Partner
Washington DC, D.C.
Lisa Bell is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive trial experience, representing both private businesses and public agencies in high-stakes legal matters, throughout the country. She works as a business advisor and strategist starting at the beginning with the pre-litigation process through appeals. As counsel for management/employers, she consistently earns defense verdicts and dismissals, reduced costs, and judgment awards, and builds best business practices while meeting client goals. Her key clients range from emerging companies, technology businesses, insurance carriers, energy companies, as well as healthcare providers, and government contractors.
Lisa advises on employment matters, in various industries, on harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims, wage/hour disputes, work performance, discipline, termination, family leave, and compliance with regulatory agencies like the U.S. Department of Labor, EEOC and OFCCP. She has assisted clients with internal workplace investigations, document and policy reviews, and racial and government audits before state and federal courts and agency administrative boards.
As a former assistant attorney general, she routinely works with public agencies on matters of administrative and municipal law. Her role as general counsel extends to both public and private clients on energy use regulations, grants and funding, and compliance, utilities, and environmental law.
When not working, you’ll find Lisa enjoying the trek roaming through art exhibits, and thrift shops in the winter, across lacrosse fields in the spring supporting her midfielder son, and at various harbors and beaches on the eastern seaboard in the summers.
“The most important skill in communication is to hear what isn’t said.”
Legends of King Arthur and his Knights (Lady of Lake)
Calling All Angels, Train
The Last Witch Hunter
Oahu, Hawaii
Lamb Chops/Mint Jelly with Garlic Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts
Canaletto, Giovanni Canal
If I didn’t work for a law firm, I would be restoring old oil paintings in a barn somewhere or working as a museum curator.
Lisa Bell is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive trial experience, representing both private businesses and public agencies in high-stakes legal matters, throughout the country. She works as a business advisor and strategist starting at the beginning with the pre-litigation process through appeals. As counsel for management/employers, she consistently earns defense verdicts and dismissals, reduced costs, and judgment awards, and builds best business practices while meeting client goals. Her key clients range from emerging companies, technology businesses, insurance carriers, energy companies, as well as healthcare providers, and government contractors.
Lisa advises on employment matters, in various industries, on harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims, wage/hour disputes, work performance, discipline, termination, family leave, and compliance with regulatory agencies like the U.S. Department of Labor, EEOC and OFCCP. She has assisted clients with internal workplace investigations, document and policy reviews, and racial and government audits before state and federal courts and agency administrative boards.
As a former assistant attorney general, she routinely works with public agencies on matters of administrative and municipal law. Her role as general counsel extends to both public and private clients on energy use regulations, grants and funding, and compliance, utilities, and environmental law.
When not working, you’ll find Lisa enjoying the trek roaming through art exhibits, and thrift shops in the winter, across lacrosse fields in the spring supporting her midfielder son, and at various harbors and beaches on the eastern seaboard in the summers.
Lisa is a former prosecutor, and senior trial lawyer who represented the District of Columbia as a senior assistant Attorney General. Throughout her career, she has handled major complex civil litigation, heavily centered on constitutional tort violations and government liability. Her extensive litigation work on complex legal issues and document intensive cases, ranges from handling evidentiary motions, discovery matters, and emergency requests for injunctive relief. Her work affords her private clients a keen eye on identifying and developing case strategy and winnable paths to achieve targets, reduce costs, and meet goals. Outside of court, her significant legal experience working both as a regulator and with regulated businesses gives her a unique perspective to problem solve and steer her clients to a competitive management edge with a risk management outcome.
Regulatory/Compliance
Labor/Employment
Government Contracts
Complex Litigation
Lisa regularly lectures with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy every year, on depositions, investigations, witness examinations and other trial skills at Georgetown Law, and American Law schools. She also taught Trial Advocacy at the Catholic University Law School.
Her seminars include classes on discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, Title VII, and Title IX. She developed course work and training programs for zoning law, housing inspections, and building permits, administrative law judges on municipal law, along with regulatory compliance for government contractors.
At Practus, we handle complex and challenging legal matters. I look forward to talking to you about how we can best meet your goals.
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