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AWARDS

Woman of the Year (for the field of the practice of family law): National Association of Professional&Executive Women: 2008

The Bar Register of Pre eminent Lawyers:   EVERY year since 2002

Listed in "Outstanding Lawyers of America":   EVERY year since 2003

Best Lawyers in San Antonio: Family Law:    2006, 2007&2008
According to
"Scene in S.A. Monthly."

National Association of Professional & Executive Women   2007,2008

Listed in "Best Lawyers in the U.S." :    2007,2008

Listed in " Best Lawyers in America" :   2003,2004,2005,2006

Texas Super Lawyers:   2003,2004 according to "Law & Politics Magazine"

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review ratings

(international quality and ethics ratings of lawyers):
AV rated: EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996:

AV = highest level of competency and ethics:   

This prestigious award is presented to only 5% of firms in any state

(The above awards apply to the firm’s founder, Lisa Vance)



LisaVance, FamilyAttorney

San Antonio Texas Family Law Attorney
Bexar county trial Lawyer

PRACTICE CONCENTRATION AND EXPERIENCE

Lisa Vance is a trial lawyer who has won significant defense verdicts for companies with challenging disputes. These include dangerous vicarious liability claims of sexual assault and murder as well as document-intensive national litigation. Ms. Vance has tried first impression cases at all levels of state and federal courts throughout the southwest, arguing emergent theories of law in trial and on appeal.

In the last several years, Ms. Vance’s practice has included a central focus on family and marital disputes. She promotes a gentler focus on marital termination, convinced that a family’s energies should be spent on the healthy development of children, rather than concentrating on marital angst. Ms. Vance works closely with mental health providers, so that clients can heal, rather than continue to wound those they do, and have, loved. As a result, the firm promotes collaborative law for marital disputes, whenever appropriate. When necessary, however, to protect families, Ms Vance's trial skills successfully promote the best interests of her clients and their children.
As an early provider of legal services to web companies engaged in e-commerce, Ms. Vance’s privacy and internet-related commerce interests remain a consistent facet of her law practice. Ms. Vance is a frequent lecturer on HIPAA and other privacy-related topics, having addressed UK pharmaceutical companies about American privacy rights and Texas psychologists. She is published on the web.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Lisa A. Vance is an AV rated lawyer and the firm is registered in the Martindale-Hubble Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers; her peers have granted her the highest level possible for competence and ethics. Ms. Vance has recently been elected “Woman of the Year” (in her field) by the National Association of Professional and Executive Women,  been recognized as one of the “Best Family Lawyers in San Antonio” by SA Monthly since the inception of the publication, which will again list Lisa Vance in the August 2008 publication. Ms. Vance, a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, has been listed in the 2003-2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America. She is an Outstanding Lawyer of America, has been a Texas Super Lawyer (limited to the top 5% of lawyers in the state) and has been recognized for the past two years as one of the Best of the U.S. lawyers. She is also listed in Who’s Who in American Law. Ms. Vanceis included in the National Association of Professional and Executive Women for inclusion in the registry for “Women of Excellence.”

EDUCATION, LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

Ms. Vance received her BA with honors from The University of Texas at Austin in 1977 and her JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1981. She is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Texas, The United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the United States Court of International Trade and the Supreme Court of the United States. Lisa is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, which expertise is often relied upon by clients seeking help with privacy issues.

 

Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Licensed to practice in all Texas State Courts and;    US Supreme Court;
US Court of International Trade;
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; 
Federal District Court for the Western Division of Texas;
Federal District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas;
Federal District Court for the Northern Division of Texas;
Federal District Court for the Southern Division of Texas