Lisa A. Vance

Lisa Vance is a trial lawyer who has won significant 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.

Over the last decade, 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.

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” by the VIP Division of the National Association of Professional and Executive Women (and was so named in 2010 and 2011 as well).  Lisa has been recognized as one of the “Best Family Lawyers in San Antonio” by SA Scene Monthly Magazine every year since 2006. SA Scene, Scene Publications LLC.  In the August 2012 publication, Lisa Vance was again listed one of the "Best Litigation Attorneys" in the City.
 
Ms. Vance is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.  From 2003 through 2009, she was listed in the  Best Lawyers in America(Best Lawyers® peer-reviewed listings). She was honored as a Texas Super Lawyer (limited to the top 5% of lawyers in the state) In 2003 and 2004.  Texas Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters service. She is also listed in Who’s Who in American Law (Marquis Who's Who LLC ). Ms. Vance has a "SUPERB" rating by clients and peers on Avvo.com.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

HONORS AND AWARDS

AV rated: EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996:
In 2011 a special award was given for 15 years of AV rating

Ms. Vance continues to receive the AV rating every year.
This is international quality,

A Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review ratings and ethics ratings of lawyers: AV = highest level of competency and ethics

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

An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence

The Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers: EVERY year since 1996
     A Martindale-Hubble service

The Bar Register of Pre-eminent women lawyers:
     Ms Vance has received this prestigious Award, every year since the inception in 2010
      A Martindale-Hubble service

Superb Rated Attorney, The highest rating of 10: 2011, 2012
     By Avvo.com, Expert Advice When You Need It Most

Texas Super Lawyers: 2003,2004 a Thomson Reuters service

Best Lawyers in San Antonio: Family Law: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
     According to "Scene in S.A. Monthly."
     In 2012 Ms Vance was listed in two categories: Family law and Litigation.
    
National Association of Professional & Executive Women 2007,2008
     Woman of the Year (by the VIP Division of NAPEW):2010,2011,2012

National Association of Professional Women
     Woman of the Year (for the field of the practice of family law): 2008 & 2009

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

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