Background
Brickfield, Elizabeth was born on August 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Brickfield, Elizabeth was born on August 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Manhattanville College (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1994). New York University School of Law (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1997).
Worked at Lionel Sawyer & Collins (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Hotel and Resort Law, Real Estate and Construction, Financial Services, Mining, Probate, Labor Taxation, Natural Resource and Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Land Use Planning and Zoning and Gaming Law. Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1994, New Jersey.
1995, New York (Not admitted Nevada). Recipient: Philip K. Yonge Prize for Commercial Law, Brooklyn Law School, 1994.
American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Writing. Member, Moot Court Honor Society.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.
The firm was founded in 1967 by Las Vegas litigator Sam Lionel and former Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, now deceased. With the addition of former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Collins, now deceased, the firm adopted its current name. The firm grew to become the largest private law firm in Nevada.
Today the firm provides fully-staffed offices in Las Vegas and Reno, serving Nevada, national and international clients.
Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.