ELIZABETH PARKER
Trial lawyer. Investigator. Trainer. Strategist. Jury consultant. Legal analyst.
Elizabeth Parker has spent more than two decades handling matters where the facts are complicated, the stakes are significant, and the answer is rarely found in one place.
She began her career in 1998 as a prosecutor with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, where she rose to Chief Assistant State Attorney and litigated high- profile cases.
While there, Parker created the Trial Advocacy School for new prosecutors and developed and supervised the Special Prosecutor Program, which provided civil attorneys with courtroom training and experience prosecuting misdemeanor cases.
She trained hundreds of prosecutors throughout Florida in:
jury selection
opening statement
direct examination
cross-examination
admission of evidence
trial objections
closing argument
She also served on the Education Committee for the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
Investigation From the Ground Up
Parker’s experience with law enforcement is extensive.
She has trained officers in:
investigation
report writing
courtroom testimony
collection and preservation of evidence
domestic-violence investigations
DUI investigations
traffic-homicide investigations
She also created a ride-along training program for the Florida Highway Patrol and continues to teach law-enforcement officers in courtroom testimony.
She has trained both the people who investigate cases and the lawyers who ultimately have to prove them.
That experience gives Parker an unusual ability to evaluate not only what an investigation concludes—but how the investigation was actually conducted.
Private Practice
In 2011, Parker entered private practice and has since handled significant civil and criminal matters in Florida state and federal courts, appellate proceedings, probate and family matters, administrative proceedings, and police internal-affairs investigations.
Her litigation experience includes work from both plaintiff and defense perspectives.
That gives her the ability to examine a matter from multiple sides and anticipate how competing theories will be developed and challenged.
High-Profile Matters & Media
Parker’s role as lead prosecutor in the Dalia Dippolito case resulted in extensive national media attention and ultimately her 2014 book, Poison Candy: The Murderous Madam.
Her appearances have included:
Dateline
20/20
American Greed
Snapped
Sins and Secrets
Nothing Personal
In Session
Nancy Grace
Court TV
Law & Crime
Her experience navigating high-profile litigation and media scrutiny has also become valuable to clients facing matters involving reputational exposure and intense public attention.
Trial Strategy & Jury Intelligence
Parker’s background in psychology, extensive courtroom experience, and work studying how jurors process evidence informs her jury and trial strategy work.
Her approach is practical rather than academic.
She understands the courtroom from the perspective of someone who has actually stood in it, selected juries, examined witnesses, challenged evidence, trained advocates, and explained difficult cases to public audiences.
Her Role Is Often to See What Others Have Not Yet Seen.
To identify the question no one has asked.
To recognize the expert the matter actually needs.
To find the record that changes the timeline.
To challenge the assumption everyone has accepted.
And then to build the team and strategy around what the evidence reveals.