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Lisa K. Vaughn

Practice Area

Business Torts and Commercial Litigation
Corporate
Energy
Energy Litigation
  

  

Background and Education


  • The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1991) Top 10%
         Order of the Coif 
         Managing Editor, THE OHIO STATE LAW JOURNAL
         Best Oral Advocate (judged by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia)
         First Prize, OSU Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition
         Donald B. Becker Memorial Award
         College of Law Academic Scholarship
         American Jurisprudence Award, 1990

  • Louisiana Tech University (B.A. in Journalism, 1987, magna cum laude)


Attorney Bio

As a trial attorney and amateur race car driver, Lisa Vaughn understands the importance of being aggressive, of making the right decisions under pressure, and of always finishing first. This level of dedication and pursuit of success on her clients’ behalf has earned her a reputation as an expert in oil and gas litigation, as well as in a broad variety of other commercial matters. Vaughn has also leveraged her trial experience into “litigation mitigation” for her clients, in which she drafts their agreements, contracts and procedures to reduce the risk of lawsuits before they happen, saving clients valuable time and money.

 

Vaughn’s expertise has made her a popular authority on trial advocacy techniques around the country for more than a decade. She received her J.D. with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1991, where she was managing editor of The Ohio State Law Journal, was named the “Best Oral Advocate” by Supreme Justice Antonin Scalia, and won a variety of other scholastic and achievement awards.

Community Involvement


  • Organizer and Speaker at Women's Chamber of Commerce Money & Power Conference

  • Past Race Chair, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Austin Race for the Cure


Bar Admission


  • State Bar of Texas, 1991

  • State Bar of California, 2004

  • U.S. District Court of the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

  • U.S. District Court of the Southern and Central Districts of California


  

Professional Affiliations and Recognition


  • Texas Bar Association

  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Chair of Energy Section

  • California Bar Association


  

Lectures/Seminars

  • Instructor, Lecturer and Demonstrator of many National Institute for Trial Advocacy Programs

  • Faculty, Louisiana State University Trial Advocacy Program

  • Presenting Speaker, Texas Wesleyan 2009 Symposium on Urban Drilling

  • "How to Prepare for, Begin, and Complete a Deposition," Phoenix, Arizona

  • "Techniques for Learning Information from Potential Jurors," Baton Rouge, Louisiana  

  • Presenting Speaker, Fort Worth Business Press Shale Energy Symposium, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Author, "Use of Pooling Act Changes as Drilling Goes Urban," Fort Worth Business Press, June 2009

  • Presenting Speaker, Oil and Gas Ownership, Regulation and Litigation, Halfmoon Seminars, Arlington, Texas, July 2009

  • Author, “Oil And Gas Disputes: Better Known As, ‘When What Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong’”

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