Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Elizabeth Holmesis an associate with the firm. Ms. Holmes graduated from Barnard College BS in 1969;Bank Street Colleges of Education, M.A. Early Childhood Education in 1973;and Rutgers Law School, JD, in 1985.

Ms. Holmes is member of the Westchester County Bar Association. She is proficient in Spanish.

Areas of Practice

• National Origin Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Discrimination
• State Appellate Practice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
• Premises Liability -- Defense
• Property Damage -- Defense
• Slip and Fall -- Defense
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff

Representative Cases

• Fraioli v City of New Rochelle, 6 A.D. 3d (2nd Dept 657 2004)
• Ghaffari v. North Rockland Central School District, 23 A.D.3d (2nd Dept 342 2005)

West Practice Categories

National Origin Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Discrimination, State Appellate Practice, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1985
• New York, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2003
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Westchester County Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member)

Pro Bono Activities

• Member - Board of Directors United Way - Scarsdale/Edgement, 2003 - 2008
• Member - Board of Directors - Anderson Center for Autism, 2006 - 2008

Past Employment Positions

• Law Office of Barry Epstein, Associate, 1985 - 1988
• Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, Of Counsel, 1997 - 2000

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
  J.D.
• Bank Street College of Education, New York, New York, 1972
  M.A.
  Major: Early Childhood Education
• Barnard College/Columbia University, New York, New York, 1969
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Ghaffari v. North Rockford Central School District, 804 N.Y.S. 2d 752, 2nd Dept., 2005
• Fraioli v. New Rochelle City School District, 775 N.Y.S. 2d 559, 2nd Dept., 2004

Address

One Barker Avenue
Suite 675
White Plains, NY 10601-1517

Phones

(914) 368-7363 (Local)
(866) 219-5926 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(914) 948-0645

Emails

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Websites

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