Lisa A. Songy has extensive experience with first party and general civil litigation.
(214) 665-0107Lisa has extensive experience with first party and general civil litigation, as well as coverage opinions for insurance carriers on both personal and commercial line policies. Lisa advises carriers on insurance coverage issues involving personal auto policies, business auto policies, commercial property, commercial liability policies, and homeowner policies. She also represents auto dealers in commercial disputes involving truth-in-lending, as well as UCC issues. Lisa has tried lawsuits involving extra-contractual claims on both personal and commercial policies in state and federal courts as well as third-party liability lawsuits.
State Bar of Texas, Insurance Law and Litigation Sections
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section
In 2009, Lisa was elected to serve as a member of the Council of the State Bar of Texas Insurance Law Section and has served on various subcommittees including the Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Proposed Pattern Jury Charge Committee. She served as an officer from 2015-2020 and is a past Chair of the section.
Lisa also served on the board of the Tort & Insurance Practice Section of the Dallas Bar Association from 2009-2016. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, National Association of Women Layers and the College of the State Bar of Texas.
Lisa has been named to Best Lawyers in America for her experience and achievements in Insurance Litigation and Insurance Law since 2015. In 2020, she was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Litigation in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by Best Lawyers. She has been recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine as a Super Lawyer since 2016. She has been named as a Best Lawyer in Insurance in Dallas by D Magazine since 2018.
The University of Houston Law Center, J.D. 1991
Southern Methodist University, B.S. 1988
Allstate Ins. Co. v. Bonner, 51 S.W.3d 289 (Tex. 2001);
Chrysler Ins. Co. v. Greenspoint Dodge of Houston, Inc., 297 S.W.3d 248 (Tex. 2009);
Kindle v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 357 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 2011, pet. denied);
Owen v. Peltier Enters., 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 6721 (Tex. App.--Tyler Aug. 24, 2011, pet. denied);
Verdell Marsh v. United Services Automobile Association, 2017 WL 2590742 (Tex. App.--Dallas June 15, 2017).