Lisa Johnston | IP

Lisa Johnston |

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Lisa L. Johnston is the principal member of the Law Offices of Lisa L. Johnston & Associates with offices in Yonkers and New York City.

She is a cum laude graduate of The American University, attended Brooklyn Law School and was admitted to the New York State bar in 1992. She is admitted to practice in the Eastern and Southern Districts of the United States District Court and the Supreme Court of the United States. Lisa is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and sat on the Special Committee for LGBT People & the Law, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Westchester County Bar Association, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association and the NY County Lawyers Association. She is a founding member of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center a non-profit agency which provides assistance to immigrants and served on its Executive Committee for over 20 years. She served on the board of and was the Legislative Director for the Irish Immigration Reform Movement. She frequently lectures and conducts seminars on immigration and family-related topics.

Ms. Johnston was recognized for her commitment to immigrants and immigrant families by the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in 2001. In 2009 Ms. Johnston was recognized by the Irish Voice as one of the top 75 Influential Women in Irish-America.