Law Firm Overview

LISA B. HOGAN is in private practice and specializes in the areas of complex business litigation, Administrative Law/DOAH Proceedings, and Government Affairs.

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Automotive Law/Dealer Litigation
• Philanthropy / Foundation &  Non profit governance 
• Public - Private Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility - Social Enterprise
• Equitable Development and Land Use 

Ms. Hogan is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Corporate Counsel BellSouth Corporation; and trial attorney with the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed.

She is a member of The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. She serves as an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of Miami and is the former president of National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division and Board member of the Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and Gubernatorial appointee to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.

In her community, Ms. Hogan is Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Bond Authority, Board Member of the Girl Scouts Council of Tropical Florida, Young Patronesses of the Florida Grand Opera, National Arthritis Foundation, and Donors Forum of South Florida. She is the  Immediate Past President of The Links, Incorporated Dade County Chapter and a member of the Harvard Club of Miami Schools Committee.

Ms. Hogan has successfully established precedential contract and tort immunity for independent government contractors; litigated the landmark action by the federal government against the state of Florida to enforce water quality laws to protect the Florida Everglades National Park and restoration efforts; litigated the first successful defense of the federal government in offshore dredging for coastal restoration projects; successfully represented automotive dealerships in acquisition, termination and consumer actions; conducts white collar defense; and advises non-profits,  governments,  and corporations in the areas of public and private partnerships and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law - Juris Doctorate 1989

Harvard University - Master in Public Administration 2002

University of Texas at Austin - Bachelor of Business Administration 1987

Areas of Practice

• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Administrative Law & Government Affairs
• Foundations & Tax Exempt Organizations

Published Works

• Guide to Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility (Chapter 3 - CSR & Urban Revitalization: On Common Ground), PR News Press, Volume II, 2008
• Business Can Partner With Residents - Op Ed,, The Miami Herald,, May 24, 2008
• Equitable Development Can Work for Cities and Residents - Op Ed, South Florida Times, June 6, 2008
• Series on the Bill of Rights, The Miami Times, Spring, 1991

Classes and Seminars

• Business Law, University of Miami, January 1, 2003 - Present
• Corporate Social Responsiblity, Miami Dade College, February 19, 2009 - Present

Representative Cases

• United States v. South Florida Water Management District, et al., 922 F.2d 704 (11th Cir. 1991)
• U.S. v. Banks; Court: S.D. Fla, 873 F. Supp 650 (1995)
• U.S. v. Banks, 115 F.3d 916 (11th Cir. 1997)
• U.S. v. Banks, 118 S.Ct. 852 (1998)
• United States v. Fisher, 977 F.Supp 1193 (S.D. Fla. 1997)
• Sunrise Village Mobile Home Park v. United States and Phillips & Jordan, Inc., 960 F.Supp 283 (S.D. Fla. 1996)
• Dureiko v. United States and Phillips & Jordan, Inc., 1996 WL 825402 (S.D.Fla. 1996)
• Faith Freight Forwarding Corp. v. Panalpina Airfreight, Inc, 636 So.2d 186 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994)
• McGrail & Rowley v. Babbitt, 986 F.Supp 1386 (S.D. Fla. 1997)

Ancillary Businesses

• Founder and Director - Corporate Social Responsibility Center, Inc.

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, White Collar Crimes, Government Relations & Lobbying, Litigation & Appeals