Lisa A. Hayes

Current

• Director of Outreach at Alliance for Justice

Past

• Principal & Co-Founder at Rafel Manville PLLC
• Attorney at Riddell Williams P.S.
• General Counsel, then Advisory Board Member at EntreStart LLC

• Attorney at Cohen & Iaria

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Education

• University of Washington School of Law
• Boston University

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Connections

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Lisa A. Hayes’s Summary

• Over 17 years of oral advocacy and analytical training
• Domestic policy experience includes judiciary and legal subjects, gender and justice issues, environmental policy
• International policy background includes lecturing and writing on U.S. involvement in organizations such as the International Criminal Court and CITES
• Successful management of all aspects of departments and teams, including: hiring and managing staff; developing and maintaining budgets; establishing and monitoring goals
• Responsible for creating and organizing multiple coalitions and cross-functional teams on a variety of subject matters and unique environments
• Co-founder and management team member for two successful small businesses
• Lead counsel in more than a dozen trials and appeals

Lisa A. Hayes’s Experience

• Director of Outreach

  Alliance for Justice

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  National nonprofit association working to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates. Work includes managing department charged with implementing and disseminating public policy initiatives to membership, coordinating grassroots activities, forming and maintaining national coalitions on various policy areas, expanding base of supporters, and handling online outreach.

• Principal & Co-Founder

  Rafel Manville PLLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years )

  Co-founder; litigation boutique dedicated to providing the quality associated with a large law firm to clients in a more personal and efficient setting.

• Attorney

  Riddell Williams P.S.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)

  2001 — 2005 (4 years )

  Litigation practice in state and federal courts with a focus on real estate litigation, business disputes, First and Fourth Amendment Constitutional issues, and select criminal cases. Represent clients at all stages of proceedings, including trial and appellate levels.
  Chair, Diversity Committee; Co-Chair, Summer Associate Program.
  Representative cases: persuading a federal court to order a city police department to return computers that were seized from a public library in a warrantless search; obtaining a monetary settlement for condominium owners who had purchased units in building with significant construction defects; and successful dismissal of 13 million dollar contractual dispute.

• General Counsel, then Advisory Board Member

  EntreStart LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

  Business support services company. Handled all legal matters and consulted on strategic relationships.

• Attorney

  Cohen & Iaria

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

  Criminal defense practice. Lead attorney in several felony and misdemeanor trials in the juvenile and adult court systems. Counsel on several high media profile cases. Argued and briefed appeals on the state and federal level.

Lisa A. Hayes’s Education

• University of Washington School of Law

  JD , The Order of Barristers , 1996 — 1999

  Clerkships: United States Attorney's Office; The Defender Association; Schroeter Goldmark and Bender

  Activities and Societies:

  President, Moot Court Honor Board (1st place individual competitor, 1999 mock trial competition; 1st place team, 1st place brief, 1998 mock trial competition; 1st place individual competitor, 1st place team, 1997 1L moot court competition)
  Editor, Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal

• Boston University

  BA , Political Science and Communications, cum laude , 1992 — 1996

  Policy and Press Internships: League of Conservation Voters (Washington, DC); Washington State Attorney General's Office (Seattle, WA); Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (Cambridge, MA); Rep. Joe Kennedy (Roxbury, MA)

  Activities and Societies:

  Dean's List
  President, Order of Omega Honor Society
  Co-Founder and Vice President, Mock Trial Team (5th place attorney in US, 1996 Gold Flight Nat'l Tournament; 1st place individual attorney and 1st place team, 1995 New England Regional Tournament)
  Executive Committee, Delta Gamma Fraternity for Women

Additional Information

Lisa A. Hayes’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Lisa A. Hayes’s Interests:

triathlons; politics; snowboarding; hiking in the pacific northwest; photography; literature; gardening; scuba diving in sunny places

Lisa A. Hayes’s Groups:

Appointee, Washington State Gender & Justice Commission (2007-2010)
Obama Voter Protection Program (2008)
General Counsel, Mount Baker Community Club (2003 to 2007)
Trustee, King County Bar Association YLD (2001-2004)
Washington State Bar Assoc. Professionalism Committee (2000 to 2008) (Chair, 2007-2008)
Member, Washington State Glass Ceiling Task Force (2004 to 2008)
Appointee, Washington State Public Lands Advisory Committee (1996-1999)
Graduate, Leadership Tomorrow (2005) www.leadershiptomorrowseattle.org
PCO and Caucus Delegate, Washington State Democrats (2004 to 2008)
Voter Protection Assistant, DNC Voter Protection Program (2004, 2006)
Renaissance Weekend

•    Boston University Alumni
•    Leadership Tomorrow
•    Palo Alto High School
•    Nonprofit Professionals Forum
•    University of Washington Law School Alumni Network
•    Alliance for Justice

Lisa A. Hayes’s Honors:

Lisa Hayes King County Bar Association "Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year" (2007) http://www.kcba.org/scriptcontent/KCBA/barbulletin/archive/2007/07-06/outstanding_young_lawyer.cfm

Washington Law & Politics Magazine "Rising Star" (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) (2.5% of lawyers in the state recognized)

King County Bar Assoc. Legal Services for the Homeless "Volunteer of the Year" (2004) http://www.kcba.org/scriptcontent/KCBA/barbulletin/archive/2004/04-07/article3.cfm

Washington State Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Service Award (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

The REAL Hot 100 (2006) http://www.therealhot100.org/2006-real-hot-100/?currentPage=8

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