Hartford
Email: lparis@murthalaw.com
Phone: 860-240-6032
Fax: 860-240-6150
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Lissa J. Paris
Ms. Paris chairs Murtha Cullina LLP's Labor and Employment Group. After receiving her law degree from Yale Law School and joining Murtha Cullina LLP, she has concentrated in the litigation of employment and employee benefit cases. Lissa was involved in the Second Circuit cases establishing standards for age discrimination claims and bankruptcy pension issues, as well as attorneys' fees awards in ERISA disputes. She has lectured extensively on employment discrimination and benefit issues in the workplace. An active member of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section, she serves as an editor of and contributor to the ABA publication Employee Benefits Law. Lissa recently served as management co-chair of the Section's Employee Benefits committee. She also serves as a special master in Connecticut's federal courts. Lissa is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.