Law Enforcement Training & Consulting

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. 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 has spent the last 13 years of her legal career serving the state’s law enforcement community. She recently completed the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s renowned Legal Advisor’s Training Class. She served for two years as the Staff Attorney for the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office in Lancaster, South Carolina, and served in the same position for eight years in the York County Sheriff’s Office in York, South Carolina.


Prior to that, Elizabeth was assigned as Assistant General Counsel for the Department of Public Safety in Columbia, SC, where she was responsible for training in legal issues at the SC Criminal Justice Academy. For three years, she trained all basic law enforcement students in criminal and constitutional law and procedure, as well as advanced training in many issues. In this position, Elizabeth wrote and delivered the annual Legal Update that is broadcast across the state for annual Legal training. Elizabeth and her husband, Glenn, developed the basis of the Advanced Criminal Domestic Violence course and taught that course statewide prior to the CDV Grant initiative at the Academy. She has conducted statewide law enforcement and Judicial Training on Domestic Violence, Driving Under the Influence, and Ethics.


Elizabeth is available to be your contracted “staff attorney” to be available for your law enforcement needs. Contact her for information on contracting her services for your department.


Law Enforcement Training
  • Introduction to Criminal Law
  • Introduction to the Constitution
  • Arrests and Detentions
  • Searches and Seizures
  • Evidence
  • Criminal Process



Law Enforcement Consulting
  • Introduction to Criminal Law
  • Introduction to the Constitution
  • Arrests and Detentions
  • Searches and Seizures
  • Evidence
  • Criminal Process