Elizabeth G. McIntosh

Associate
Elizabeth McIntosh

Elizabeth McIntosh practices in commercial litigation and franchise litigation. Elizabeth represents clients in federal receivership actions, handling matters from insolvency to complex business litigation. She represents clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings. She served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Marcia G. Cooke at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Judge Kerry I. Evander at the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Before law school, Elizabeth was the program director for the Partnership for Appalachian Girls’ Education, a nonprofit educational enrichment program for girls in rural Appalachia.

Elizabeth is a member of the American Bar Association, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, the International Franchise Association, the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, the Miami-Dade Bar, and the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division. Additionally, she is an active member of the Duke South Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors and a co-chair of the Duke South Florida Women's Forum.

While in law school, she was the University of Miami Law Review senior notes and comments editor, a fellow in the University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic, and a participant in the University of Miami Litigation Skills Program, where she received multiple honors. She was also a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in the Children and Youth Law Clinic.

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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. magna cum laude University of Miami School of Law 2018
    • Senior notes and comments editor, University of Miami Law Review
    • Fellow, University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic
    • Participant, University of Miami Litigation Skills Program
    • Recipient, Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award
    • Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Children and Youth Law Clinic
    • Judicial intern, the Honorable Marcia G. Cooke, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
    • Judicial intern, Judge Kerry I. Evander, Fifth District Court of Appeals
  • B.A. Public Policy Duke University 2013

Bar Admissions

  • Florida

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Franchise Association
  • Member, National Association of Federal Equity Receivers
  • Member, Miami-Dade Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
  • Member, Board of Directors, Duke South Florida Alumni Association
  • Member, Duke South Florida Women's Forum

Recognition
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  • The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2024 – 2025