Elizabeth A. Banham is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia. Ms. Banham received her juris doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1986. Ms. Banham also received a certificate in Comparative International Law from Temple University for study she completed in Rome, Italy.
Ms. Banham was admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California in 1987 and Massachusetts in 1989. Ms. Banham now practices solely in California. She was formerly with the County of San Diego, and was a manager and prosecutor of environmental code violations with the County's Department of Environmental Health.
Since 1995, Ms. Banham has served as a Municipal Court Judge Pro Tempore for Small Claims Court. She formerly taught classes on employment law to other attorneys and to private employer/employee groups. Now specializing in medical malpractice and elder abuse claims, Ms. Banham has authored a number of articles on these topics.