Our Crew
Elizabeth Brown
Legal Assistant Supervisor and Paralegal
Elizabeth Brown is a trial-experienced paralegal with more than 20 years of experience in litigation and paralegal management. With a background in child welfare and social work, she brings a nuanced understanding of the challenges facing children and families during periods of conflict and transition. Her civil litigation experience includes extensive legal research, writing, editing, and case management across complex matters.
As Legal Assistant Supervisor, Elizabeth oversees the firm’s legal support team, helping ensure that attorneys and clients receive consistent, high-quality service. She approaches complex matters with organization, persistence, sensitivity, and a collaborative mindset.
Elizabeth previously served as a Paralegal Supervisor at an AmLaw 100 firm and as a senior paralegal at boutique public sector labor & employment and commercial litigation firms.
Elizabeth is active in community service and nonprofit leadership. She has served in multiple roles with San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates (SFCASA), a nonprofit that recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children in foster care. She served as a youth advocate, board member, vice-chair, and has helped develop the organization’s annual fundraising event. She co-chairs her daughter’s school Family Service Night, an event that supports local nonprofits and teaches children and families about the missions of the organizations it benefits. She also served as Pro Bono Case Coordinator at a prior firm, building partnerships with community organizations, including the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
And in her (nearly non-existent) downtime as a single mom, Elizabeth loves music, having grown up playing the violin. She will happily talk your ear off about classical, jazz, 80s-90s alternative, aughts indie pop, and electronica, and is currently expanding her musical horizons through her daughter’s enthusiasm for artists like Taylor Swift and KATSEYE.
- Columbia University School of Social Work (B.S. Policy Practice – Family, Youth, and Children Services
- University of California, Berkely (B.S)
- San Francisco State University (California Paralegal Certificate)
Highlights of Involvement
Contributing substantive research, writing, and editing recognized in the acknowledgements of A Worldview of Animal Law, by Bruce A. Wagman and Matthew Liebman
Assisting in the preparation of a successful United States Supreme Court brief on behalf of a labor union
Serving as lead paralegal in a $155 million wage-and-hour class action on behalf of more than 10,000 current and retired public employees, coordinating complex case logistics and managing extensive class and evidentiary records
We Are Ready
Our team is here for you when you are facing significant and difficult family law transitions. Contact us for caring, thoughtful, and strong support.
Contact
Phone
San Francisco: 1-415-523-3050
Santa Barbara: 1-805-755-4919
Address
100 Pine St., Suite 1250
San Francisco, CA 94111
7 W. Figueroa St., Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93101