LEWISTON — Attorney Elizabeth Kayatta has joined the Berman & Simmons law firm as of Dec. 1, working at its central office at 129 Lisbon St. She will represent plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and other civil litigation matters.

Kayatta grew up in Cape Elizabeth. She attended Princeton University and graduated magna cum laude from Boston College Law School. She spent the past five years in Boston representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases and other civil disputes.

Elizabeth Kayatta