Meet the Team

Liz was born in Wyoming, and grew up in Wasilla, Alaska. After graduation from high school in Alaska, she moved to Thousand Oaks, California, where she spent two years at California Lutheran University. After two years of study in southern California, Liz returned to Alaska, attending college at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, earning a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Psychology in 2004. After graduating from college, Liz was admitted to the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota. While attending law school, Liz earned several merit based scholarships, was awarded several high course grade awards, served as a teaching and research assistant, earned membership in the North Dakota Law Review and worked part-time for a law firm with an emphasis in criminal defense and civil litigation in Grand Forks. In her third year of law school, Liz was nominated and served as the Managing Editor of the North Dakota Law Review, participated in the Moot Court Association and served as a board member for the Environmental Law Society at UND Law. Liz graduated from law school in 2007, earning her Juris Doctor, with distinction. Additionally, Liz was inducted into the Order of the Barrister in 2007. Since law school, Liz has served on several boards, is active in community service and civic activities, and enjoys contributing time and resources to groups and programs, particularly those that support the development and betterment of the youth. Liz is also currently serving her second term on the North Dakota Jury Standards Committee.

From 2007 to 2008, Liz served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner at the North Dakota Supreme Court in Bismarck, North Dakota. In October 2008, after completing her one-year term at the North Dakota Supreme Court, Liz and her family moved to Crosby, North Dakota, where Liz began her private practice and was appointed the Divide County State’s Attorney. Liz was re-elected to the Office of the Divide State’s Attorney in 2010, and continued her work as a private practitioner. Following re-election in 2010, Liz served as the county prosecutor until January 1, 2014, when she retired from prosecutorial work to fully pursue and expand her private practice.

Liz’s civil practice is a general practice, with an emphasis in criminal defense, civil litigation, family law, oil, gas and natural resource law, and real property. Liz also works with clients on estate planning, corporate/organizational and business law and other matters. 

In her spare time, Liz enjoys being with her husband, Heath, and their three children, Elyse, Vaughn and Olivia. The family enjoys spending time outdoors whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking and camping. Liz is also an avid equestrian, who enjoys riding her horses, especially her Morgan mare, Martha. Liz loves her dogs, too - she can almost always be found in the company of her loyal sidekick/bulldog, Gertrude.