About Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq.

Elizabeth Carpenter - Criminal Defense Personal Injury Attorney New Orleans

Elizabeth Bagert Carpenter is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She grew up in a family with strong ties to the legal community, including her grandfather, who served as a judge in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court for several decades.

Ms. Carpenter received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Law School. She studied French Language and Literature as an undergraduate student, graduating from L’Université d’Orléans, France.  After returning to the United States, she completed a Bachelors of Arts Magna Cum Laude in French Literature with a minor in Psychology from Wichita State University. In recognition of her academic excellence during this time, Ms. Carpenter was nominated as a member of multiple academic honor societies. Ms. Carpenter later pursued graduate studies in Clinical Psychology Summa Cum Laude at the University of California in Los Angeles. In 2019, Ms. Carpenter elected to further her education at Tulane University Law School and enroll in the Title IX compliance and litigation program. Preceding her legal career, Ms. Carpenter worked in social work and mental health, gaining skills that have proven invaluable in her present role as a New Orleans criminal defense attorney. During that time, she worked at a few hospitals where she witnessed the daily physical, mental and emotional strains that nurses and other healthcare providers endure. This experience is one of the reasons she chose to pursue Professional License Defense and Nurse Advocacy work.

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New Orleans Attorney

Ms. Carpenter is an Award-Winning Attorney within the Louisiana legal community. She has been recognized as a Louisiana Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers is a rating service honoring outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of attorneys in the State of Louisiana are selected for the Super Lawyers list.

Ms. Carpenter has also been named in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, New Orleans Magazine Top Attorney, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys Top 40 under 40, Top 3 DWI Lawyers New Orleans by Three Best Rated, 10 Best in Client Satisfaction by American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys and several other publications.

Community Involvement and Support

Ms. Carpenter’s advocacy extends beyond the courtroom through her extensive involvement in the community and support for positive change within the legal industry. She regularly supports or volunteers for the Justice and  Accountability Center, Pro Bono Project, and NAMI New Orleans (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill). Additionally, she has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in juvenile court.

Ms. Carpenter has held membership or leadership positions in a number of professional organizations, including the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Federal Bar Association. She has recently begun associating with The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) and the American Nurse Association.

In her spare time, Ms. Carpenter enjoys exercising, reading, walking her dogs in Audubon Park, and cheering for the New Orleans Saints.

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If you have been arrested, think that you are under investigation, or need help in a personal injury matter, contact our skilled criminal attorney immediately. The wrong call can mean the loss of your license, your career, or at worst, your freedom.