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Jan. 9, 2026

Lisa Morgan blends litigation experience and culinary training at mediation table

Lisa B. Morgan's path to becoming a fulltime neutral included a decade-long detour as a chef, an experience she now credits with strengthening her mediation style and client-centered approach.

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Lisa Morgan blends litigation experience and culinary training at mediation table

Career Highlights: Lisa Baker Morgan is an independent mediator affiliated with MCLA in Los Angeles and Mediation and Resolution in Paris. She can be contacted at mediate@lisabmorgan.com.
Commercial, professional malpractice, intellectual property, sexual harassment

Before focusing fulltime as a private neutral, Lisa B. Morgan had two different careers - one working in the legal world as a commercial litigator and the other in the culinary industry as a chef.

"People always think, 'Gosh, that sounds so different,'" Morgan said. "But it's actually not. I've always been in a service profession, working with people."

A 1995 Southwestern University School of Law graduate, Morgan focused la... (continued)

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