and securities practice groups.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Elizabeth was a law clerk for the Honorable Paula Xinis of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
While attending Boston University School of Law, Elizabeth was an executive editor of the Public Interest Law Journal.
Publications
- Mass & Cass: City Sanctioned Eighth Amendment Violations, 32 B.U. Pub. Int. L.J. 243 (2023)
Prior to attending law school, Elizabeth was a project manager at the Institute for Healthcare and Improvement. She was also a teacher, program administrator and board member of Bilingual Education for Central America (BECA).
Elizabeth is conversationally fluent in Spanish.
