Elizabeth Stone’s law practice has been diversified over the last 20+ years. During her first year of law school, Elizabeth clerked for and reported directly to the Governor of Vermont, researching different states’ handling of expungments and parole. During her second year of law school, she clerked for the Honorable Keith B. Quigley in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Also, during her second year at Vermont Law School, she was a finalist in the Moot Court Argument Court which earned her a position on the Moot Court Advisory Board for her third year. Upon graduation in 1990, Elizabeth clerked for the Honorable Judge Richard Horn in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1992, she served as Assistant Counsel to the Environmental Hearing Board.
In the fall of 1992, Elizabeth joined the Dauphin County Public Defender’s Office and represented indigent clients in both felonies and misdemeanors in jury and bench trials. Over the next four years, in her capacity as Assistant Public Defender, she was in the courtroom litigating cases every day. In addition to her heavy criminal caseload, she handled all of the Mental Health commitments for indigent Dauphin County residents. Throughout those four years, she also covered the Children and Youth hearings and headed up the juvenile delinquency court hearings. In 1996, she moved into the private sector where she joined her father and brother in their private law practice, Stone Lafaver & Shekletski, in New Cumberland. Elizabeth’s extensive knowledge and experience has enabled her to advise and represent an array of clients in varying matters of litigation ranging from landlord/tenant actions to property line disputes and all matters arising from matrimonial issues, including divorce, custody, child support and adoptions.
Elizabeth is a a volunteer Mediator with the Neighborhood Dispute Settlement Services. She is also part of an exciting movement in the family law bar in which she is a trained Collaborative Divorce Attorney helping families move through the divorce process without the cost and stress of litigation. The collaborative process encourages clients to resolve their divorce matters in a peaceful and respectful manner without Court involvement. She volunteers with the YMCA Youth and Government where she coaches high school students to argue and win moot court cases before the Supreme Court. She volunteered her time at Hillside Elementary in her son’s class teaching Famous Artists Program and helped out as the room mother. She also volunteered with her son’s Cub Scout Den in Pack 63 until he bridged over to Boy Scouts this year.
Elizabeth currently has her own general law practice in Camp Hill with a focus on custody, divorce, support and all other domestic issues. The Court has recently appointed her as a Chairman to hear Arbitration cases in Cumberland County due to her seniority in the Cumberland County Bar Association. Elizabeth grew up and still lives in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Cedar Cliff High School 1978. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Franklin & Marshall in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School in 1990.
Elizabeth’s passion and energy is renewed every day in her underlying and constant belief that the justice system works. Her varied experience in both criminal and civil litigation and depth of knowledge in so many areas of the law has enabled her to become a skilled and compassionate lawyer who is willing, capable and ready to serve the community and the citizens of Cumberland County. If elected as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Elizabeth would bring a high level of expertise and professionalism to the judicial bench and community. She would be proud to serve the diverse needs of the community. Please join her in her efforts to serve the people of Cumberland County and vote on November 8th.
