Elizabeth (Liz) S. M. Caires
Liz Care-essSenior AttorneyEXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., University of Maryland
with honors - B.S., Finance, B.S., International Business, University of Maryland
Phi Beta Kappa
Pro Bono
Liz focuses her pro bono practice on maintaining the integrity of the voting process and the right to vote.
Bylines
- "Terms of Service Are Instrumental in Determining Rights to Digital Assets – The Holding in Celsius Network LLC," The Computer & Internet Lawyer, May 2023
Seminars
- Panelist, "Discussion of Carbon and ESG Tech", Texas State Energy Bar Association, November 3, 2022
- Panelist, “Multi-Jurisdictional Panel on Electronic Signature Issues”, New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, January 2021
- Speaker, "MBA webinar - Remote Online Notarization State-of-Play, Part Two", Mortgage Banker’s Association, June 2020
- Speaker, "MBA webinar - Remote Online Notarization State-of-Play", Mortgage Banker’s Association, February 2020
- Speaker, "Legalese 101!", MBA/ALTA Digital Closing & eMortgage Bootcamp, December 2019
Prior Experience
Liz served for more than ten years as General Counsel of a technology company which provides software-as-a-service and on-premises technology implementations in the electronic contracting and vaulting space for financial services and FinTech companies.
Liz served as Secretary (2014-2016) and Member – Public Policy Committee (2012-2018) of the Electronic Signature & Records Association, Inc., a trade association advocating the adoption and use of digital transactions and electronic signatures and records across governmental agencies and commercial entities.
Liz served as Secretary (2014-2016) and Member – Public Policy Committee (2012-2018) of the Electronic Signature & Records Association, Inc., a trade association advocating the adoption and use of digital transactions and electronic signatures and records across governmental agencies and commercial entities.
