Lisa Schriner Lewis is an Associate in the Tucson office. Ms. Lewis practices primarily in the area of Family Law. Ms. Lewis graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1998 with a Bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med/Microbiology. She received her J.D. cum laude, from the University of Arizona in 2005. Ms. Lewis was on the Executive Board of the Arizona Law Review, where she served as an Executive Note Editor. Her Note, The Role Genetic Information Plays in the Criminal Justice System, 47 Ariz. L. Rev. 519, was published in 2005. Ms. Lewis was also a member of the 2004-2005 National Moot Court Team, and her mock trial team placed third in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Regional Mock Trial Competition in 2004. Ms. Lewis participated in the Volunteer Lawyers Program, where she was named an Outstanding Student Volunteer, and the Law Women’s Association.

Ms. Lewis’s experience includes representation of parties in dissolution/divorce cases, custody disputes, enforcement/modification of child support, paternity actions, pre-marital and cohabitation agreements, and pre-decree and post-decree matters. Ms. Lewis has also completed training in 2008 to act as a Collaborative Divorce attorney. She is a member of the Collaborative Law Group of Southern Arizona and is available for Collaborative Divorce cases. For more information about this process, see the website at www.Divorcewisely.com. Collaborative practice is an approach to divorce based on mutual respect, an honest exchange of information, a solution that focuses on the priorities of both spouses and their children, and a pledge by all participants not to litigate the matter. Ms. Lewis also serves as a court appointed advisor and attorney for children in family law cases.

Ms. Lewis is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the Pima County Bar Association. She also participates in the Arizona Women Lawyers Association and the Volunteer Lawyer’s Program, where she was named outstanding Pro Bono Attorney in May of 2006, top Pro Bono Family Law Attorney in 2007, and top Pro Bono Attorney in 2008; Ms. Lewis was also named one of the Top Fifty Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona in 2007 by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education.

llewis@dmyl.com
520-322-5000