Lisa McPherson

Email: lisam@ldatty.com

Born: May 15, 1967

Residence: Texarkana, Texas

Family: Sons, Marshall (21) and Carter (16)

Education:

• High School: Crossett High School, Crossett, Arkansas, 1985
• Undergraduate: Southern Arkansas University, Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in communications and minor in marketing, 1989.
• Graduate: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, Juris Doctor, December, 2006.

Accolades:

• Recognized as a Rising Star/SuperLawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine.

Honors:

• Served on UALR Law Review as an Assistant Executive Editor and Technical Editor
• Student member of the William H. Overton Inn of Courts
• Received awards for Law Review Apprentice of the Year and Top Appellate Brief in Research, Writing, and Advocacy II

Licenses:

• State Bar of Arkansas, 2007
• State Bar of Texas, 2008

Admissions:

• United States District Courts of Arkansas, 2007
• United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, 2008
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Arkansas, 2009
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2014
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2017

Memberships:

• Texarkana Bar Association – Past President & Treasurer
• Arkansas Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas.

Practice Areas:

General civil litigation; construction claims including contract disputes, lien and bond claims, lien foreclosure, collections; employment claims including employer relations, wage and overtime disputes, non-compete agreements, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims; personal injury claims including premises liability and motor vehicle accidents; appellate law; education law; and family law litigation

Prior Work:

• Experience: Ten years as a secondary public school teacher in both Arkansas and Texas in the areas of English, Journalism, Speech, and Communications.
• Employment:
  • Holman & Langdon, L.L.P. (law clerk) - 05/2005 to 12/2006
  • Law Office of Hawley Holman (associate) - 01/2007 to 07/2008
  • Langdon Davis, L.L.P. - 08/2008 to present

Published Cases:

• In the Interest of A.B.O. and E.B.O., Children, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 4755 (Tex. App. -Texarkana, 2015).
• Stuart C. Irby Co. v. Tipton, et. al, 796 F.3d 918, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13778, 40 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 705, 165 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P61620 (8th Cir. Ark. 2015).
• Ferrara v. Moore, 318 S.W.3d 487 ( Tex.App. – Texarkana 2010) (Mosely, J., concurring in part and dissented in part).
• Endsley Electric, Inc. d/b/a Industrial Power Systems v. Altech, Inc., 378 S.W.3d 15 (Tex.App. – Texarkana 2012) rev'd in part and rem'd in part.
• Morris v. Dickerson, 388 S.W.3d 910, 2012 Ark. App. 129.
• Alexander, et al. v. Tutle and Tutle Trucking, et al, No. 15-2710 (8th Cir. 2016).