Partner
Lisa Smith Presta is a Senior Partner in the Litigation Department of MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton LLP. Ms. Presta concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, employment litigation and general insurance defense.
Ms. Presta regularly appears in state and federal court as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. She is licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Presta is an active member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and is a frequent seminar speaker on issues of substantive law and trial practice. She has served as the chairperson of the Civil Litigation Section and the Secretary of the Erie County Bar Association, currently serves as its Second Vice President, and will serve as its President in 2011. She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Ms. Presta received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1992. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and English from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987 and a Master of English degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. Ms. Presta previously worked as a public school teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ms. Presta regularly appears in state and federal court as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. She is licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Presta is an active member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and is a frequent seminar speaker on issues of substantive law and trial practice. She has served as the chairperson of the Civil Litigation Section and the Secretary of the Erie County Bar Association, currently serves as its Second Vice President, and will serve as its President in 2011. She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Ms. Presta received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1992. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and English from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987 and a Master of English degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. Ms. Presta previously worked as a public school teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.
