Elizabeth Y. McKenzie

Position: Associate Attorney
Email: emckenzie@coltenlaw.com
Direct Dial: (703) 277-9721

Ms. McKenzie is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Criminal Justice from North Carolina State University and her Paralegal Certificate from George Washington University.  Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. McKenzie practiced as a paralegal with Fite, O’Brien & Byrum, Ltd., Hazel & Thomas, P.C., and the Office of the County Attorney, Fairfax, Virginia.  She joined Colten Cummins Watson & Vincent P.C. as a Law Clerk in May 2004. 

During law school, Ms. McKenzie received the Pro Bono Paralegal of the Year award from the Fairfax Bar Association in 2001.  She founded the Paralegal Section of the Fairfax Bar Association, which continues as a viable section of the local bar association.  In addition, Ms. McKenzie participated in extracurricular school activities, including as a Student Researcher for the Commission on Virginia Courts in the 21 Century: To Benefit All, To Exclude None and as a member of the Women’s Law Association.  She also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Judge Gayl B. Carr of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Fairfax County, in association with the George Mason University School of Law Legal Clinic.

Ms. McKenzie is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of domestic relations and personal injury.  Ms. McKenzie is a member of the Virginia State Bar, Virginia Trial Lawyers’ Association, Virginia Women Attorneys Association and the Fairfax Bar Association.