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Elizabeth Cabraser Joins Lawyers Committee
 of National Court Reform Organization  

Williamsburg, VA (July 6, 2004) – Elizabeth J. Cabraser, partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, has joined the National Center for State Courts’ Lawyers Committee, which involves prominent practicing attorneys in the National Center’s work and programs. Committee members serve in a leadership role with a commitment to support the National Center’s mission to actively participate in outreach to the bench, bar and the legal community, and to encourage support for the National Center’s programs and initiatives.

Cabraser specializes in consumer protection, international and human rights issues, personal injury/torts, defective products, and securities and financial matters. In her work with the National Center, Cabraser has served on NCSC’s advisory committee for the Development of an Educational Curriculum on Mass Tort Litigation for state and federal judges and as a panelist at the National Center’s 2002 Justice Roundtable in Washington, D.C. on mass torts.

Cabraser is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her achievements, including the 2003 University of California, Berkeley School of Law Citation Award and the 2002 Distinguished Jurisprudence Award from the Anti-Defamation League. In addition, she was named by the California Daily Journal in its 2002 list of “Top 30 Women Litigators,” and by the National Law Journal in 2001 in its list of “Top Ten Women Litigators.” Cabraser is a 1978 graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California.

The National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, VA, is a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The National Center, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, provides education, training, and technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts. The National Center also is taking the lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project that is examining best practices in civil case management and how complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national initiatives being driven by the National Center include judicial selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service.

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