Elizabeth Little

Elizabeth Little, a partner at Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP alongside co-counsel Alan Jackson, served as a core member of Karen Read's defense team across both trials. Her courtroom role centered on two complementary tasks: systematically dismantling the prosecution's forensic and medical expert witnesses through technical, step-by-step deconstruction of their methodologies, and impeaching lay witnesses from the Albert family circle using prior statements and documentary records. She also conducted the direct examination of defense forensic pathologist Dr. Frank Sheridan in Trial 1, presenting the affirmative case that O'Keefe's injuries were inconsistent with a vehicle strike. Her questioning style was consistently methodical — building concessions incrementally rather than confronting witnesses head-on — and she relied heavily on the witnesses' own prior statements, reports, and records to expose contradictions.