Elizabeth L. Lippy

Assistant Director, Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program

 

Office: Room 310
Phone: 202-274-4145
E-mail: elippy@wcl.american.edu


Elizabeth Lippy began as the Assistant Director of the Trial Advocacy Program in 2010 after assisting as a coach for the Mock Trial Honors Society in 2009. Originally from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, she comes from her own private practice from the law firm of Fairlie & Lippy, P.C. where she focused her practice on Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation. Ms. Lippy has successfully tried numerous cases before a Judge and Jury. She was a member of the Schreyer Honors Program at the Pennsylvania State University, where she graduated in 2000 with a major in Speech Communication and a minor in German.  Her major, Speech Communication, has helped her immensely in trial work, as a main focus of her undergraduate studies was linguistics and the art of speech.  After graduating from Penn State, Ms. Lippy was awarded an academic scholarship and attended Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.  At Temple Law School, she was a member of the nationally acclaimed trial team, where she was recognized for her skills in advocacy through awards from the Center for Forensic Economic Sciences, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and was also awarded Best Advocate in the Region during the Final Round of a competition.  Beyond her private practice, Ms. Lippy was an Adjunct Professor with Temple's James E. Beasley School of Law in the Trial Advocacy Program and a guest lecturer for the LL.M. in Advocacy at Temple.

Ms. Lippy has been recognized for her legal skills by being named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” by the Legal Intelligencer, an award that is only given to 30 lawyers in Pennsylvania on an annual basis.  Further, for the last two years, she has been named a Rising Star by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.

Currently Teaching

  • Mock Trial Honors Society

Areas of Specialization

  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Trial Advocacy

Degrees & Universities

  • J.D., Temple James E. Beasley School of Law, 2003
  • B.A., the Pennsylvania State University, 2000