Lisa A. Cairo is a Partner in the Firm's Municipal Law Practice Group. Ms. Cairo received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree, with honors, from Loyola College in Maryland in 1999. While attending college, Ms. Cairo spent a semester studying at Richmond University in London. Ms. Cairo received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002.
Ms. Cairo represents private clients with respect to both residential and commercial zoning matters in various municipalities including the Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead, Village of Lynbrook, Village of Muttontown, Village of Hempstead and Village of Westbury. Ms. Cairo also represents both private and municipal clients in litigation matters in both State and Federal Court.
After completing law school, Ms. Cairo served as a Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of Nassau County, where she participated as a Program Coordinator for the Law Student Summer Internship Program. Ms. Cairo also worked at a Nassau County law firm, focusing on land use and zoning, real estate and matrimonial matters.
Ms. Cairo currently is the Co-Chairperson of The Pat Cairo Family Foundation, Inc., for those struggling with cancer, an organization dedicated to raising funds for cancer research and treatment, a Member of The Board of Directors of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Nassau County and serves as counsel to the Board of Appeals for the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream. Ms. Cairo has also served as a Delegate to the Republican Judicial Convention for the 10th Judicial District and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association.
