Lisa Williams McKay

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Lisa Williams McKay was born in Columbus, Mississippi, but has lived in Jackson, Mississippi since graduating from law school in 1993. She has tried close to one-hundred cases in state and federal court. Her litigation practice is varied with particular emphasis on the defense of doctors, nursing homes and Mrs. McKay also represents nurses in nursing board matters.

Mrs. McKay is married to Kevin McKay and they have two daughters. The McKays are active members of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.

Admitted to bar

• Mississippi, 1993

Education

• University of Mississippi
• (B.Accy.,  magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993)
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Casenote Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
  • Moot Court Board

Memberships

• The Mississippi Bar
• Capital Area Bar Association
• The Mississippi Bar, Young Lawyers Division, Director,1999-2001;
• Mock Trial Committee Chair, 1998
• Rankin County Bar Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, President (2017)
• Defense Research Institute – currently serving as State Representative
• Listed in Best Lawyers since 2010 in the area of Medical Malpractice and since 2021 in the area of Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
• Selected to Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2011 and to “The Top 50 Women Lawyers in the Mid-South” (2013)
• Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Board of Directors (2013)
• Fellow – Litigation Counsel of America