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Lisa C. Goodheart

Partner

(617) 227-3030

goodheart@srbc.com

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Education:

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (cum laude), 1985
B.A., Williams College (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1982

Practice Areas:

Lisa Goodheart concentrates in environmental, real estate and general business litigation. Before joining SRBC, she was a partner in the Boston office of DLA Piper US LLP, and before that a partner at Hill & Barlow, P.C. She has extensive experience in cost-recovery cases, permitting appeals, land use disputes, enforcement actions, insurance coverage disputes, design and construction matters, and a broad range of business litigation matters.

An active supporter of the arts community, Lisa has served as a director and officer of several nonprofit corporations operating modern and jazz dance companies, including DanceFusion, Inc., Backyard Dance Theatre, Inc., Impulse Dance Company, Inc., and, currently, Rainbow Tribe, Inc., of which she is also a former assistant artistic director. From 2001 to 2008, she was a member of the Board of Overseers of Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc., the major presenting organization for the performing arts in New England.

Public Service:

Chair, Judicial Nominating Commission, by appointment of Governor Deval L. Patrick (2007-)
Member, DEP Wetlands Appeals Streamlining Task Force (2007)

Recognition:

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers (Environmental Law), 2003-2010
The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law), 2006-2010
Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America, 2010, 2007, 2006
Who’s Who Legal USA: Environment, 2006
Massachusetts Super Lawyers (Environmental), Boston magazine, 2004-2009; Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts, 2007-2009; Top 100 Lawyers in New England, 2007-2009; Top 50 Female Lawyers in Massachusetts, 2004-2009; Top 50 Female Lawyers in New England, 2007-2009
Named to "The Power List" (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, December 2009)
One of 10 “Lawyers of the Year” for 1997 (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly)
Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell

Selected Reported Decisions:

Bank v. Thermo Elemental, Inc., 451 Mass. 638 (2008) (successful pursuit of contractual indemnity claim and environmental response cost recovery action)
Friends and Fishers of Edgartown Great Pond, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection, 446 Mass. 830 (2006) (successful defense of DEP groundwater discharge permit for wastewater treatment plant)
Weston Forest and Trail Ass'n v. Fishman, 66 Mass. App. Ct. 654 (2006) (successful enforcement of conservation restriction, establishing that laches and estoppel are not available as defenses to actions by private entities to protect the public interest in conservation restrictions)
Emmons v. White, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 54 (2003) (successful enforcement of unrecorded release of easement, based on buyer's actual knowledge of release agreement)
Hanson Housing Authority v. Dryvit System, Inc., 29 Mass. App. Ct. 440 (1990) (successful defense against claims for alleged design defects, breach of warranties and misrepresentations, on statute of limitations grounds; litigated under the name of Lisa D. Campolo)

Memberships:

Boston Bar Association (Vice-President, 2009-; Treasurer, 2008-2009; Executive Committee and Council Member, 2005-; Co-Chair, Environmental Law Section, 2002-2004)
New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE) (President, 2007-2008; President-Elect, 2006-2007; Steering Committee Member, 2004-2008; Co-Chair, Programs and Seminars Committee, 2003-2006)
American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Environmental Law, 2005-2008; Co-Chair, 2007 National Law and Policy Conference on Global Warming)
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (Member, Civil Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1998-)

Admissions:

Pennsylvania (inactive status)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

SRBC partners Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart have again been recognized as leading U.S. lawyers by the annual Chambers legal directory. The 2010 edition names Ed for the fifth straight year as a top commercial litigator, while Lisa is cited for the seventh consecutive year in the field of environmental law.

Chambers is an annual legal directory identifying what it describes as "the world’s leading lawyers and law firms – those which perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients."

December 30, 2009 -
Doniger and Goodheart Named to “Power List”
SRBC partners Tony Doniger and Lisa Goodheart have been included in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's recent "Power List" of the commonwealth's most influential attorneys. View the article here

October 28, 2009 -
Super Lawyers Recognizes Sixteen SRBC Partners

The just-released 2009 edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers, the annual peer-survey-based listing of outstanding lawyers, recognizes sixteen of SRBC's partners. A number of these were named as among the very top lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England. This year's list:

Michael S. Appel, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
David A. Barry, Personal Injury Defense: Products; Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England
Edward J. Barshak, Business Litigation; Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England
William L. Boesch, Business Litigation
Anthony M. Doniger, Business Litigation; Top 10 Lawyers in Massachusetts (2nd Top Point Getter); Top 100 Lawyers in New England
Samuel M. Furgang, Insurance Coverage
Alan S. Geismer, Family Law
Lisa C. Goodheart, Environmental; Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England; Top 50 Female Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England
Susan A. Hartnett, Insurance Coverage
Natasha C. Lisman, Business Litigation; Top 50 Female Lawyers in Massachusetts
Jean A. Musiker, Employment & Labor; Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England; Top 50 Female Lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England
Christine M. Netski, Business Litigation
John G. O’Neill, Business Litigation
Regina E. Roman, Insurance Coverage; Top 50 Female Lawyers in Massachusetts
Jeffrey S. Stern, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Paul E. White, Business Litigation

For more on Super Lawyers and its selection process, follow this link.

September 01, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart Takes Office as Boston Bar Association Vice President
SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart today assumed her new role as elected vice president of the Boston Bar Association. "I am honored and pleased," Lisa says, "to have this opportunity to serve the BBA in a new capacity."

August 10, 2009 -
Ten SRBC Partners Named Best Lawyers in America

Ten SRBC partners have been named to the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, which describes itself as "the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession," designed to help lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar places or specialties. This year's selections are based on more than 2.8 million peer-review surveys. Among the highlights for SRBC this year are Tony Doniger's recognition in the category of "bet-the-company litigation," and Natasha Lisman's recognition for her work in alternative dispute resolution.

The full listings are as follows:

David Barry
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Product Liability Litigation
Edward Barshak
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Personal Injury Litigation
Anthony Doniger
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
Samuel Furgang
- Insurance Law
Lisa Goodheart
- Environmental Law
Susan Hartnett
- Appellate Law
- Insurance Law
Natasha Lisman
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- International Arbitration
Jean Musiker
- Labor and Employment Law
Regina Roman
- Insurance Law
- Legal Malpractice Law
Jeffrey Stern
- Alternative Dispute Resolution

Follow this link to the Best Lawyers website.

June 09, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart on the Judicial Nominating Process
On June 11, SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association, "How to Apply for a Judgeship: The Judicial Selection Process." Lisa, who chairs Massachusetts's Judicial Nominating Commission, will join other JNC members and judges on the panel, as part of a JNC outreach effort. The event will be held at the Southern New England School of Law.

February 18, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart on Environmental Expert Witnesses

SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will be a panelist at the Boston Bar Association’s seminar “Environmental Experts: The Keys to Your Case!” on March 12. The seminar, sponsored by the BBA’s Environmental Law Section, will cover key issues and strategies in hiring and preparing an expert witness in environmental litigation.

Lisa chairs the Environmental Law Group at SRBC, and has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and Lawdragon 500 for her work in the area of environmental law. She was also named one of the top 100 lawyers and one of the top 50 female lawyers in New England and Massachusetts by Massachusetts Super Lawyers for her work in the area.

February 09, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart to Discuss Diversity in the Judiciary

On Wednesday, February 11, SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will serve as a panelist at a program entitled “Obtaining and Retaining a Diverse Judiciary.” The program, presented by the ABA Judicial Division Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary, will discuss developing strategies to increase diversity among judicial appointees. Lisa currently serves as Chair of the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission. The program will be held at Harvard Law School from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.