Elizabeth Greer, Esquire

Email: liz@everarguedwithawoman.com

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Civil Litigation.

Admitted: 1999, Florida Bar

Law School: University of Miami, J.D., 1998

College: University of Denver, B.A., cum laude, 1995

EDUCATION

Ms. Greer is a cum laude graduate of the University of Denver where she double majored in Journalism and Human Communication and received numerous University awards for her outstanding academic performance in writing and speech.

Upon receiving her B.A., Ms. Greer attended the University of Miami where she graduated in 1998 with her Juris Doctor degree. During her tenure at UM, Ms. Greer participated in mock trial competitions and UM's litigation skills program and worked as a certified legal intern for the Ft. Lauderdale State Attorney's Office. Ms. Greer was a staff writer for the law school newspaper and a student speaker finalist for her graduating class. Additionally, Ms. Greer was awarded a fellowship in youth law and completed a federal internship in the U.S. District Court, Southern District.

EXPERIENCE

A member of the Florida Bar since 1999, Ms. Greer embarked on her legal career as a staff attorney to several of Polk County's Circuit Court judges where she refined her legal research and writing skills and acquired insight into the operation of the justice system. Wanting to gain trial experience, Ms. Greer then became an Assistant State Attorney where she earned significant jury trial experience managing a demanding case load as a felony line attorney. As a prosecutor for the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Ms. Greer tried cases ranging from driving offenses to armed robbery and obtained convictions resulting in life sentences in numerous cases.

Ms. Greer departed from the State Attorney's Office in 2003 to experience private practice where she worked as an associate attorney for two firms before opening her own firm in 2005. During her years in private practice, Ms. Greer has defended hundreds of defendants charged with crimes and has also developed a significant civil litigation practice.