Lisa M. Coulter, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at our Phoenix law office
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Lisa M. Coulter

General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer
Biography

Lisa Coulter serves as the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of Snell & Wilmer. Lisa provides counsel and advice to the firm and its members on matters involving loss prevention, risk management and firm claims, policy, strategy, and transactional decisions; firm contracts; data security compliance; conflicts and personnel issues; ethics and compliance training; and other legal or sensitive matters.

Prior to serving as the firm’s General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Lisa represented and advised employers on a wide range of areas, including discrimination, retaliation, misappropriation of trade secrets, non-competition/non-solicitation matters, employment contracts, and related common law, and statutory claims. Additionally, her litigation practice focused on the defense of commercial and legal malpractice claims.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Arkansas
  • United States Supreme Court


Education

  • University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., with honors)
  • University of Arizona (B.S.B.A., Finance)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management (2020-2022)
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor (2014-2020, 2024); Employment Litigation: Defense (2013)
    • Top 50 in Arizona (2018)
  • Law Related Education Award for Exceptional Contributions to Law Related Education, Arizona Bar Foundation (2000)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Arizona Supreme Court, Law Clerk to Hon. Jack D. H. Hays

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Society for Human Resource Managers
  • Federal Bar Association
  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Labor and Employment Section

Community Involvement

  • Childsplay
    • Board of Trustees

Representative Presentations and Publications