Bio

With over a decade of legal experience across a variety of practice areas, Elizabeth Judy advises and represents national, regional and local clients through all phases of liability claims and associated litigation processes. Elizabeth is a litigator experienced in trial and appellate work at the state and federal levels. She develops proactive legal strategies aligned with her clients’ business and operational goals at the forefront, seeking outcomes that limit financial and reputational risks.

Elizabeth has experience representing clients in a wide array of civil disputes, including cases involving transportation, commercial transactions, product liability defense, general business disputes, defense of general personal injury negligence matters, and medical malpractice defense.

Prior to joining Dysart Taylor, Elizabeth served as special counsel at a regional defense firm, representing major corporations at the state and federal levels. Elizabeth has also had the opportunity to work at Kansas City firms and as deputy county counselor for the Jackson County Counselor’s Office. Before private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable W. Brent Powell at the Jackson County Circuit Court.

Elizabeth is licensed to practice in Missouri, Kansas and California (inactive).

Experience:

• Defended FELA and related lawsuits as part of regional firm’s Railroad Practice Group, providing guidance to transportation clients, including Class I Railroads.
• Advocated for Fortune 100 corporations in various stages of litigation and via alternative dispute resolution to satisfactory results.
• Extensive experience in legal research, motion practice and alternative dispute resolution.
• Addressed evolving legal situations within county departments in administrative, litigation and transactional realms.
• Formulated legal positions and rulings on a variety of topics, including criminal law, civil procedure and more.
• Drafted and filed legal motions and memoranda.