PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Lisanne M. Butterfield is one of the founding members of Carr Butterfield, LLP, a boutique law firm that primarily services financial service providers and other licensed professionals. Ms. Butterfield manages all aspects of the firm’s commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and employment transition practice. Most often, the firm serves as lead counsel in complex litigation matters involving business contracts and business torts between licensed professionals and closely held companies.
A significant part of Lisanne’s practice is also dedicated to counseling and advocating for financial advisers as they onboard new advisor representatives, formulate their exit strategies to form their own independent registered investment advisor firms, transition between firms, and litigate or arbitrate noncompete agreements, non-solicitation restrictions, trade secrets, and other employment related contract disputes.
With 30+ years of litigation experience, Lisanne has practiced extensively in civil matters in state and federal courts and arbitration forums nationwide. Lisanne’s practice also includes negotiation and resolution of shareholder and partnership disputes, and representation of clients in all phases of trial and arbitration proceedings, as well as regulatory, administrative, and disciplinary proceedings before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulatory agencies.
Lisanne is admitted to practice law in the states of Montana, New York, Oregon, and Washington. She also serves on several state and local bar committees, and the boards of various nonprofit organizations. In her free time, she feeds her passions for travel, cooking, floral design, hiking, paddling, skiing, and reading nonfiction.
EDUCATION
Willamette University College of Law (J.D.); Editor, International Law Journal
University of Denver (B.A., Economics & Political Science)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Oregon
New York
Washington
Montana
The Territorial Courts of Guam (inactive)
The District of Columbia (inactive)
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
United States District Court for the District of Guam
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Oregon State Bar, Litigation Section
- Professionalism Commission (Former Member)
- Ethics Committee
- Disciplinary Board (Former Panel Judge)
- Certified Public Accountants Taskforce (Former Member)
- Fee Arbitration Mediation (Former Panel Judge)
- Client Security Fund (Former Panel Member)
- House of Delegates (Former Member)
- Professionalism Committee (Former Member)
- CLE Committee and Judicial Selection Committee (Former Member)
- CLE Committee (Former Member)
Oregon Women Lawyers, Member
Guam Bar Association Ethics Committee (Former Member)
Superior Court, Territory of Guam, Indigent Defense Committee (Former Member)
United States District Court of Guam, Indigent Defense Panel (Former Member)
French American International School, Board of Trustees (Former Member)
Multnomah Athletic Club, Diversity Committee Member (Former Member)
Ninety-Nine Girlfriends, Member (Former Member)
INSIGHTS AND PRESENTATIONS
The Corner Office: Professionalism, Multnomah Bar Association (July/August 2019)