Lisa graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1974 with BS in Science and Psychology. She attended the Claude Pettit School of Law at Ohio Northern University, graduating in 1976. Lisa became a member of the South Carolina Bar in 1977 and has practiced in Lexington County since 1978. Lisa is a member of the Lexington County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Lisa has been admitted to practice in the Courts of South Carolina as well as the US District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Lisa maintains a practice in the areas of probate law, wills, trusts and estate law, real estate and corporate law.