Background
Cabraser, Elizabeth J. was born on June 23, 1952 in Oakland, California, United States.
Cabraser, Elizabeth J. was born on June 23, 1952 in Oakland, California, United States.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1978). Member, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1976-1978.
Member, Queens Bench.
Member, Editorial Board, Class Action Reports, since 1987.
Worked at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California and United States. Supreme Court; 1979, United States.
District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California. United States. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and United States.
Tax Court; 1986, United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii. 1990, United States. District Court, District of Arizona. Author: "Mandatory Certification of Settlement Classes," 10 Class Action Reports 151, 1987.
"The Applicability of the Fraud-On-The-Market Theory to "Undeveloped" Markets: When Fraud Creates the Market," 12 Class Action Reports 402, 1989.
"How To Streamline Complex Litigation: Tailor a Case Management Order to Your Controversy," 21 The Brief 12, American Bar Association/Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, Summer, 1992. "Mass Tort Class Action Settlements," 24 CTLA Forum 11 January/February 1994.
"Do You Know the Way from San Jose? The Evolution of Environmental and Toxic Nuisance Class Actions," Class Actions and Derivative Suits, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Spring, 1994. Member: California Constitution Revision Commission.
National Center for State Courts Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee.
Northern District of California Civil Justice Reform Acting (CJRA) Advisory Committee, and Advisory Committee on Professional Conduct. Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1992-1995. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Vice President, Securities Litigation Section).
American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Section of Litigation Committee on Class Actions and Derivative Skills.
Chair, Subcommittee on Mass Torts).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. American Law Institute. California Constitution Revision Commission.
National Center for State Courts Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Women Trial Lawyers Caucus.
Consumer Attorneys of California. California Women Lawyers.
Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
National Association of Securities & Commercial Attorneys, NASCAT. Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann was founded in 1972 and for the past 25 years has specialized exclusively in litigation involving securities fraud, antitrust, consumer fraud, products liability, toxic claims and environmental issues, employment discrimination, and other mass tort class actions on behalf of plaintiffs throughout the United States.
During the past 13 years, the firm has tried and settled approximately 120 class actions involving approximately ten million individuals, resulting in verdicts or settlements of over $6.5 billion. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein has served as court-appointed Plaintiff Class Counsel in more than 100 certified class actions, including over 50 securities class actions, and is currently serving in that capacity in multi-district and complex federal litigations pending in Alabama, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming as well as state court litigation in Alabama, California, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Member: California Constitution Revision Commission. National Center for State Courts Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee. Northern District of California Civil Justice Reform Acting (CJRA) Advisory Committee, and Advisory Committee on Professional Conduct.
Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1992-1995.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Vice President, Securities Litigation Section). American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities.
Section of Litigation Committee on Class Actions and Derivative Skills. Chair, Subcommittee on Mass Torts).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
American Law Institute. California Constitution Revision Commission. National Center for State Courts Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Women Trial Lawyers Caucus. Consumer Attorneys of California.
California Women Lawyers. Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
National Association of Securities & Commercial Attorneys, NASCAT.
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom.