Lisa is the Founder of McDermott Will & Emery’s LGBTQ+ Diversity & Inclusion Committee and first partner-in charge of firmwide diversity. Leading McDermott’s annual LGBTQ+ Workplace Awareness program for 16 years, she recently hosted a screening of and panel discussion on the documentary, ‘Changing the Game,’ which details three transgender high school athletes’ challenges. Serving as outside counsel to the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC for more than a decade, she helped alter the way society and government institutions treat LGBTQ+ Americans. Lisa has mentored countless attorneys to advocate for LGBTQ+ civil rights, and in so doing, has demonstrated herself to be an Outstanding Role Model. In 2021, she was appointed to the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Since 2014, Lisa has served as a member of the board of directors for the LGBTQ+ Community Center of NYC and was recently re-elected as a board officer. She was also a member of the LGBTQ+ Rights Committee of the New York City Bar Association for four years and served as a Lambda Legal Board Officer. Lisa has been recognized by numerous professional and community organizations for her commitment to advancing the full civil rights of LGBTQ+ people.
