Elizabeth McDermott is a fellow in Cohen Milstein’s Fellowship Program. In this role, she works on litigation matters spanning the firm’s antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights and employment litigation, 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.
Elizabeth is not yet admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia. She has applied for admission to the District of Columbia Bar and is currently working under the close supervision of the partners of the firm who are admitted to practice in the District.
