Divorce is a complex time, not only from an emotional standpoint but also a financial one, especially for individuals with significant incomes, assets, or business interests. Elizabeth Lindsey helps these clients navigate the intricacies of divorce with expertise, enabling them to move their lives forward in a positive way.When children are involved, Elizabeth keeps their interests at the forefront, drawing on her experience in managing complex child custody cases.
Business owners, executives, professionals, and clients with private family wealth value Elizabeth’s financial and business acumen. She understands the complexities of executive compensation packages and plans, pension plans, stock options, restricted stock, business valuations, and other assets of highly compensated people and business owners and, consequently, the important considerations that need to be addressed in divorce settlements. Her legal knowledge and understanding of her clients’ financial interests assists clients in negotiating agreements that give them peace of mind by protecting what they have built over a lifetime, and lessens the risk of future litigation. When necessary, Elizabeth is a skilled trial lawyer if an amicable agreement is not possible. Fortifying her own expertise, Elizabeth can call on the resources of the entire firm for specialized counsel on taxation, trusts and estates, corporate and partnership issues.
Known to be tenacious and persistent on behalf of her clients, Elizabeth enjoys being personally involved in her cases. She gives clients an honest assessment of what is happening as their divorce progresses and continually works for resolutions that are most cost-effective. From experience, Elizabeth knows the kind of representation that helps divorcing clients move forward: a lawyer who truly extends herself for her clients so they can achieve the most favorable resolution possible.
Before joining Harrison LLP, Elizabeth was the managing shareholder and attorney with Davis Matthews & Quigley. P.C. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor extended to no more than one percent of the lawyers in any state; a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; a Diplomate in The American College of Family Trial Lawyers of which there are only 100 attorneys in the country; and is Board Certified in Family Law Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.