Lisa Hoppes, Attorney
Education/Licenses
- J.D., Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law, 1993
- B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1989
- Texas State license: 1994
- Louisiana State license: 1993
Memberships
- Tarrant County Family Law Bar Assoc.,1994 – present
- Tarrant County Bar Assoc., 1994 – present
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc., 1994 – present
- State Bar of Texas, 1994 – present
- Northeast Tarrant County Bar Assoc., 2002 – present
- Women’s Bar Assoc., 2002 – present
- College of the State Bar of Texas, 2002 – present
- Louisiana State Bar Assoc., 1993 – present
- Fee Arbitration Committee, Tarrant County Bar Assoc., 2002
- Bench Bar Continuing Legal Education Planning Committee, 2002 – 2003
- Tarrant County Inn of Court
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc.
- Tarrant County Young Lawyers Assoc.
Professional Activities
- President, Tarrant Family law Bar Association: 2009
- President Elect, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 2008
- Treasurer, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association Board of Directors: 2007
- Barrister, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court: 2006-present
- Secretary, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association Board of Directors: 2006
- Board of Directors, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 2003-2005
- Co-Leader, Collaborative Lawyer’s of Tarrant County: 2006
- Member, Collaborative Lawyer’s of Tarrant County: 2002-present
- President, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 2002
- Member, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association: 1994 – present
- Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation: 2002 – present
- Fellow, Texas Bar Association Foundation: 2002-present
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas: 2002 – present
- Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, Tarrant County Bar Association: 2001-2002
- Associate member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court: 1997-1998
- Member, Tarrant County Bench Bar Committee: 2002-present
- Member, Women’s Bar Association: 2002 – present
- Member, Tarrant County Bar Association: 1994 – present
- Member, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 1994 – present
- Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 1994 – present
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association: 1993 – present
- Member, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association: 2002-2003
- Member, Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County: 2002- present
- President Elect, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 2001
- 1st Vice President, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 2000
- Secretary, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 1999
- Board of Directors, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association: 1998, 2003 – present
Law Related Periodical/Magazine Publications
- Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “We are Women, We are Attorneys,” Fort Worth Business Press, February 6, 2004 edition.
- Featured/Interviewed/Quoted “The Dream Team,” Divorce Magazine, 2003-2004
Law Related Presentations and Publications
- Speaker/Author, Marriage Dissolution Institute’s “Marriage Dissolution 101,” April 17, 2013, Galveston, Texas, Enforcement.
- Speaker/Author, Marriage Dissolution Institute’s “Marriage Dissolution 101,” April 25, 2012, Dallas, Texas, Time Crunch Temporary Orders.
- Speaker, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association Seminar, Fall 2011, Fort Worth, Texas, Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements.
- Speaker/Author, Keller Chamber of Commerce’s Successful Women’s Luncheon, January 26, 2011, Keller, Texas, Successful Woman’s Guide to Financial Planning in Relationships, Marriage and Divorce.
- Speaker/Author, National Business Institute’s “Handling Divorce Cases from Start to Finish,” December 7, 2010, Fort Worth, Texas, Completing the Divorce
- Speaker, Pro Bono Committee of the Family Bar Section of the State Bar of Texas, October 2010, Sherman, Texas, Mediation.
- Panel member, Advanced Family Law Course, August 2009, San Antonio, Texas, “Keeping It In – Keeping It Out, Preservation of Error through Making and Meeting Objections In Texas Family Law.”
- Speaker, People’s Law School, March 2009, Fort Worth, Texas, Property Issues in Divorce.
- Speaker, Pro Bono Committee of the Family Bar Section of the State Bar of Texas, October 3, 2008, San Angelo, Texas, Getting It In and Keeping It Out – A Family Lawyer’s Mini Guide to Evidentiary Rules.
- Speaker/Author, Marriage Dissolution, April 2008, Galveston, Texas, Grandparents and Other Third Parties.
- Speaker, Pro Bono Committee of the Family Bar Section of the State Bar of Texas, April 11, 2008, Wichita Falls, Texas, Standing.
- Speaker, People’s Law School, April 2008, Fort Worth, Texas, Divorce-Property.
- Member, Marriage Dissolution 2008 Planning Committee.
- Director, State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution “Boot Camp,” May 2007, El Paso, Texas.
- Speaker, Pro Bono Committee of the Family Bar Section of the State Bar of Texas “Family Law Essentials for $2000 or Free,” April 20, 2007, Mineral Wells, Texas, All You Need To Know About Protective Orders.
- Speaker, What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know About Family Law, January 2007.
- Speaker, What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know About Family Law, June, 2006.
- Speaker/Author, Fort Worth Paralegal Association, March 23, 2006, Improving Time Management and Productivity in Your Law Office
- Speaker/Author, 2005 Poverty Law Conference, Other Players in Family Law Cases
- Speaker/Author, Fort Worth Paralegal Association, Family Law Specialty Section, May 9, 2005, Property Division: What is Separate? What is Community?
- Speaker, “Ten Minute Mentor,” Texas Bar CLE and Texas Young Lawyers On-line Continuing Legal Education, Taped January 28, 2005, available at www.texasbarcle.com
- Speaker/Author, Advanced Family Law Boot Camp, August 2004, Litigation Outside the Box: Basic Definitions of Things to Expect at the Inception of You Case
- Speaker/Author, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting: San Antonio, Litigation Outside the Box: Basic Definitions of Things to Expect at the Inception of Your Case, June 2004
- Speaker/Author, Legal Assistant University, September 2004, Litigation Outside the Box: Basic Definitions of Things to Expect at the Inception of Your Case
- Moderator, New Judge’s Panel, “Local Rules of each Court,” Tarrant County Bench Bar XI: Lake Travis, April 2004
- Co-speaker/Co-Author, West Texas Legal Services Pro Bono Continuing Legal Education: Fort Worth, August 2003, The ABC’s of Dealing with Difficult Clients,
- Speaker, Tarrant County Bench Bar X, Tanglewood Resort, April 2003, Juvenile Law: An Overview.
- Speaker, Tarrant County Bench Bar X: Tanglewood Resort, April 2003, Marketing.
- Speaker, Mental Health and Ethical Considerations in Criminal Law, Tarrant County and Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Associations’ Annual Winter Retreat: Colorado, January 2002
Awards/Recognition
- Texas Super Lawyer 2011, Texas Monthly magazine, published by Law & Politics
- Top Attorneys 2012, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2012, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2011, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2011, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2010, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2010, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2009, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2009, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2008, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2008, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2006, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2006, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2005, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2005, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2004, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2004, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2003, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2003, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Top Attorneys 2002, family law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2002, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Texas Rising Star 2007, Texas Monthly magazine, published by Law & Politics
- Texas Rising Star 2006, Texas Monthly magazine, published by Law & Politics
- Texas Rising Star 2005, Texas Monthly magazine, published by Law & Politics
- Texas Rising Star 2004, Texas Monthly magazine, published by Law & Politics
- Top Attorneys 2001, criminal law, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2001, published by Hal A. Brown LP
- Attorney of Excellence – Fort Worth Business Press: 2003
- “Special Achievement in Bar Leadership” award – Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association 2001-2002
