Elizabeth W. Finizio

A partner at The Finizio Law Group, Elizabeth W. Finizio divides her practice among personal injury, wrongful death and all types of motor vehicle cases, divorce and family law matters, and general civil litigation. From the firm's main office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she provides representation to clients throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties. Admitted to practice in Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Ms. Finizio is also admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of the United States.In her personal injury and wrongful death litigation practice, Ms. Finizio assists people who have suffered catastrophic injuries, economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence or recklessness of other parties. The types of cases that she has handled in this regard have arisen out of incidents involving medical malpractice, premises liability, defective prescription drugs, and truck and other motor vehicle crashes. Ms. Finizio has successfully obtained numerous favorable settlements and jury awards on behalf of her plaintiff clients. Her family law experience encompasses such divorce-related issues as the equitable division of marital assets and debts, child custody and visitation, and spousal and child support, and she also assists victims of domestic violence who are seeking protective orders from a judge.As an undergraduate, Ms. Finizio attended Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where she majored in English and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1997. Her legal education came at Rutgers Law School in Camden, where she was a member of the school's Environmental Law Society before being awarded her Juris Doctor in 2000. She served a year long clerkship for Judge Carol Higbee on the Superior Court of New Jersey in Atlantic County before entering private practice.