Elizabeth A. Billowitz
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Attorney Elizabeth Billowitz joined Denner Pellegrino in 2010 after several years of appellate practice. Previously, as of counsel to the Law Office of Randy Gioia, she specialized in criminal post-conviction work. From 1999 to 2004, Elizabeth was a career clerk for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, assisting the Honorable Norman H. Stahl, Hugh H. Bownes, and Levin H. Campbell in civil and criminal matters.
Prior to her First Circuit clerkship, Ms. Billowitz was a litigation associate at Foley Hoag LLP. From 1996 to 1999, she practiced in the firm’s white collar and employment law departments. She also participated in a number of pro bono civil rights and civil liberties cases as cooperating counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Planned Parenthood. In the period from 1995-1996, Ms. Billowitz clerked in the Massachusetts Superior Court.
Ms. Billowitz graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1995, and from Brown University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1991. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and also is a member of the bar in the federal District of Massachusetts and the First Circuit.
Year Joined Firm
- 2010
Areas of Practice
- Appeals and Post Conviction Matters, Research
- Federal and State Criminal Cases
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1999
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D.
- Brown University, Providence, Road Island
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude)
- Honors: With Honors
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, "Fundamentals of Effective Direct and Cross-Examination", 2009
- Speaker, "Conflicts of Law and the Unauthorized Practice of Law in a Multistate Law Practice", 2009
- Panelist, "Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Cases", 2005 - 2010
- Panelist, "Taking Depositions Workshop", 2006 - 2007
- Panelist, "Preparing to file a Lawsuit", 2001 - 2009
- Panelist, Trial Practice Luncheon Roundtable Series, 2006 - 2008
- "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", 2005
- Lecture, Medical Malpractice Issues
- Lecture, Medical Malpractice Issues, Medical-Dental-Legal Update Seminars, 2001 - 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Women's Bar Association
- Massachusetts Association Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Massachusetts Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Law Office of Randy Gioia, Of Counsel, 2004 - 2010
- First Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1999 - 2004
- Foley Hoag & Eliot, Associate, 1996 - 1999
- Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP, Litigation Associate, 1996
- Bloomenthal & Allen, P.C., Boston, MA, Partner & Associate, 1984 - 1993
