Lisa J. Berns practices in the areas of real estate, lending and finance and corporate law.  She has extensive experience representing public and private clients in a variety of transactional matters, including the purchase, sale and leasing of office, industrial, retail and school properties, and construction of commercial and school properties.  She has represented borrowers and lenders in complex financing transactions secured by major St. Louis office and retail properties, as well as transactions involving asset-based and cash flow loans.  Her practice also has involved the foreclosure of commercial and consumer properties and workout negotiations.  She has represented multiple Fortune 500 clients in the management of their owned and leased properties on a nationwide basis.

Prior to joining the Firm, Lisa practiced with the law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP (now Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP) for twelve years, the last four as a Partner.

• Articles Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly
• Order of the Coif

• Graduated summa cum laude
• Phi Beta Kappa

• Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions; The Process Begins: Tying Up the Property, Sterling Education Services, April 8, 2004
• Title Search:  The Process in Missouri; Permitting and Governmental Issues, Lorman Education Services, November 9, 2004
• The Fundamentals of Successful Office and Retail Leasing in Missouri:  Lender Issues and Particular Lease Issues, National Business Institute, March 21, 2005 

• The Missouri Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis