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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)


Resources for Vance&Whitley

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Commercial Litigation, Estate Planning


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CHIMPANZEE AND GREAT APE SANCTUARIES; LEADING ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS

a-p-e-s.org A-P-E-S: committed to a forever home for primates all over the country; founded by Lee Theisen-Watt, appointed to act as the Receiver for Primarily Primates, Inc. in the fall of 2005 and spring of 2006; under her leadership, neglected animals enjoyed peace, nutrition and quality of life

cefn-yr-erw.co.uk Cefn-yr-Enw Primate Sanctuary: located in the Swansea Valley in the lovely Brecon Beacons National Part area of South Wales, Cefn-yr-Enw rescues and provides a home for many types of unwanted animals, especially primates
 
 
 

chimphaven.org
Chimp Haven: serves as The National Chimpanzee Sanctuary, its mission is to provide lifetime care for chimpanzees who have been retired from medical research, the entertainment industry or no longer wanted as pets
 

chimps-inc.org    Chimps, Inc. was founded by Leslie Day in 1995 in Bend, Oregon;  this non-profit sanctuary is now the permanent home to Emma and Jackson, formerly confined to Primarily Primates

faunafoundation.org The Fauna Foundation: Canada’s premier animal sanctuary; the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Canada

hsus.org Humane Society of the United States: the world's largest animal protection organization

ippl.org   The International Primate Protection League:  founded in 1973, The International Primate Protection League includes a gibbon sanctuary for rescued and neglected gibbons;  Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman of the International Primate Protection League has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for her service towards the protection of primates

janegoodall.orgJane Goodall Institute: founded by the world's most renowned primatologist to empower people to make a difference for all living things

neavs.orgNew England Anti-Vivisection Society: founded in 1895, NEAVS is
dedicated to saving animal and human lives through research
modernization by replacing animal experiments with modern alternatives
that are ethically, humanely, and scientifically superior.

peta.org People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: with over 2.0 million members and supporters, PETA is the larges animal rights organization in the world

primaterescue.org Primate Rescue Center: provides sanctuary for neglected and abused chimpanzees and monkeys; located in Kentucky

prime-apes.org Center for Great Apes: Center for Organtuan and Chimpanzee Conservation, located in Wauchula, Florida

releasechimps.orgProject R&R: Release & Restitution for chimpanzees in US
laboratories: A project of the New England Anti Vivisection Society,
Project R&R's mission is to end the use of chimpanzees in biomedical
research and testing and to help provide them release and restitution in
permanent sanctuary. While Project R&R focuses on the U.S., their goal
is for a worldwide end to harmful, intrusive, and lethal research on all
great apes.


SaveTheChimps.org Save the Chimps: working tirelessly to rescue chimpanzees from heinous research facilities, most notably, from The Coulston Foundation, a biomedical laboratory with the wrost record of any lab in the history of the Animal Welfare Act

wildlife-rescue.org Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation: Founded by Lynn Cuny in 1977, WRR provides a permanent home for a variety of mammals (e.g., wolves, bears, big cats, and primates) and non-indigenous birds and reptiles. Each year over 5,000 animals are brought to WRR, mostly from surrounding areas, but many from around the country; the majority of these were rehabilitated and released or given permanent sanctuary.