Lisa Mathews, JD, MBA

Acclivity, LLC

Lisa Mathews is the proud owner of Mathews Law, PLLC, a law firm based in Alexandria, VA, and is an experienced family law and estate planning attorney. She has litigated family law cases in courts across Northern Virginia and served hundreds of clients in her estate planning practice. She previously served as Guardian ad litem in Virginia and is certified as a mediator by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Lisa has also litigated criminal defense matters, having served as a court-appointed attorney for low-income defendants, and civil matters, particularly representing small businesses. 

Lisa is an adjunct professor at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School for the LL.M. program. She is a proud member of the Virginia State Bar and the Maryland State Bar Association and is licensed in both states.

?Prior to becoming a lawyer, Lisa worked for Fidelity Investments for 12 years where she led large-scale process improvement initiatives which saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. She served as a director of operations, responsible for the design of processes and policies for a 240-person business unit with operations in both the United States and India. 

Lisa holds a Juris Doctorate from George Mason University where she graduated cum laude, a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University, where she majored in political science.

During law school, Lisa interned for Judge Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, published two articles in law journals, and interned at the Department of Justice - Office of Immigration Litigation, Appellate Division, and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Hatch. She also served as Articles Editor of the George Mason Law Review.