Lisa is a product liability defense attorney with 18 years of litigation experience. Her practice focuses primarily on drug and device litigation, serving clients in medical malpractice and drug and device law matters. Lisa’s trial experience includes the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She serves on the board of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MassDLA), and Massachusetts Super Lawyers has included Lisa on its list since 2013. Lisa is also a member of the invitation–only International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).

Lisa graduated magna cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, where she was a production editor of the Suffolk University Law Review. After graduation, she served as a judicial law clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Maureen McKenna Goldberg of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. 

Presentations and Publications

Panelist, Connecting the Dots Between Trial Prep and Trial Practice in a Med Malpractice Case, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, March 2019.

Faculty, Masterminding Your Litigation Strategy: A Checklist Approach, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, February 2016.

Author, Mandatory Recording of Custodial Interrogations Nationwide: Recommending a New Model Code, vol. 39, p. 263, Suffolk University Law Review, 2005.

Media 

Law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon names new partners at Boston office, Boston Business Journal, March 4, 2024. 

Shook Adds Boston Hire to Product Liability Litigation PracticeBloomberg Law, February 29, 2024.