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Elizabeth Kayatta

Elizabeth Kayatta

Attorney, Shareholder at Berman & Simmons
Portland, ME
Truck AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Elizabeth Kayatta

Elizabeth Kayatta is an impassioned advocate for her clients with a track record of success in the courtroom. As a trial attorney at Berman & Simmons, she helps deliver justice for people who have suffered catastrophic and life-altering injuries. Her practice includes cases arising out of medical malpractice, trucking accidents, wrongful deaths, and other serious personal injuries. Elizabeth graduated from Princeton University before earning her law degree from Boston College Law School. Prior to joining Berman & Simmons, she clerked for Justice Warren Silver of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and practiced at a leading litigation firm in Boston. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA (Band 2), and holds a 10.0 Avvo Rating. Elizabeth serves on the board of the Maine Justice Foundation and is a member of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.

Notable case results

$23.5 millionSettlement

For a fatal trucking accident

$10 millionSettlement

For a pedestrian who lost a limb when struck by a commercial vehicle

$9 millionSettlement

For a spinal cord injury that caused paralysis

$8.25 millionVerdict

Jury verdict for permanent brain injury caused by a massive morphine dose

$750,000Verdict

Jury verdict for a woman after a surgeon left a gap in her femur (2026)

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Truck Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Boston College Law School
J.D., 2012
Princeton University
Undergraduate, 2008

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