Lisa K. Helton
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
Recognized since 2019
Nashville, Tennessee
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Lisa Helton’s practice areas include estate and trust litigation, appellate practice, general and commercial litigation, landlord/tenant law, representation of homeowners associations, homeowners association disputes, and IRS tax litigation and controversy. Lisa was recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for Trust and Estate Litigation and as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for both Trust and Estate Litigation and Tax Litigation and Controversy. In addition to her law practice, Lisa serves as Professor of Rigorous Writing Exercise at Nashville School of Law.
Lisa graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 from The University of Tennessee, where she was admitted to the College Scholars program and deemed a top graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences. In 2004, she received a J.D., magna cum laude, with a concentration in advocacy and dispute resolution, from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Lisa was a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, president of UT Law Women and a member of the Tennessee Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, she served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable William C. Koch Jr., Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section.
- E-mail: lhelton@srvhlaw.com
- Direct Phone Number: (615) 742-4525
- Phone Number: (615) 742-4200
- Lawyer Page: https://www.srvhlaw.com/attorneys/lisa-helton
- 1600 West End Avenue, Suite 1750
Nashville, TN 37203
- The University of Tennessee, J.D., magna cum laude, graduated 2004
- The University of Tennessee, B.A., summa cum laude, graduated 2001
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 2004
- Adventure Science Center - Member, Board of Trustees
- Adventure Science Center - Young Leaders Council Board Intern (2017 – 2018)
- American Inns of Court, Harry Phillips Inn - Master of the Bench (present), Barrister (2010 – 2014); Associate Member (2005 – 2007)
- American Inns of Court, Harry Phillips Inn - Member, Executive Committee and Chair of the Membership Committee (present)
- Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce - Member
- Cheekwood Estate & Gardens - Member, Board of Trustees
- Cheekwood Estate & Gardens - Member, Outreach and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Committee
- Lawyers’ Association for Women - Member, Marion Griffin Chapter
- Nashville Bar Association - Chair and Co-chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2018 – 2019)
- Nashville Bar Association - Co-chair, Appellate Practice Committee (2008 – 2009)
- Nashville Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Nashville Bar Association - Vice Chair, Appellate Practice Committee (2008)
- Nashville School of Law - Professor of Rigorous Writing Exercise (present)
- Nashville Shakespeare Festival - Vice-Chair (2011 – 2012), Secretary (2010 – 2011), Member, Board of Directors (2009 – 2012), Former Co-Chair of Volunteer and Educational Outreach Committee
- Nashville, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations - Member
- Tennessee Bar Association - Chair, CLE Committee (2019 – 2020)
- Tennessee Bar Association - Secretary/Treasurer, Leadership Law Alumni Association (2020 – 2021)
- Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division - Member, Board of Directors, CLE Committee Vice Chair, and Middle Division CLE Captain (2014 – 2015)
- Tennessee Supreme Court - Participant, SCALES Project
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- Tennessee - Court of Appeals
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
28 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
8 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2025)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2023)
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Nashville (2023)
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Super Lawyers, Estate & Trust Litigation, Environmental Litigation, General Litigation, Appellate (2020 – 2024)
Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2023)
Tennessee Supreme Court Attorneys for Justice Pro Bono Honor Roll (2021 – 2022)
Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Estate and Trust Litigation (2012 – 2018)
Young Leaders Council Spring Class (2017)
Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class (2016)
American Society of Legal Advocates “Top 40 Litigation Lawyers Under 40 in the State of Tennessee” (2013 – 2016)
International Women’s Leadership Association “Woman of Outstanding Leadership” (2015)
Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division “Star of the Quarter” (2015)
Nashville Post “Law Leaders Rising” (2012)
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Member, Tennessee Law Review
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
- President, UT Law Women
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Tax Law
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