ELIZABETH BLAIR TRENT 

Skills Summary 

Fifteen plus years as a licensed attorney, focused in criminal litigation; extensive trial experience including murder and sex crimes jury trial experience; successful jury trial record including first degree murder, rape, forcible sodomy, OSP <13yro, and A&B LEO; organizational and management skills from opening and maintaining a successful law firm; training and mentoring colleagues.    

Education 

Juris Doctorate / 2010 / Regent University Law School

Bachelor of Arts / 2006 / Hollins University 

Grant writing experience from Hollins in 2005. 

Experience 

Prince Edward County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office 

Chief Deputy CA 2022-present

Halifax Public Defender’s Office 

Assistant Public Defender II 2020-2022

The Trent Law Practice, PLC (formerly The Legal Boutique, PLC) 

Owner/Partner/Attorney 2013-2020 

Halifax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office 

Assistant CA 2012-2013 

Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office 

Assistant CA 2010-2012, Intern 2008-2010, Victim Advocate 2009 

Volunteer Work 

+ Bacon District Elementary PTO – Vice President 2023-present, Member 2022-2023

+ CCPS Special Education Advisory Committee – Chair 2024-present, Member 2023-2024

+ Bacon District VFD Auxiliary – Member 2024-present

+ Prince Edward Bar Association – Vice President 2025-present, Member 2022-2025

+ South Boston-Halifax Junior Women’s Club GFWC – President 2020- 2022, First Vice President 2018-2020, Second Vice President 2016-2018, Member at Large  2014-2016, Member 2012-present 

+ GFWC Virginia – Junior Parliamentarian 2024-present, Alice Kyle District 3rd VP/Director of Junior Clubs 2022-2024, Junior Credentials Chair 2020-2022 

+ DCJS Work Group on Law Enforcement Standards of Conduct – Member 2021-2022 

+ Halifax County Bar Association – Member 2012-2022, past VP and secretary 

+ HCPS Special Education  Advisory Committee – Member 2020-2022 

+ Tri-County Community Action Agency Board – Secretary 2019-2020, Board Member 2015-2019 

+ Prizery – President 2014, Board Member 2013-2015

Training and Teaching

Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Services Council 

Spring Institute

 + 2025 - Basic Rules of Evidence: Foundations and Predicates for Admitting Evidence