Law Office of Lisa Eskow
Expertise
Lisa's practice focuses on appellate advocacy and brief writing at all stages of litigation. She has represented major U.S. companies, foreign governments, individuals, and Texas local and state governmental entities before the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas Supreme Court, domestic and international arbitration tribunals, and federal and state appellate courts nationwide. Lisa has been honored sixteen times (most recently in September 2023) as a Texas "Super Lawyer" in Appellate Law, as selected by the Thomson Reuters legal division and as published by Texas Monthly magazine. She is a clinical professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where she is the Co-Director of the Supreme Court Clinic.
Experience
Lisa's experience spans both the public and private sectors, including: representation of federal civil-rights plaintiffs, especially in excessive-force and speech cases; service as Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Texas; representation of corporate, governmental, and individual clients as Counsel in the Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Practice Group of a major, international law firm; and advocacy before courts and state agencies on behalf of local-government clients while practicing at an Austin boutique. Lisa clerked for the Honorable Pamela A. Rymer on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and she is admitted to practice in the State of Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits, and the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Texas.
Education
Lisa received her law degree from Stanford Law School, where she ranked second in her class, was a member of Order of the Coif, and was an articles editor for the Stanford Law Review. Lisa received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Sample Oral Arguments
Hear Lisa argue in the U.S. Supreme Court:
Hear Lisa argue in the Texas Supreme Court:
Tex. Dep't of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda
For Further Information
Send an email to lisa.eskow@eskowlaw.com for additional information about Lisa and her practice.