Lisa has more than 35 years
of wide-ranging experience as a trial lawyer in state and federal courts,
winning significant verdicts for companies with challenging disputes, including
dangerous vicarious liability claims of sexual assault and murder as well as
document-intensive national litigation. She founded her own law firm in San
Antonio, now focused on all aspects of family law, in 2001.
She advocates for a gentler
focus on marital termination, convinced that a family's energies should be
spent on the healthy development of children rather than end-of-marriage
angst. Her practice has expanded from litigation to collaborative law, and
in addition to practicing collaboratively when possible, she also advocates for
working in tandem with mental health professionals to help married couples and
their children work toward healing. When situations call for litigation,
however, particularly in protecting families, she successfully promotes the
best interests of her clients and their children in the courtroom.
Lisa
wants her clients to know that she is a fierce advocate who will fight for her
clients and do whatever is needed, in collaboration with the courts, to protect
her clients. Though she has accumulated numerous awards throughout her
career—including being named a Best Litigation Attorney in the city by SA Scene
magazine, a Texas Super Lawyer, and an AV lawyer, being rated Superb every year
since 2009 by clients and peers—she’s most proud of creating a firm registered
in the Martindale-Hubble Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, made up of
talented, knowledgeable lawyers who allow her to serve the wide-ranging family
law needs of a diverse clientele.AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell - highest
level of professional excellence and ethics, every year since 1996. In 2011, a
special award was given for 15 years of AV rating.
AWARDS
The AV® certification mark is a significant rating
accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her
at the highest level of professional excellence. This prestigious award is
presented to only 5% of firms in any state.
The Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers (a
Martindale-Hubbell service) - every year since 1996.
The Bar Register of Pre-eminent Women Lawyers (a
Martindale-Hubbell service - every year since the inception in 2010
Superb rating by Avvo.com – highest rating of 10
- every year since 2009.
Texas Super Lawyers in 2003, 2004, 2016 (a
Thomson Reuters service).
Top 50 Family Law Lawyers - SA Scene Monthly,
2016
Best Lawyers in San Antonio, Family Law - SA
Scene Monthly every year since 2006.
Best Lawyers in San Antonio, Litigation - SA
Scene Monthly, 2012 & 2015.
National Association of Professional &
Executive Women, 2007 & 2008.
National Association of Professional &
Executive Women, Woman of the Year award (VIP Division of NAPEW) 2010, 2011,
& 2012.
National Association of Professional Women -
Woman of the Year, Family Law in 2008 & 2009.
Listed in "Best Lawyers in the U.S."
in 2007 & 2008.
Listed in "Best Lawyers in America" in
2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys,
Top 10 Award, 2015.
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
