Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder

Biography Elizabeth Monnin-Browder (Liz) is an experienced employment attorney who focuses her practice on litigation, training, and counseling. She represents companies and non-profits in employment and business disputes across a broad range of industries, including health care, biotech, pharma, higher education, human services, finance, and technology. Liz applies strategic thinking, creative problem-solving, and exacting attention to detail to all phases of a lawsuit. She understands the business implications and human impact of litigation and works hand-in-hand with her clients to craft strategies that advance their goals. Liz represents clients in state and federal court, as well as before government agencies, such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Department of Labor. Liz also provides thoughtful, practical guidance to help her clients navigate thorny situations and avoid litigation altogether. Clients rely on Liz to advise them regarding compliance with myriad employment laws and on matters related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, discipline, terminations, and contract disputes, as well as various other issues that arise in the employment relationship. Liz also helps her clients stay on top of changes in the law and design and implement new policies. She is an MCAD-certified trainer, and her practice includes training employers about their legal obligations. Liz draws upon her experience working in the Massachusetts State House, as well as her graduate degree in Health Policy and Management. She has a passion for civil rights, and, in particular, transgender rights, and has written and presented extensively on the topic. In 2023, Liz was recognized as a Top Labor & Employment Lawyer by Boston Magazine and a Go To Employment Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Liz has also been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America (2021-2023) and as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer (2021-2023). In 2019, Liz received the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the Massachusetts Bar Association and was named an Up and Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She was selected for the Womens Bar Associations Womens Leadership Initiative in 2020. Bar Admissions Massachusetts, 2010 United States District Court, Massachusetts, 2010 United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2011 Education Boston College School of Law, J. D., magna cum laude, 2010 Boston University School of Public Health, M. P. H., 2007 Tufts University, B. A., summa cum laude, 2003