Elizabeth Nielsen, Attorney at Law, P.C.

02/11/2026

Social media suit: Plaintiff’s lawyer Mark Lanier insisted during the opening day of trial against Meta Platforms Inc. and Google’s YouTube that they created a "digital casino" that "engineered addiction in children’s brains."

Meta attorney Paul Schmidt of Covington & Burling spent most of his opening focused on the plaintiff’s troubles at home, primarily verbal and physical abuse.

Lanier used three wooden blocks, a miniature slot machine and an egg to help illustrate his opening.

From reporter Amanda Bronstad: 🔗 https://www.law.com/therecorder/2026/02/09/addiction-by-design-groundbreaking-trial-opens-against-instagram-youtube/

11/25/2025

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09/04/2017

Please consider donating to this gofundme which will benefit those affected by Hurricane Harvey in the neighborhoods I lived in and grew up in! The residents of these Houston area neighborhoods will greatly benefit by your kind donations.

Hey graduates of Westfield High School (particularly those of you in the Class of 87) we are establishing this fundraising campaign to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The funds that are raised will go to Northwest Assistance Ministries, a local charity that deals directly with the neighbor...

04/10/2017

This is an interesting article about a common problem in Family Law!

Asserting Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act claims in intraspousal data breaches. Data breach claims can arise in family law cases when an estranged spous

10/11/2016

Some Statistics on Domestic Violence...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/domestic-violence-statistics_n_5959776.html

The number of American troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was

10/04/2016

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/10/03/dallas-turns-purple-for-domestic-violence-awareness/

The Dallas Domestic Task Force is looking to bring the community together to end domestic violence in the city and to educate on how many people suffer from physical, domestic abuse.

09/06/2016

Family law can sometimes mean making tough decisions. Here's some good advice to help.

Have you ever had to make a decision so monumental that you were nearly paralyzed with fear?

08/12/2016

This is a new way available for the enforcement of child support in Texas.

This fall, the Attorney General's Office will be implementing a new enforcement measure for parents who are behind on child support payments: blocking them from renewing their vehicle registration.

11/21/2015

Things for divorcing parents to consider.

These 10 things kids of divorce want to say to their parents will make you realize the effects of divorce on kids and how you can manage them. Great info!

11/04/2015

This Friday, show your lawyer how important they are to you.

In case you didn’t know, Friday is “Love Your Lawyer Day” — yeah, it’s a thing apparently, and has been for the past 15 years. This is the first year, however, that the day has been recognized by the American Bar Association Law Practice Council, which passed a resolution in late October to recogniz…

06/04/2015

This is great information for clients.

I’ve been an attorney in Michigan for 23 years. Along the way I have encountered clients who have misconceptions about what lawyers can and cannot do. Here is what every attorney wishes you knew.