Lisa Helton’s practice areas include estate and trust litigation, appellate practice, general and commercial litigation, landlord/tenant law, representation of homeowners associations, and federal tax litigation.

Ms. Helton graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she was admitted to the College Scholars program and deemed a top graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, Ms. Helton received a J.D., magna cum laude, with a concentration in advocacy and dispute resolution, from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Ms. Helton was Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, president of UT Law Women and a member of the Tennessee Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Helton served as clerk to the Honorable William C. Koch Jr., Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section.

Professional Activities

• Member of the Nashville Bar, Tennessee Bar, and American Bar Associations
• Barrister of the American Inns of Court, Harry Phillips Inn (Present); Associate Member (2005-2007)
• CLE Presentations: National Business Institute: “Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process” (2009)
• Nashville Bar Association, Appellate Practice Committee: “The Role of Law Clerks in Appellate Procedure” (2005)
• Co-chair of the Nashville Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee (2009)
• Vice-chair of the Nashville Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee (2008)
• Participant in the Tennessee Supreme Court SCALES Project

Civic Activities

• Nashville Shakespeare Festival: Secretary and Member of Board of Directors; Co-Chair of Volunteer and Educational Outreach Committee
• Active volunteer for the Nashville Swing Dance Foundation