Elizabeth, better known as Lizzie, grew up in Webster Groves, attending John Burroughs High School. She went on to get her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Finance, from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After moving back to St. Louis and working in a civil litigation law office, Lizzie enrolled at Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school, she was an elected member of the Honor Council. She also participated as a Rule 13 licensed student attorney in the Civil Litigation Clinic and was nominated for the David Grant Clinical Excellence Award, which recognizes the top clinic students each year for their excellence in client representation.