Lisa has served alongside her mentor, Shannon Ratliff, for over twenty years as trial and appellate counsel handling a broad array of commercial disputes. Lisa has handled or supervised everything from simple breach-of-contract cases to complex, multi-party lawsuits involving extensive e-discovery. Lisa also has an active federal practice, has been retained by major firms to advise clients in Austin-based litigation, and often serves as local counsel. She is a member of the Austin Division admissions committee and has served on multiple Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committees.
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1992
- Oklahoma, 2013
- U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th and 10th Circuits
Education:
- University of Texas School of Law
J.D. with honors, 1992
Chief Articles Editor, The Review of Litigation - Rice University
B.A., summa cum laude, 1981
Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Civil Appellate, & Oil, Gas & Mineral Sections)
- Austin Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Austin Chapter (President 2000-2001)
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Founding Life Fellow, Austin Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Master, Lloyd Lochridge American Inn of Court
- Member, Admissions Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Clerkships:
- Briefing Attorney to Justice John Powers, Court of Appeals, Third District of Texas (1992-1993)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Sam Sparks, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (1993-1995)