Lisa Circeo received a B.A. with a dual major in English and Journalism and her Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi in 1993 and 1996, respectively. During law school, Ms. Circeo was a member of Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, the Mississippi Law Journal, Moot Court, and author of "The Impact of the Supreme Court's Criticism of the Justice Department in Miller v. Johnson."

Prior to joining Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. in 2002, she practiced in general defense litigation at Glankler Brown, P.L.L.C. and then focused on domestic litigation at Shea Moskovitz, P.L.C. in Memphis.

Ms. Circeo is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. She is a member of the Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee Bar Associations; the Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys; and the Mississippi and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Associations. She is also a member of the Association of Women Attorneys.