About Lisa Robertson
Lisa Robertson Murray is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in California in 1987 and in Hawaii in 2001. She holds bar number 129725 in California. Ms. Murray is the owner of Chase, Berenstein and Murray, Counselors at Law, a family law firm located in Burlingame, California. The firm focuses on providing collaborative solutions for divorce and related matters such as child custody, spousal maintenance, and visitation rights. Ms. Murray has been practicing law for over 30 years, assisting families through the difficult divorce process.
She serves her community as a mediator, Collaborative Practice divorce lawyer, settlement counsel, court-appointed child advocate representing children in divorce cases, and Judge Pro Tempore. Ms. Murray also volunteers with various community-based organizations participating in programs that provide low-cost legal assistance to individuals. Her focus on Divorce Mediation, Collaborative Practice Divorce, and settlement negotiation counsel was borne from her experience of the destructive manner in which litigation impacts the lives of parents and children. Ms. Murray received her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1987, after graduating cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1984. She has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2006 through the present.
In 2009, she was honored with a Eureka Award by Collaborative Practice California for her significant contributions and demonstration of abiding dedication to establishing and sustaining Collaborative Practice in California. Ms. Murray is a member of the Mediators Roundtable, which provides a forum for attorney-mediators to discuss the methodology of and current trends in mediation. She has served as co-chair of the Family Law Section of the San Mateo County Bar Association and as co-chair of the Children's Issues Committee - Bay Area, a Subcommittee of the Family Law Section of the California State Bar. As a member of Collaborative Practice of San Mateo County, she has served as President, chair of the Public Education Committee, and as an active member of the training and membership committees. She is also an active member of Collaborative Practice San Francisco, where she has served on the Board, as a member of the Divorce Options and Membership Committees, and as the liaison to the Northern California Public Education Committee of Collaborative Practice California. Ms.
Murray has been a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals since 2004. She is also an active member of the Hawaii State Bar Association. Ms. Murray is fluent in English and has been recognized for her contributions to the field of family law.