Elisabeth M. McOmber, Counsel at our Salt Lake City law office
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Elisabeth M. McOmber

Counsel
Biography

Liz McOmber’s practice is concentrated in product liability defense litigation and complex commercial litigation, where she defends high-stakes product defect claims against leading manufacturers of automobiles, commercial vehicles and component parts, watercraft and marine products, aircraft, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and asbestos containing products. Liz also represents automotive manufacturers in motor vehicle franchise disputes addressing issues regarding statutory notice and buyback provisions, dealer sales and transfers of ownership, dealer succession and dealer terminations. Her complex commercial litigation experience includes advising and defending insurance carriers on coverage issues and in claims for breach of contract and bad faith, defending companies in Limitation of Liability Act proceedings and defending construction defect cases.

Liz is a member of Snell & Wilmer’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Utah


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of New York
  • Supreme Court of Utah
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Utah


Education

  • Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude)
    • Dean’s Merit Scholar
    • Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law
    • Best Brief Award and Quarter-Finalist, Sixteenth Annual William McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, University of Minnesota Law School
    • Writer, Sixteenth Annual Jerome Prince Evidence Competition
  • University of Utah (B.A., Anthropology)
    • Dean’s List
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendant, Product Liability Litigation – Defendant (2021-2025); Commercial Litigation (2023-2025)
  • Utah’s Legal Elite: Civil Litigation (2019), Utah Business Magazine
  • 30 Women to Watch” Honoree, Utah Business (May 2018)
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, PI – Products: Defense (2019)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Piper Rudnick, LLP (now DLA Piper), Associate (2002-2004)
  • United States Customs Service, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel, Law Clerk (2000-2001)
  • United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Summer Law Clerk to Honorable Laura Taylor Swain (2000)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bar Association
    • The Woman Advocate Committee
    • Litigation & Tort Committee
    • Trial & Insurance Committee
  • State Bar of Utah
    • Former Bar Examiner Committee
    • Litigation Section
    • Women Lawyers
  • Salt Lake County Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Aviation Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

  • American Bar Association, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
  • Utah State Bar Outreach Program
    • Mock Trial at Skyline High School
  • Utah Children’s Center
    • Former Board of Trustees
    • Bylaws Committee, Governance Committee (present), Legislative Committee
  • Oakridge Elementary School Community Council, Former Chair
  • Skyline Boys Lacrosse Committee, President (2015-2019)
  • Skyline Boys Lacrosse Program, Former Assistant Coach
  • Holy Trinity Philoptochos Society, Member (2013-present)
  • Fourth Street Clinic Corporate Council, Former Volunteer

Representative Presentations and Publications

Publications
Oct 23, 2020
Under Construction

Under Construction – October 2020

Jun 15, 2016
Under Construction

Under Construction – June 2016

Dec 03, 2014
Under Construction

Under Construction – December 2014