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Lisa D. Mares
Associate
Lisa was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was raised in Niagara Falls, New York and Sour Lake, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 with a sociology major and a government minor. She received her joint degree in 2006, earning a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to her legal career, she worked as an Elections Coordinator for the Travis County Clerk’s Office and as an Assistant Committee Clerk for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence of the Texas State Legislature. During the joint degree program, she was a policy intern for the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, as well as a law clerk for the North Carolina Department of Justice, the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the Charlotte City Attorney’s Office.
Practice Areas
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Municipal Law |
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Public Law |
Education
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University of Texas at Austin |
1999 |
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Duke University |
2006 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
2006 |
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
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State Bar of Texas (2009) |
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State Bar of North Carolina (2007 - Inactive) |
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Tarrant County Bar Association, Women Attorneys Section |
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Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association |
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Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas – Fort Worth |
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Mexican American Bar Association of Tarrant County |
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Texas City Attorneys Association |
Awards, Publications & Presentations
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Lisa Mares presents DOJ Submissions and Special Elections/Vacancies/Resign to Run to attendees at the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program's Election Law Seminar on January 19, 2012 at the Sheraton Grand DFW in Irving. This is TMCCP's 40th Annual Election Law Seminar. |
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Elections: Overview of Legislative Changes Affecting City Elections presented at the Legislative Update Seminar hosted by the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program on August, 11, 2011. Also served as an SB 100 panelist to discuss election law changes. |
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Reining in Payday Lenders Through Zoning Requirements (co-author) presented at the Zoning for Lawyers, Planners and Public Officials seminar presented by the Institute for Local Government Studies. |
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How Much Will That Substandard Building Demolition Really Cost You (Co-Author); Texas City Attorneys Association. 2010 |
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Issues and Pitfalls Before the Texas Ethics Commission (Co-Author); Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Boot Camp. 2010 |
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Conflicts of Interest – Who is Your Client? (Co-Author); Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Boot Camp. 2010 |
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