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Elizabeth Kayatta shares her journey into personal injury law and the importance of mentorship and real-world experience in becoming a trial lawyer.

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! In this episode, trial attorney, Maine 's trial leader and First Female Managing Director, Elizabeth Kayatta shares her journey into personal injury law and what it really takes to become a trial lawyer. She talks about how real-world experience before law school shaped her career, why mentorship and hands-on courtroom experience are so important, and what she learned from her first trial. Elizabeth also shares ...

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Guest: Elizabeth Kayatta

Topics covered

• personal injury law
• trial attorney
• mentorship
• courtroom experience
• career journey

Keywords

• trial attorney
• personal injury law
• mentorship
• courtroom experience
• first trial

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Organizations: Maine

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