Lisa Bondareff Bondareff Kemler

Background

Kemler, Lisa Bondareff was born on May 13, 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Erwin A. and Harriet (Shapiro) Bondareff.

Education

University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (Foreign Affairs, 1979). George Mason University (Juris Doctor, 1984).

Delta Theta Phi. Managing Editor, George Mason University Law Review, 1983- 1984. Law Clerk, Circuit Court, City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1984 1985.

Career

Worked at Zwerling & Kemler, P.C. (Alexandria, Virginia) specializing in Civil and Criminal Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Virginia and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.

1985, District of Columbia and United States. Supreme Court; 1986, 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Managing Editor, George Mason University Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Circuit Court, City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1984-1985.

Substitute Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 1990—. Lecturer: 1992, Theory of the Case/Jury Voir Dire, Fairfax Bar Association. 1993, Nuts and Bolts of Forfeiture (NORML Legal Seminar).

1994, "The Anatomy of the Bobbitt Case," Philadelphia Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section. 1994, "Ethics for the Trial Lawyer, A Panel Discussion," Alexandria Bar, 1994. "The Anatomy of a Trial": Commonwealth v.

Bobbitt", College of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 1994. "Cross-Examination of an Expert: Witness in Irresistible Impulse Cases", Mississippi Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1994. "Never Cut it Off: Persuading through the Bobbitt Case", Indiana Public Defender Council, 1994.

"Defenses That Work: A Case in Point: Commonwealth v. Bobbitt", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1994. Commentator: Nightline.

CNN & Company; Good Morning America. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Virginia State Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1993—). Aggressive litigation firm having a wide range of experience in complex trial and appellate advocacy. Cases of note include: Commonwealth of Virginia v.

Lorena Bobbitt, Manassas, Virginia, 1992. Jarvis v. Department of Justice, et al. California 93-2303, 1993 (Court enjoined Government from indicting the plaintiff).

Achievements

• Bar: Virginia 1984, District of Columbia 1985, United States District Court (eastern district) Virginia 1985, United States Court Appeals (4th circuit) 1986, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1987, United States Court Appeals (1st circuit) 1988, United States Court Appeals (3rd, 5th and 6th circuits) 1990.

Membership

Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Virginia State Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1993—).

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Thomas G. Kemler, August 11, 1985. 1 child, Emma Rose.

Father:

Erwin A. Bondareff

Mother:

Harriet (Shapiro) Bondareff

Spouse:

Thomas G. Kemler

child:

Emma Rose Kemler