Elizabeth Hyatt Robinson

Elizabeth Robinson earned her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992. Additionally, Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education from Converse College. While in law school, she clerked for a firm that specialized in education law. Also during law school, Elizabeth served as the Managing Editor for the Journal of Law and Education, a national law review of education topics. Elizabeth has had assignments on both the federal and state level during her legal career. Elizabeth served as Law Clerk to the Honorable William Catoe, US Federal Magistrate in Greenville, and as Law Clerk to the Honorable Tom Ervin, of the South Carolina 10th Circuit. Elizabeth then transitioned to the South Carolina Supreme Court where she served as a Staff Attorney

Elizabeth spent several years using her teaching degree as an attorney instructor for the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. She trained new police officers in constitutional and criminal law and taught them how to prepare their cases for court. She has also served for many years as the staff attorney for local law enforcement, providing training and prosecuting cases.

Elizabeth is a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church, where she is on the Administrative Council, the Long Range Planning Committee, and works with the Junior Youth. She serves as President of the Kiwanis Club of Lancaster County, and serves on the Executive Board and Board of Directors for the Learning Institute for Tomorrow. Elizabeth is also a member of the Council for Family Connections, and previously served on the Board of Safe Passage, Domestic Violence Shelter. Elizabeth has served on the Safe Kids, Bright Futures Planning Committee, and as an instructor and tutor for LIFT. Elizabeth served as mentor/coach for the Andrew Jackson Middle School Mock Trial Team.

Although Elizabeth concentrates in the areas of Special Education Law and Criminal Defense matters, she will also assist you with your own various legal issues. Please contact her for more information about a particular case.

 

Elizabeth and her husband, Glenn, a public school teacher himself, have three children. The two children who are school-aged have been diagnosed as both ADHD and gifted. Dealing with these unique sets of skills and challenges has given Elizabeth a parent’s insight into how the public education system defines and treats students with different issues.