Lisa M. Benzie - Lawyer in Harrisburg, PA

Ms. Benzie devotes her practice to representing claimantsin workers compensation matters and plaintiffs in civil litigation, includingpremises liability, medical malpractice, professional negligence, nursing homenegligence, motor vehicle accident, and legal malpractice. She has 15 years of experience and hasrepresented clients before administrative law judges, various Courts of CommonPleas throughout the Commonwealth, in addition to the Commonwealth and SuperiorCourts. Lisa graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997, where sheobtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Certificate of Studyin Womens Studies. She then worked until 1999 for Victims Services as acounselor and legal advocate for victims of sexual assault and other violentcrimes. In this role, Lisa realized her desire and passion for the law andreturned to Dickinson School of Law where she obtained her J.D. in May2002. Knowing she can make a differencein someones life by helping them at a most vulnerable time in their own life,is extremely meaningful to Lisa.

She is currently President of the Pennsylvania Associationfor Justice (PAJ) and advocates tirelessly on behalf of injured persons topreserve their rights to access to civil justice. Lisa is a past Chair of the New LawyersSection, Workers Compensation Section and Legislative Committee, and remainsactive in PAJs Medical Malpractice and Workers Compensation Sections. She is a member of the Dauphin County BarAssociation where she currently serves as the Associations secretary, is apast member of the Board of Directors, and past co-chair of the DCBA Women inthe Profession Committee. Lisa also is in her first term serving as a DauphinCounty Arbitrator. Finally, Lisa is amember of the Pennsylvania Bar Association where she is a PastChair of the House of Delegates, a Member of the Executive Council of the CivilLitigation Section, Co-chair of the PBA Political Action Committee (PBA PAC),past Co chair Commission on Women in the Profession, past Co-chair of theHealth Law Committee, and past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division. In 2007, as a young lawyer, Lisa was named to the MillionDollar Advocates Forum and recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer inPlaintiffs Medical Malpractice. In 2008, she was named as one of the BestLawyers in America in Workers Compensation and Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice.In every subsequent year, Ms. Benzie hasbeen recognized by bothpublications. In 2014, Best Lawyers of America named Ms. Benzie asthe publication's 2015 and 2018 Workers'Compensation Law — Claimants «Lawyer of the Year and was named one of theTop 50 Women Attorney in Pennsylvania by the Super Lawyers rating service.

In addition to being devoted to her profession, Ms.Benzie is also involved with many charities in different capacities. Currently, she is co-chair of the Central Pennsylvania Salvation Armysmain fundraiser, The Shoe Strut. Lisa was involved with inception of this eventin 2012.

Lisa brings the benefit of personal life experience toher practice. As a young child, LisasFather was injured working in the local coal mines in her hometown, Gallitzin,Cambria County. Lisa lived through, andknows firsthand, what it is like to depend on the system for survival. Being the youngest of eight (8) kids in herfamily with a stay at home Mom, Lisa recalls the stress and difficultyinflicted upon her family from the frivolous denial of benefits by an insurancecarrier. When attorneys finally gotinvolved, Lisa, her Father, and her entire family, recall the sense of relief,hope, and the encouragement they were given throughout the course of theircase. It is for these reasons that Lisahas decided to spend her career fighting for victims of work injuries, medicalmalpractice, and personal injury suffered at the hands of a negligent person,in the same way, the attorneys fought for her family when she was young.