Elizabeth Carpenter
Elizabeth is dedicated to helping people recover from pollution and other environmental injustices.
Elizabeth is dedicated to helping people recover from pollution and other environmental injustices.
Elizabeth Carpenter is an associate in DiCello Levitt’s Chicago office, where her practice is focused on protecting human health and the environment. Combining her commitment to environmental law with her knowledge of public policy, Elizabeth provides clients with a deeper understanding of the evolving environmental issues that shape their cases.
Prior to joining DiCello Levitt, Elizabeth was the sole judicial law clerk for the Acting Presiding Judge of Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, where she assisted on more than 200 written opinions, and served as the Motion Section Pool Clerk Coordinator. While studying at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Elizabeth worked as a research assistant to professors James Thuo Gathii and Steven Ramirez and as the head law clerk for a nationally recognized, Chicago-based plaintiffs’ law firm.
Elizabeth is a member of the discovery committee in In re Bio-Lab Class Actions, a case in which DiCello Levitt was appointed Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of more than 90,000 residents and business owners in Conyers, Georgia, and the surrounding area who have been affected by a catastrophic chemical fire.
Elizabeth is the vice chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee, where she coordinates and teaches CLE for Chicago attorneys seeking greater expertise on emerging environmental law issues. She is currently working toward a master’s degree in public policy administration from the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, where she studies policy-driven structures that shape the regulatory and commercial landscapes in which she practices.