Lisa A. McLachlan

Partner

Lisa McLachlan is an AV rated partner/member of the firm where her practice is focused on defense of cases involving medical malpractice defense, healthcare defense, professional liability defense, product liability defense, insurance defense, general liability and casualty defense, trucking and complex litigation including MDL’s.  

In healthcare defense, she has had the privilege of defending physicians, dentists, surgeons, psychiatrists, anesthesiologists, nursing homes and care facilities and their personnel, nurses and advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists, social workers, pharmacists, emergency medical technicians, physical therapists, chiropractors,  paramedics, clinics, home health and healthcare and mental healthcare facilities in rural and more urban settings throughout the State of Louisiana.  

She has represented business owners and property owners throughout the state and counsels a broad spectrum of insurers, corporations, individuals and healthcare providers in risk assessment and litigation matters.  

Lisa McLachlan was born in New Orleans and began her career as a prosecutor, fulfilling her commitment to serve before entering civil practice.  

Miss McLachlan works with clients to identify key interests and prepare strategies to a successful outcome for that client.  

Admissions

  • All Louisiana trial and appellate Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Areas of Practice

Complex Litigation
General Liability Defense, Property and Casualty Litigation
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Home Health Defense

Memberships

  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • DRI

Education

  • Louisiana State University, BA, 1985
  • Tulane University, JD, 1988