Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq.

Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq. is the founder and managing attorney of Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., LLC, a boutique law firm specializing in business capital, corporate securities, and commercial real estate finance.14 She is an inclusive redeveloper, community planner, and corporate securities attorney with extensive experience in economic development initiatives.12

Carter's career focuses on:

1. Providing legal and business strategies to underrepresented and underfunded entrepreneurs, particularly those from Black and Afro-Latinx communities.1
2. Offering counsel, strategy, and compliance to redevelopers, real estate companies, and real estate investment funds.2
3. Promoting equity and redistributing wealth to economically marginalized communities.1

Her educational background includes:

• Masters in Urban Planning from Rutgers University
• Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University
• Bachelor of Arts (honors) in political science, philosophy, and African-American studies from the University of Michigan23

Carter has held various positions, including:

• Special counsel within the Department of Economic & Housing Development of the City of Newark, NJ2
• Founder of the Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center5
• Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law5

She is admitted to practice law in Illinois (2020), New Jersey (2016), and New York (2016).2