Elizabeth M. Frazier

Elizabeth Frazier advises businesses, trade associations, and organizational leaders on lobbying, legislative and regulatory strategy, and political risk. Working from the firm’s Portland and Augusta offices, she helps clients anticipate policy changes and evaluate their implications for business operations, investment, and long-term strategy.

Elizabeth grew up around her family’s Maine-based small business, an experience that informs her practical understanding of how government decisions affect employers, workers, and the communities in which they operate.

Before joining Pierce Atwood, Elizabeth served in the Washington, DC office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. Her experience in federal and Maine politics informs a practical approach to advocacy: understanding the political values, institutional dynamics, and stakeholder incentives behind a proposal, not simply its text. She works with clients to build coalitions, translate complex technical and business concerns into persuasive policy arguments, and develop durable legislative solutions.

Elizabeth represents clients in real estate development, architecture and engineering, automotive, natural resources, industrial manufacturing, and professional services. Her work includes housing production and land use reform; environmental permitting, PFAS, and water-resource policy; motor vehicle right-to-repair and connected-vehicle issues; and professional licensing and interstate practice. She is particularly attuned to how ideas originating in state legislatures can shape national policy debates, and to the practical challenges of implementing legislation and regulations.

Elizabeth is active in Maine’s civic and policy communities. She serves as secretary of the board of GrowSmart Maine. She lives in Portland.