About Liz
Liz Koepke earned her Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University School of Law in 1993 after completing a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at California State University, Hayward in 1991. Her academic path combined legal training with an environmental sciences background. That pairing shaped how she approached the law early in her career.
After law school, Koepke moved into legal work at a time when environmental issues were becoming more prominent in both regulatory and private practice settings. She built experience over years of practice, handling the kinds of everyday legal problems that require close reading of statutes, regulations and contracts. Her trajectory shows steady development rather than abrupt specialization.
Koepke's undergraduate study in environmental studies provided a foundation in scientific concepts and policy debates that intersect with legal questions. That background informs how she assesses cases that touch on land use, regulatory compliance or resource management. Rather than relying on broad labels, she has applied academic training to the details of filings, administrative records and client concerns.
Her legal training at John F. Kennedy University added doctrinal and procedural grounding. Courses in evidence and civil procedure, together with legal writing and research, equipped her for litigation, transactional work and administrative hearings. Over time she has worked with clients who need clear explanations of legal risks and practical steps for resolving disputes or securing approvals.
Colleagues and clients have described her work as attentive to factual detail and careful in assembling records. She tends to favor pragmatic solutions that can be implemented within the constraints of agency rules and court practice. Koepke has balanced technical material and legal doctrine in a way that helps nonlawyers understand the path forward in complex matters.
As of 2026, her practice centers on matters that draw on both her legal education and her undergraduate grounding in environmental studies.
