PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Prior to her time at the firm, Elle served as a litigator and special adviser in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation, and Information at the United State Department of Commerce. There, she specialized in defending the work-product and privileged communications of the Executive Office of the Secretary and represented the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Freedom of Information Act litigation. She is well-versed in federal regulatory procedure and executive agency action.

Elle received dual Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana; her undergraduate thesis work was on Secular and Vernacular Theatrical Performance in Medieval France. She holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. where she was a Constitutional Law Fellow and focused on Administrative, Aviation, and Maritime Law. Elle’s main Pro Bono projects have involved Voting Access, Tribal Litigation and Native Constitutional Rights.

Prior to her legal career, Elle worked as a restaurant manager and bartender and food and wine remain major passions. She loves distance running and traveling with her husband and two daughters.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

EDUCATION

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
• Cum laude
• Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award
• University of Notre Dame, B.A.
• Magna cum laude

AFFILIATIONS

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Author, Enforcement of OSHA’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate Has Stalled—But Will That Change? (November 2021)
• Speaker, American Trucking Associations, “Who Wins? A Debate on Developments and Challenges in Trucking Contracts” (July 2021)
• Co-author, Fleet Drivers Take Note: Federal Extension Granted for Expiring CDLs and Medical Certificates (March 2020)
• Co-author, What You Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (March 2020)
• Co-author, The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is Live! (January 2020)
• Co-author, Marks the Next Phase of the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (January 2020)
• Co-Author, New SAE EDGE Research Report on Autonomous Vehicles: Unsettled Topics Concerning Automated Driving Systems and the Transportation Ecosystem (November 2020)