Lisa Wayne

Lisa Monet Wayne has been an attorney in private practice in both state and federal courts around the country. She represents individuals and corporations in both the investigation phase and criminally accused capacity.

Previously, Wayne was a Colorado State Public Defender for 13 years where she served as office head, training director, and senior trial attorney. She lectures nationally with NACDL, National Criminal Defense College, National Institute of Trial Advocates, American Bar Association, Federal Defender Training Services, State Bar Associations, numerous Federal and State Public Defender Organizations and many other organizations. Wayne served as an adjunct law professor at the University of Colorado Law School where she taught trial advocacy for 22 years, she serves on faculty at the Trial Practice Institute at Harvard Law School, The National Criminal Defense College, and Cardoza Law School. Ms. Wayne is an advocate in all venues of the media addressing important issues confronting the criminally accused. She is a legal analyst for numerous media outlets including, ABC, CBS, CNN, Al Jazeera, and World Radio regarding high profile cases and legal issues around the country. 

She is frequently quoted in print media such as the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, and the AP wire. Ms. Wayne testified before the United States Sentencing Commission in 2012 against the implementation of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as mandatory. 

In 2005, Wayne was honored with the Robert J. Heeney Award, NACDL’s most prestigious recognition. Wayne is the Past President of NACDL, Past President of National Foundation of Criminal Justice, and serves on numerous committees around criminal justice issues. Wayne served as a member of the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Ethics. She is also as a member of The Colorado Sentencing Reform Task Force. Wayne is a law graduate of Pepperdine University Law School and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado.