Professional Profile

Elizabeth A. Bower

Associate Attorney*

Liz Bower joined Hobbs Straus as an associate in July 2024. She is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, and received her J.D., cum laude, from Vermont Law School. During law school, Liz served as a Head Note Editor for Vermont Law Review and President of the Moot Court Advisory Board. She was also a research assistant, conducting legal research and editing working papers primarily focused on Natural Resources law and Native American law.

After law school, Liz clerked for Justice Susan M. Carney at the Alaska Supreme Court in Fairbanks, Alaska. Returning south, Liz then spent several years practicing environmental law at a non-profit environmental law firm in West Virginia, litigating issues related to surface coal mining and natural gas pipelines.

Liz is honored to now advocate on behalf of Tribal Nations. Her interests in Indian law include promoting tribal environmental stewardship and management, protecting tribal cultural resources, and ensuring tribal sovereignty and self-governance.

Outside of the office, Liz enjoys spending time in nature, crafting cocktails, reading fantasy novels, and playing with her dog Freyja and cat Harper.

*Not yet admitted to practice in D.C. Only admitted to practice in West Virginia. Currently supervised on all matters by partners who are D.C. Bar Members in accordance with D.C. Court of Appeals Rule 49(c)(8).

Education

Vermont Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2018
George Mason University, B.A., 2012

Bar Admissions

West Virginia
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Southern District of West Virginia
Northern District of West Virginia
District of Columbia *pending*
*Not yet admitted to practice in D.C. Only admitted to practice in West Virginia. Currently supervised on all matters by partners who are D.C. Bar Members in accordance with D.C. Court of Appeals Rule 49(c)(8).

Selected Publications

Standing Together: How the Federal Government Can Protect the Cultural Resources of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, 42 Vt. L. Rev. 605 (2018).