Elizabeth F. Schwartz

Elizabeth F. Schwartz
Elizabeth F. Schwartz
Born	Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation	Attorney, author, advocate
Nationality	American
Education	University of Pennsylvania B.A. University of Miami J.D.
Spouse	Lydia Martin

Elizabeth F. Schwartz is an American attorney, author and advocate for the legal rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Schwartz served as co-counsel on the case challenging Florida's same-sex marriage ban brought by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) on behalf of six same-sex couples seeking the right to marry (Pareto v. Ruvin). This lawsuit resulted in Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel's finding that Florida's same-sex marriage ban deprived same-sex couples due process and equal protection under the law, and in the ordering of Miami-Dade County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Schwartz has also filed suit in Florida for fair issuance of birth certificates to same-sex married couples and handled the first case for same-sex couple divorce.

In addition to her legal work Elizabeth F. Schwartz has supported the LGBT community through local and national lectures on the importance of LGBT couples protecting their families through second parent adoption and estate planning. She writes about issues concerning the LGBT community for the Huffington Post.

Schwartz is featured in The Day It Snowed In Miami (2014) a 2014 Emmy-nominated documentary that traces the political activism behind an equal-rights statute in Miami.