Elizabeth Bowen, “Beth,” has a passion for representing the underrepresented. She represents workers in employment suits, plaintiffs in general civil litigation, and students in education law and Title IX matters.

Beth has been around the law her whole life and started working for Cromer Babb & Porter, LLC (then J. Lewis Cromer & Associates, LLC) when she was 19. She comes from a long line of successful Plaintiffs lawyers. Her father and grandfather (Benjamin “Ben” Bowen Sr. and Benjamin “Chuck” Bowen Jr.) are both known for their successful worker’s compensation and civil litigation practice in Greenville, South Carolina.

Beth is from Greenville, where she graduated from Wade Hampton High School. Beth attended Clemson University after graduating high school, and later converted to a Gamecock and graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2014, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Beth next attended the University of South Carolina School of Law where she graduated in May of 2017.

While in law school, Beth served as as a member and Membership Outreach Coordinator of the American Constitution Society. She also gained practical experience through the law school’s Special Education Law clinic where she became enthusiastic about representing the rights of children and students.

Beth worked in many roles at CB&P before becoming an attorney. She began as a runner and file clerk while in college, and took on more hands-on case work as a law clerk during law school. Beth’s familiarity with CB&P and employment law provided invaluable assistance coordinating CB&P’s large Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and South Carolina Human Affairs practice during her later years of law school and while awaiting Bar results. As a law clerk, Beth also performed research in a family law matter that was instrumental to an appeal, which involved keeping a child from being prematurely sent to another nation during contested adoption proceedings. 

Beth’s employment practice involves various employment law matters such as workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, whistleblower protection, civil rights law and common law torts. 

Beth’s legal background and life experiences make her aptly qualified to assist South Carolinians in their legal disputes.

• South Carolina State Courts
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Memberships

• South Carolina Bar Association
• Richland County Bar Association
• South Carolina Association for Justice
• Co-chair of ABOTA National Leadership School
• South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
• Junior League of Columbia
• American Bar Association