Bertini O'Donnell & Hammer, P.C. - Attorneys

Lisa A. Bertini, Principal

757-670-3868
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Education:

Georgetown University (B.A.), cum laude, 1983
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D.), 1987

Areas of Emphasis:

Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Employment Law

Admitted:

Texas (1987)
Virginia (1989)
District of Columbia Bar (1990)
District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; Supreme Court of the U.S., Supreme Court of Virginia

Reported Cases:

Joann Hall v. Stormont Trice Corporation d/b/a Norfolk Marriott Hotel, 976 F. Supp. 383 (E.D. Va. 1997); Kenneth W. Branch v. Busch Entertainment Corporation, 76 F.3d 371 (4th Cir. 1996); Carol Sibert Bregel v. Busch Entertainment Corporation, 444 S.E.2d 718 (Va. 1994); Michelle Sandow-Pajewski v. Busch Entertainment Corporation, 55 F. Supp. 2d 422 (E.D. Va. 1999); Nancy J. Neal v. Xerox Corporation, 155 F.3d 560 (4th Cir. 1998); Amanda R. Rodgers v. Food Lion, Incorporated, 103 F.3d 119 (4th Cir. 1996).

Associations:

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Employment Law section, Co-Chair
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors, Member
Virginia Employment Lawyers Association (VELA) Board Member
American Bar Association - Litigation Section
Federal Bar Association; Tidewater Chapter, President (1999-2000)
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association Committee on Federal Judgeships, Eastern District
VBA Community Service Program
Boyd Graves Conference, Virginia Bar Association - Civil Litigation Section
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Professional Honors:

Nominated for “Best Lawyers” in Labor & Employment Law for 2010
Named a Top 25 Female Lawyer in Virginia for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by SuperLawyers® Magazine
Named by SuperLawyers Magazine® in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as one of the Top Lawyers in Virginia
Named by Lawdragon® as one of the Top 500 Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America 2007

Virginia Legal Elite 2000-2010 in Employment Law
The Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
AV Rating With Martindale-Hubbell

Civic Memberships:

Executive Board Member, The National Conference for Community and Justice
Board Member, The Holocaust Commission
Board Member, Sophie's Friend and Sophie's Closet
Religious School Committee, Ohef Sholom Temple
Virginia Bar Association - Community Service Program
Member, Teen Committee, Marvin & Marilyn Simm Jewish Community Center Education Program

Publications and Lectures:

19th Annual Employment Law Update in Richmond, Faculty
Guest faculty, Federal Civil Procedure class at William and Mary Law School
Judge, Black Law Students Association Mock Trials, February 2010
Guest panelist for the William and Mary Law School program: Choosing Small, Choosing Smart: Small Firm Job Search Strategies
Presenter, Employment Section at the VBA in Williamsburg on the Duties of Loyalty in Virginia
Guest Faculty, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary
Journal of Local Government Law, VSB, Vol. X, No. 2 (December 1999), "Sexual Harassment in School: When One Trip to the Principal’s Office is Not Enough"

Personal:

Born on March 22, 1961, Vineland, New Jersey.