Lisa D. Barnett

Lisa Barnett is a trial lawyer with 28 years of experience and a member of Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, also known as Parrish Car Accident & Personal Injury Law Firm. She represents injury victims in Manassas, Fairfax, Leesburg, and across Northern Virginia in cases involving car accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. Lisa offers clients a strong advantage: she has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. Her background with insurance companies, physicians, hospitals, and long term care facilities gives her insight into how claims are evaluated and defended, allowing her to build strategic and effective cases for injured clients. A graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, Lisa began her career clerking for the Fairfax County Circuit Court before entering private practice. She authored and won two appeals before the Supreme Court of Virginia and later served as in-house trial counsel for State Farm, where she tried more than twenty jury trials. She also spent years defending healthcare providers, gaining extensive knowledge of medical and insurance practices. Lisa later returned to plaintiff’s work, handling significant medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases and achieving multiple multi-million-dollar results. She earned Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy, recognizing her substantial trial experience. At Parrish Car Accident & Personal Injury Law Firm, Lisa is dedicated to helping victims and families secure justice and fair compensation. She is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and has served in leadership roles within its Long-Term Care Section. She is admitted to practice in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Outside the office, Lisa enjoys reading, family time, and playing yard games with her golden retriever, Charlie.