Lisa J. Cappolella

Admitted to practice

• Pennsylvania, 1991
• New Jersey, 1991
• District of Columbia, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Education

• Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1991
  • Moot Court Honor Society, Member 1989-1991
  • Phi Delta Phi, Honorary Chapter, Member 1989-1991
• Lehigh University,  B.S. Accounting, 1988

Professional memberships

• Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors 2003-2006
  • Chairperson Membership Committee 2005-present
  • Chairperson, General Practice Committee 2002-2004
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Zone 9 representative, Young Lawyers Division 1998-2000
• The District of Columbia Bar Association

Professional awards

• Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2008
• Montgomery Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, Legal Access Project, 1997-1998

Areas of practice

Biography

Ms. Cappolella is a solo-practitioner in Pottstown, Pennsylvania where she maintains a general law practice.  She has been in practice for over 25 years and regularly practices in Montgomery, Chester and Berks Counties.  Ms. Cappolella has been actively involved in the Montgomery Bar Association for many years.  She was a member of the Montgomery Bar Association Board of Directors from 2003-2006.  She served as Chairperson of the General Practice Committee from 2002-2004 and the Membership Committee Chairperson from 2005-present.

In addition to the pro bono work Ms. Cappolella continues to do, she has also volunteered as a Guardian Ad Litem from 2002-2004 and for the Montgomery County Child Advocate Program from 2004-2007. She is very proud of the professional awards for pro bono work she received.

Ms. Cappolella enjoys giving back to the community as well.  She was a Board Member of Victim Services Center from 1999 through 2010 where she held various offices including President, Vice-President and Treasurer.  She was a member of the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund Board of Directors from 2002-2008.  She was also a volunteer for United Way from 1995-2001.