Lisa Hostetler

Lisa Hostetler Brown is the Managing Attorney of LawyerLisa, LLC. LawyerLisa's focus is to better serve our clients in an easy to understand and accessible manner. Keeping pace with the changing market, timely communication with clients and agents and thoughtful legal advice are the cornerstones of the Firm.

*Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation

EDUCATION

• University of South Carolina, J.D., 2007
• Bethany College B.A. summa cum laude 2004

MEMBERSHIPS

South Carolina Bar

• Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar

North Carolina Bar

Lexington County Bar Association

Richland County Bar Association

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - NAELA

National Elder Law Foundation - NELF

South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Mortgage Lenders Association of Greater Columbia

• Treasurer, 2011-2014

BIA of Central South Carolina, 2007-2016, 2018-2019

American Land Title Association

Palmetto Land Title Association

• Awards Committee Chair, Election Committee Chair, PALPAC Committee Chair 2016-2017
• President 2015-2016
• President-Elect 2014-2015
• Scholarship Chair 2011-2014
• Scholarship Committee 2008-2011

Rotary Club of Five Points

• Board of Directors, 2010-2012
• Fellowship Co-Chair, 2010-2013
• Public Relations Chair, 2014-2016
• Funds Disbursement Committee, 2014-2015

Risk Management Advisor to USC Phi Mu, Lambda Theta Chapter, 2009-2011

Alumna of The Washington Center, 2004

Young Real Estate Professionals of the Midlands

• Founder, 2013

SC Bar Pro Bono Committee, 2011-2014

Irmo Chamber of Commerce, 2014-2017

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Certified Elder Law Attorney*

• Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to certify elder law attorneys

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of the Midlands' Woman of the Year, 2017

• Raised over $52,000 to benefit LLS
• Recognized with Research Grant naming rights

2019 “Phenom” Honoree, Columbia Regional Business Report

Best of Free Times, Best Law Firm Winner, 2018, 2019

Best of Free Times, Best Law Firm Runner up, 2017

Best and Brightest 35 and Under Honoree - Columbia Business Monthly, 2016

Palmetto Land Title Association - J. Lee McDonald award for excellence, 2016

Habitat for Humanity - Halo Award, 2016

The State Newspaper's 20 Under 40 Honoree, 2015

Irmo Chamber of Commerce "New Business of the Year", 2015

Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

"Influential Women in Business" Rising Star Award Winner - Columbia Regional Business Report, 2013

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Legal Elite of the Midlands, Columbia Business Monthly, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

• Recognized in Trusts & Estates, Commercial Real Estate, and Residential Real Estate categories

Rotary Foundation - Paul Harris Fellow +2

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business, Business Editor

University of South Carolina School of Law - Dean's List

South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division - Star of the Quarter

VA Accredited Attorney

LLR Certified Continuing Education Instructor

• Licensed Broker with Real Estate Commission

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Irmo Chamber of Commerce

• Board of Directors, 2015-2017

Sherwood Forest SC, President 2017-2019

Leadership Columbia, Class of 2010

Leadership Lexington County, Class of 2012

• Chair of LICS (Lexington Interfaith Community Services) Project

South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division

• Membership Publicity Committee, 2009
• Cinderella Project Volunteer, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 Midlands Chair, 2014-2015 Statewide Chair, 2016
• Edventure Summer Camp Volunteer, 2008

South Carolina Bar - Law Related Education

• Middle School Mock Trial Team Attorney Coach, 2008-2009
• Mock Trial Judge, 2010

Habitat for Humanity

• Closing Attorney, 2014-2019

Rotary Club of Five Points, 2008-2019

NAMI Walk Supporter

Special Assistant Attorney General serving the Criminal Domestic Violence Pro Bono Prosecution Program

The Cooperative Ministry

• Board of Directors, 2012-2015

Young Leaders Society of the United Way

• Co-Chair of RTT United Way Giving Campaign, 2013-2014

Chair of Law Clerk Committee, 2011-2014

S.C. Law Answers, volunteer, 2013

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• WREN Summit, Presenter, 2019
• Traumatic Brain Injury Cases from Start to Finish, SC Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Presenter of “Probate & Settlement Issues in TBI Cases”, 2019
• South Carolina Women Lawyers Association 25th Anniversary Conference, Presenter, 2018
• Irmo Sertoma Club, Guest Speaker, 2017
• University of South Carolina School of Law, Guest Lecturer, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
• University of South Carolina, Community Law Week Speaker, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Co-presenter of the Real Estate Essentials CLE for the SC Bar, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Presenter and author of "10 Greatest Estate Planning Techniques" for the SC Bar on-demand program, 2015
• LawyerLisa Real Estate School, SC LLR Certified Presenter, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Financial Strategies for a Successful Retirement, Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Speaker, 2018, 2019
• Habitat for Humanity class presenter on real estate and estate planning
• First American Title Annual Seminar Speaker
• Palmetto Land Title Association Annual Spring Convention: 2014 Probate Code Revisions & Other Tips & Tricks Every Lawyer Should Know, 2014
• Palmetto Land Title Association Annual Spring Convention: Love & Marriage....and Title, 2015
• Palmetto Land Title Association Annual Spring Convention: "It's a Matter of Trust" Probate Law and How it Affects Real Property, 2016
• Law School for Non-Lawyers, Real Estate and Landlord-Tenant Law, 2015
• Lunch and Learn Special Needs Trusts, 2013
• Continuing Education Class: Estates and Trusts in Real Estate Transactions, 2013
• Carolinas Council for Affordable Housing Annual Meeting ADA and Fair Housing Laws, 2012
• Advanced Title Insurance Issues: Owners' and Lenders' Concerns and Advanced Issues in Due Diligence, 2012
• Title Workshop: From Examination to Commitment, 2011
• Advanced Real Estate, 2011
• Annual Landlord-Tenant Law, 2011, 2016
• University of South Carolina Paralegal Certificate Program, Contract Law Instructor, 2009-2019
• YLD Diversity Seminar: Women in Law Taking Care of Business, Panelist, 2015
• Women's Leadership Institute panelist: Women Entrepreneurs and the Law, 2016
• 31st Annual Chicago Title Claims & Underwriting Seminar: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Probate Panel, 2016
• Rotary Club Speaker (various clubs), 2016, 2017, 2018