Overview
Lisa Johnson believes that by using negotiation, analytical, and writing skills many future problems and disputes can be avoided. Her practice is primarily focused on real estate, construction, and related businesses. She assists clients in a wide variety of business matters, including organization, purchase and sale of business and real estate, title issues, and the negotiation and drafting of agreements. She also has experience in the organization, documentation, and management of homeowner and condominium associations, trademark registration and maintenance, and loan review, negotiation, and documentation.
Lisa strives to communicate well with clients and do more than what is required, and she enjoys helping clients with completing their projects and achieving their goals. She provides honest advice to help clients avoid legal problems before they arise. Away from the office, Lisa enjoys spending time with family and friends, volunteers in her community, and is active in her church.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
- Member: Home Builders Association of St. Louis; Professional Women in Building Council; Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois; Missouri Chamber of Commerce; Urban Land Institute
Resources & Insights
Alerts
Speaking Engagements
Published Works
Blog Posts
Firm News
- Happy Public Domain Day!
Happy Public Domain Day!Public Domain Day is one of the lesser known winter holidays celebrated by the elite few – artists of all sorts and copyright attorneys. We either mourn the passing of works into the public domain after decades of keeping them safe and warm or hail the expiration of long-held copyrights in anticipation of new, insightful, adaptive, and creative uses of these works and characters.
- The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for Ivermectin
The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for IvermectinRead Edna McLain’s recent article, “The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for Ivermectin” in IDC Quarterly!
- Hold the Phones: State-level Telemarketing Laws In Effect
Hold the Phones: State-level Telemarketing Laws In EffectKeep up to date with both the federal TCPA requirements and several state-level statutes!
- Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared Unconstitutional
Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared UnconstitutionalOn May 27, 2022, Judge Marcia Maras in the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a memorandum, holding Illinois’s recently enacted prejudgment interest statute unconstitutional, and holding that the legislation violated both the right of trial by jury and the prohibition against special legislation.
Services
- Agribusiness
- Commercial Contracts
- Commercial Lending
- Construction
- Corporate & Securities
- Corporate Governance
- Craft Beer & Spirits
- Homeowner Associations
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliance Agreements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Nonprofit Institutions & Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Outside General Counsel
- Real Estate, Zoning & Public Finance
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
Education
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1988
McKendree University, B.A., 1985, with honors
Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois