Lisa Ehrlich

Lisa Ehrlich is a Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice – Civil Rights Enforcement Section in Oakland, California. Her work focuses on enforcing civil rights laws for state agencies and the Attorney General. She handles matters involving patterns of civil rights violations or important unsettled legal issues.

Lisa earned a JD from Stanford Law School in 2009 and a BA in History from Stanford University in 2004. She graduated with distinction from Stanford University. During law school, she served as editor-in-chief of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal and joined the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

Lisa received the Order of the Coif in 2009. She also served as editor-in-chief of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal from 2008 to 2009. Her listed honors and activities show strong academic performance, careful legal writing, and leadership during her legal education at Stanford Law School and Stanford University.

Lisa has served as Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice – Civil Rights Enforcement Section since September 2014. Her work includes conducting investigations and filing civil actions in state and federal courts. She focuses on cases involving civil rights laws, public agencies, and important questions in California.

Lisa worked as an Attorney at Keker & Van Nest, representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation matters. She served as a law clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 2011 to 2012.

Lisa Ehrlich also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2010. Her listed roles demonstrate experience in civil rights enforcement, complex litigation, federal and appellate courts, investigations, and civil actions throughout her legal career.

Law Office Affiliations

• Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, Civil Rights Enforcement Section
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Stanford Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stanford University
  BA in History

Awards & Badges