elizabeth-mckeen_headshotThe Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) is proud to welcome Elizabeth McKeen, Managing Partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Newport Beach office and the Co-Chair of the Financial Services Practice, as its newest Board Member.

Liz represents mortgage lenders, servicers, banks, credit reporting agencies, and other financial services institutions in their most high-stakes matters. She handles complex civil litigation, including class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, qui tam matters and appeals. In addition to litigation, Liz provides strategic regulatory and compliance counseling, with deep expertise in the areas of fair lending, consumer bankruptcy, mortgage origination and servicing, and foreclosure-related matters.

The Daily Journal selected Liz as a “Top Woman Lawyer” in 2016, and Law360 named her as one of five Rising Stars Under 40 nationwide in the field of class actions.

Liz is passionate about pro bono service and looks forward to partnering with LASOC to improve the lives of the undeserved in Orange County.