Lisa D. Angelo is a Senior Associate in the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming, LLP. Ms. Angelo is Co-Chair of the firm’s White Collar Crime practice group and a member of the Law and Motion and General Liability practice groups.

Ms. Angelo began her legal career in Washington, D.C. after graduating from The George Washington University School of Law with a Masters of Laws degree in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. While in the District of Columbia, Ms. Angelo gathered significant experience working at several divisions of the United States Department of Justice including the Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence Unit, Environmental and Natural Resources Division and the Office of the Solicitor General. Ms. Angelo also has the unique experience of working on high-profile national and international cases in federal district courts along the east coast including Virginia, Washington, D.C. and the Southern District of New York. Most recently, Ms. Angelo obtained a dismissal of a twenty-count criminal indictment alleging mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aiding and abetting, in the District Court of Nevada.

Ms. Angelo has also achieved success for her civil clients through favorable rulings on motions, obtaining voluntary dismissals from plaintiffs, and negotiating favorable settlements through mediation. Her primary areas of expertise include premises liability, products liability, professional liability, aviation defense, elder abuse and general tort liability.

Most recently, Ms. Angelo successfully defended a client in a pro per case. The case arose from an alleged theft of property from a medical waiting room at a local "free clinic" hospital. The plaintiff alleged the hospital failed to have proper surveillance and working video cameras on the day in question. He sought compensatory and punitive damages for his loss of property.

On March 13, 2012, the court sustained the hospital's demurrer to the complaint. As part of the court’s order, the plaintiff was provided 20 days leave to file an amended complaint. As the plaintiff failed to file an amended pleading within the timeframe provided by the court, the court granted the hospital's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "California Civil Procedure," Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, February 2012
• "Hanif & Beyond – Recoverable Medical Special Damages in California"

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Women Lawyers of Long Beach, VP Foundation
   

Published Works

• "Blue Shield to cover treatment for anorexia," Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 21, 2011
• "Clash of the Courts: Are Witness Statements Privileged Information?" Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 27, 2010
• Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, "The Delay in a Necessary Change With Time", 23 Whittier L. Rev. 3, 2002