Faculty Profile: Elisabeth Carson

Lisa Carson is a 1991 honors graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law where she was a member of the Moot Court Board, the Order of the Coif and was the recipient of the Founder's Medal. Prior to attending Vanderbilt, Lisa graduated from Franklin High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Belmont University. She joined the firm (then Petersen & Buerger) as a clerk in 1988, became an associate in 1991 and became a partner in 1996. Lisa's practice focuses on operational advice for local governmental entities and defense of civil litigation.  She handles a variety of litigation for municipal and other clients, including tort defense, constitutional claims, and employment litigation. As an employment litigator, she has provided legal defense for clients in race, sex, age and disability discrimination actions, harassment cases and retaliatory discharge matters.  She is the Chancellor for the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Lisa has received an AV "Preeminent" Martindale-Hubbell rating from her peers. Community involvement is very important to Lisa. She serves on the Staff Parish Relations Committee for her church and is a member of Rotary and the Board of Directors of Friends of Williamson County Animal Center.   She served as a board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee for over fifteen years and remains an avid supporter of that organization.  She mentored aspiring young lawyers by coaching the Franklin High School Mock Trial Team for over ten years.    Lisa is a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and a member of the Williamson County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association litigation section and the Tennessee County Attorneys' Association. Lisa, her husband Byron, and their dog Bosley are long-time residents of Franklin.