Lisa A. Wade
Partner
Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation
Education
University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1991), Brown University (A.B., 1988)
Biography
Lisa A. Wade joined Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, as a partner in 2000. She is responsible for a practice that consists of the defense of workers' compensation claims and general insurance defense litigation.
Ms. Wade has worked on cases involving premises liability, automobile accidents and uninsured motorist defense litigation, product liability, coverage issues, slips and falls and property damage cases. In the area of workers' compensation, Ms. Wade represents companies that are both self-insured and commercially insured and has defended claims of all types. In her capacity as approved counsel by the Atlanta Board of Education since 1991, she has responded to various employment practice issues as well as defended several of the Board's workers' compensation claims. She is currently lead defense counsel for the City of Atlanta's workers' compensation matters.
Ms. Wade is a member of the American, Gate City and Atlanta Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, the Atlanta Claims Association and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. She is currently the state liaison for the Defense Research Institute's Workers' Compensation Committee and is also the vice chair of the outreach subcommittee of the Diversity Committee. In the State Bar of Georgia, Ms. Wade is a member of the Workers' Compensation Section and the Litigation Section. She served as chairperson of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the City of Atlanta from 1996-1998, and was a member of the Board since 1992. She is a past Chairperson of the Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She was also appointed to a fifth term on the Fee Arbitration Committee of the State Bar of Georgia, and was a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2002. Ms. Wade has served as the legal advisor to the Atlanta Board of Education's Civil Service Commission and has served as a hearing officer for cases involving the termination of certificated employees. In 2005 and 2006, Ms. Wade was named a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star by Atlanta Magazine. Additionally, she has been named in Who's Who in Black Atlanta since 2007.
Ms. Wade received her undergraduate degree in 1988, from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and her law degree in 1991, from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Memberships
American Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta Claims Association (Legislative Liaison for 2010-2011), Cascade United Methodist Church, Defense Research Institute (Workers' Compensation Committee - State Liaison, Diversity Committee - vice chair outreach subcommittee), Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Georgia Self-Insurers Association, Junior League of Atlanta, Leadership Atlanta, State Bar of Georgia
Bar Admissions
Georgia
Awards & Recognitions
AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Interests/Additional Information
In her spare time, Ms. Wade enjoys collecting antiques, reading, art, music and cooking.