Lisa C. Goldman - Madison, WI

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Lisa C. Goldman Overview

Lisa Goldman represents clients in various areas including criminal defense, election recounts, campaign finance, civil litigation and family law. She makes a strong presence as demonstrated by her excellent trial and appellate record.

Lisa has successfully reversed an election result in northern Wisconsin through an effective recount strategy. She successfully represented the Democratic Party in circuit court to extend polling hours at a polling station temporarily closed - a first in Wisconsin. She assisted Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. She has worked to modify a provision of a state campaign finance law affecting charitable contributions. Most recently she was selected to participate on the Rules Committee for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

In June 2003, Lisa was appointed to serve on the Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin. In addition to serving on the committee, she acts as a referee in attorney discipline cases. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Association of the Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Dane County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, Lisa worked as a legislative intern for Representative Spencer Coggs in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and as a summer intern for the United Nations. Lisa then worked as a reporter for Al-Fajr in East Jerusalem, Israel. After finishing her degree in Political Science, Lisa volunteered for the Peace Corps and served as an Agricultural Extension and Small Business Development Officer in Lesotho, Africa.

During law school, Lisa worked as a law clerk for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, was a student representative for Westlaw, a semi-finalist in the Heffernan Oral Advocacy Competition, quarter-finalist for the August A. Dendings, National Products Liability Moot Court Competition, a member of Moot Court, a student attorney in the Legal Defense Program, and a new mom.

Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense
• Election Law
• Civil Litigation
• Appeals
• Family Law Matters

Litigation

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Year Joined Firm

2006

Languages

• Sesotho
• Hebrew

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2008

Other Affiliations

• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Dane County Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: Semi-Finalist, Heffernan Oral Advocacy Competition, 1996
  Honors: Quarter-Finalist, Product Liability Competition Quarter, 1997
  Honors: Member, Moot Court, 1996-1997
  Honors: Clinical: Legal Defense Program, 1997
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Past Positions

• Wisconsin Department of Justice, Contracts, Commercial, Property Unit, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996
• Westlaw, Student Representative, 1995 - 1997
• Al-Fajr, Reporter, 1989
• United Nations, Summer Intern, 1988
• Wisconsin State Assembly, Representative Spencer Coggs, Legislative Intern, 1988

Pro Bono Activities

• Representing Antiwar Protesters
• Peace Corps, Volunteer, Small Business Development and Agricultural Extension Officer, Lesotho, Africa, 1991 - 1993

Classes and Seminars

• Ethics Presentation, State Bar Annual Conference, 2006 - 2008
• NBI Ethics Presentation, 2008

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Address

Ten East Doty Street
Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703-5103

Phones

608-282-6200
800-900-4539 (Toll Free)

Faxes

608-282-6252

Emails

Contact Us

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; after hours appointments available upon request

Websites

http://www.lawtoncates.com
http://www.lawtoncates.com/lcblog/

Articles

UNDP Programs of Assistance for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, 1988

Representative Cases

• Kenseth v. Dean Health Plan, Inc., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 13153 (7th Cir.)
• Green v. Hahn, 689 N.W.2d 657 (Wis.App. 2004)
• In re John Doe Proceeding, 660 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. 2003)