Lisa Hamameh

Lisa J. Hamameh practices primarily municipal law, land use and zoning law. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University in 1995 and is a 2000 graduate of Wayne State University Law School. Lisa has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers for thirteen consecutive years - in 2011 and 2012 she was recognized as a Rising Star and from 2013-2024 she was included as a Super Lawyer for Government, Cities and Municipalities. She was also selected for Best Lawyers in America ® 2016-2025 in municipal law and as a Top Lawyer for dbusiness in 2014, 2017-2025. In 2014, Lisa was selected for the 2014 class of Women in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Additionally, in 2011, she was awarded the Frances R. Avadenka Memorial Award by the Oakland County Bar Association, for her contributions to the community outside of the legal profession. She is a frequent presenter at the Michigan Townships Associations Annual Conference & Expo. She is a guest speaker at the White Lake Citizens Academy - Judicial Night. Lisa presents training sessions for municipal clients relative to parliamentary procedure, zoning and land use, ordinance enforcement, municipal civil infractions and criminal law updates. Lisa is the co-author of a chapter on Liquor Licensing in the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Educations publication Michigan Municipal Law, 2012; and a chapter on Plea Bargaining in Michigan Criminal Procedure, 2010. Hamameh authored the cover story for the Michigan Townships Associations March 2016 publication Michigan Township Focus titled Whats Brewing with Liquor License Regulation. She authored an article for the Michigan Municipal Leagues publication The Review, titled Municipal Expenditures - Avoid Problems by Knowing the Law. Lisa also authored an article in the Oakland County Bar Associations publication Laches, titled Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign and co-authored an article for the same publication titled Municipal Prosecutions 101. Lisa was elected to serve on the State Bar of Michigans (SBM) Board of Commissioners. She currently serves as its President-Elect. The SBM Board of Commissioners provide oversight to the State Bar on finance, public policy, professional standards and member services and communications. SBM is the governing body for the 42,000-plus lawyers in the State of Michigan. Lisa was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Courts Commission on Well-Being in the Law, she is member of the Board of Trustees of the Oakland County Bar Foundation and she serves on the Planning Commission in the City of Berkley. Practice Areas General Municipal Law Prosecutions and Ordinance Enforcement Zoning and Land Use Education Wayne State University Law School, JD Wayne State University, B. S., Criminal Justice Professional Activities/Memberships State Bar of Michigan President-Elect (2024-present) Vice President (2023-2024) Secretary (2022-2023) Treasurer (2021-2022) Commissioner District I (2018-2021) Young Lawyers Section, Executive Council Member (2008-2010) Criminal Law Section, Member Real Estate Section, Member Government Law Section, Member Character & Fitness Committee - District I (2014-2018) Member (2014-2016) Chair (2016-2018) Michigan State Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Director (2024 - present) Fellow Oakland County Bar Foundation (2016-present) Board of Trustees, Member Fellow Oakland County Bar Association American Inns of Court (2003-2007) Municipal Law Committee, Chair (2005-2006); Member (2003-present) New Lawyers Committee, Director (2009-2011); Member (2006-2011) Membership Committee, Chair (2015-2017); Vice Chair (2013-2015); Member (2010-2019) Macomb County Bar Association (2000-2023) American Bar Association (2024-present) Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Member Admitted to Practice Michigan Awards Listed in the Best Lawyers in America, Municipal Law, 2016-2025 Named Top Lawyer by DBusiness and Hour Magazine, Land Use and Zoning, 2014, 2017-2025 Selected to Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers for Government, Cities and Municipalities, 2013-2024 Selected to Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Government, Cities and Municipalities, 2011-2012 Listed in Lawyers Weekly Women in the Law, 2014 Awarded the Frances R. Avadenka Memorial Award by the Oakland County Bar Association for contributions to the community outside of the legal profession, 2011 Publications/Presentations Publication: Municipal Expenditures - Avoid Problems by Knowing the Law, Michigan Municipal Leagues publication The Review, November/December 2020 Publication: Whats Brewing with Liquor License Regulation, Michigan Townships Associations publication, Michigan Township Focus, March 2016 Publication: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, Laches, October 1, 2013 Publication: Municipal Prosecutions 101, Laches, 2013 Publication: Chapter on Liquor Licensing, Michigan ICLE: Michigan Municipal Law, 2012 Publication: Chapter on Plea Bargaining, Michigan ICLE: Michigan Criminal Procedure, 2010 Presentation: Land Use Update 2022, Panel participant for Institute of Continuing Legal Education On-Demand Seminar, April 4, 2022 Presentation: Hot Topic Policies Your Township Needs to Succeed, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference & Expo, April 2021 (Co-Presenter) Presentation: New FOIA Flexibility During Covid-19, Michigan Municipal League Webinar, April 2020 Presentation: Parliamentary Procedures, County Road Association Highway Conference & Road Show 2020 Presentation: What the Heck is an SAD?, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference & Expo, April 2019 Presentation: Parliamentary Procedures at its Worst, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference & Expo, April 2019 Presentation: Regulating Liquor Licensing in your Community, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference & Expo, April 2018 Presentation: It Shouldnt Be This Hard to Clean Up That Property, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference & Expo, April 2017 Presentation: Liquor Control Updates, Macomb Michigan Townships Association Chapter, February 2015 Presentation: Municipal Civil Infractions and Liquor License Updates, Macomb Michigan Townships Association Chapter, November 2015 Community Service City of Berkley, Planning Commission (2022 - Present) Childrens Hospital of Michigan (1999-2014) Judge for the Michigan Center of Civil Education High School Mock Trial Tournaments (2007 and 2011) Coach for Youth in Government Team at Stoney Creek High School (2009)