About
Lisa Hall believes that how you get through a divorce matters as much as where you end up. For the past several years, family law has been the heart of her practice at Hodges, Doughty & Carson, where she has spent her entire 28-year legal career. She helps clients in Knoxville and across East Tennessee navigate divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and division of marital property with clarity, steadiness, and a focus on what actually matters to them and their family.
Her approach is straightforward: she gives clients a realistic picture of where things stand, helps them understand their options and the likely outcomes, and lets them make their own decisions with objective thought behind them. She does not manufacture conflict or prolong a process unnecessarily. Some cases settle at the kitchen table. Some go to trial. She is prepared for both, and she will tell you honestly which path makes sense for yours.
Lisa is also a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Family Law Mediator, helping families resolve disputes privately, faster, and without a courtroom battle. Her background as a family law attorney informs everything about how she mediates. She understands what agreements hold up, where the real sticking points tend to be, and how to help parties find their way to a resolution that works. She welcomes referrals from fellow attorneys throughout East Tennessee.
Clients consistently describe her as responsive, calm under pressure, and genuinely caring. As one client put it: she never promises the moon, but she sure tries her best to deliver it. Her paralegal is an essential part of the practice, and together they are known for making one of life's hardest experiences feel a little more manageable.
Lisa earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1997, where she received the Certificate of Academic Excellence Award and the Corpus Juris Secundum Award. She also holds a B.A. in English from the University of Tennessee — a foundation that shows up in how she communicates with clients, drafts documents, and argues a case.
She is deeply rooted in the Knoxville legal community. Lisa is a Fellow of the Knoxville Bar Foundation, a Master of the Bench with the Hamilton Burnett Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and a member of the Hearing Panel for the Board of Professional Responsibility. She is a past member of the Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors and a regular contributor to DICTA, the Knoxville Bar Association's monthly publication. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and CityView Top Attorneys across multiple practice areas.
Outside the office, Lisa is an enthusiastic traveler with a particular love for Italy. She enjoys Broadway shows, walking, hiking, and gardening, and believes that a full life outside of work makes her a better attorney inside it.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee J.D. magna cum laude – 1997 Honors: Certificate of Academic Excellence Award Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum Award
- University of Tennessee B.A. in English
Honors and Awards
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, University of Tennessee College of Law
- Cityview 2012 Top Knoxville Attorney – Family Law/Divorce/Child Support, Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense
- Cityview 2013 Top Knoxville Attorney – Adoption; Consumer Protection-Defense; Elder Law; Family Law/Divorce/Child Support; Insurance Law; Personal Injury-Auto Accident-Defense; Personal Injury-Motorcycle Accident-Defense
- Cityview 2014 Top Knoxville Attorney – Adoption, Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Cityview 2015 Top Knoxville Attorney – Elder Law, Adoption
- Best Lawyers in America 2016 – Insurance Law
- Cityview 2016 Top Knoxville Attorney – Elder Law, Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense, Adoption, Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Best Lawyers in America 2017 – Insurance Law
- Cityview 2017 Top Knoxville Attorney – Adoption Law, Elder Law, Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Cityview 2018 Top Knoxville Attorney –Elder Law and Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Best Lawyer in America 2018 - Insurance Law
- Best Lawyer in America 2018 - Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Cityview 2019 Top Knoxville Attorney – Adoption
- Best Lawyers in America 2019 – Insurance Law
- Cityview 2020 Top Knoxville Attorney – Family Law/Divorce/Child Support, Elder Law, Adoption
- Cityview 2021 Top Knoxville Attorney – Family Law/Divorce Child Support, Adoption
- Best Lawyers in America 2021 – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Best Lawyers in America 2022 – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Cityview 2022 Top Attorney – Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Cityview 2023 Top Attorney – Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Cityview 2024 Top Attorney – Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- Best Lawyers in America 2023 – Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
- Best Lawyers in America 2024 - Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
- CityView Top Attorneys for 2025 Adoption
- CityView Top Attorneys for 2025 Elder Law
- CityView Top Attorneys for 2025 Family Law/Divorce/Child Support
- CityView Top Attorneys for 2025 Mediation/Arbitration
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Knoxville Bar Association – Co-Chair Work/Life Balance Committee, 2004-2011
- Knoxville Bar Association – Member, Family Law Section
- Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors, Member 2015-2017
- Knoxville Bar Foundation - 2022 Fellow
