combination of legal, business, financial, and tax knowledge
together to provide their clients with a level of service usually
associated with Dallas or New York. However, John and Lisa
apply their knowledge of business to their own firm, as well
as their clients, allowing the Ross & Shoalmire Law Firm to
provide this level of service at a very competitive rate.
Raised in South Texas, John Ross graduated from San
Marcos High School. He followed that with four years as a
United States Marine, serving as an infantry squad leader
with First Battalion Seventh Marines. Immediately after, John
attended Texas State University and completed a Bachelors
in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. He
graduated with high honors and was a member of the honors
tax society Tau Alpha Chi. From undergraduate, John went to
Texas Tech Law School where he again graduated with
honors.
Since graduating from law school, John has had a
distinguished legal career handling sophisticated matters for
a wide range of clients. The below list is just some of the
ways he has assisted the people of Texas and Arkansas:
 | Designed estate planning and asset protection | |
| devices for high net-worth clients, including family limited partnerships, tax planned wills, and various trust agreements. | ||
| Successfully handled multi-million dollar contested | |
| probate matter while maintaining cordial relations among the family members. | ||
| Represented national companies, executives, and | |
| individuals in business and employment related matters covering the Employee Retirement Income Security Act , Title VII, ADA, FMLA, Deceptive Trade Practices, and the Texas Antitrust Act. |
Currently, John devotes his expertise to assisting
businesses and their owners with their tax, estate planning,
business law and employment law needs. He is licensed to
practice in Texas and before the United States Tax Court and
the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Lisa Shoalmire graduated
from Caddo Parish Magnet High School. She then attended
Northwestern University where she graduated with honors
and attained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Lisa
successfully passed the Certified Public Accountant Exam
and began working for a large manufacturer and then moved
to a position with a large public accounting firm. After a few
years, Lisa returned to school, attending Baylor Law School
and Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University
where she concurrently earned a law degree and a Masters
in Taxation.
After graduating from law school, Lisa was selected as a
briefing attorney for the Honorable Donald R. Ross, Sixth
Court of Appeals in Texarkana, Texas. She was asked to stay
on at the Court for two more years and served as a staff
attorney for all of the justices on the Court. After that, Lisa
spent the next few years working under some of the most
well-respected attorneys in Texas and Arkansas.
Lisa was named a Rising Star attorney by Texas Monthly
Magazine in June, 2005, an award given to only two percent of
the attorneys in the State of Texas. Below is a list of some of
Lisa's other notable accomplishments:
| Argued numerous appeals in Arkansas, Texas, and | |
| Federal Appellate Courts. | ||
| Was involved in nearly every contested probate | |
| proceeding in Bowie County for over a year. | ||
| Has handled complex family law and civil matters | |
| through jury trials. | ||
| Currently represents some of the most successful | |
| businesses and individuals in Texarkana. |
Lisa is commonly considered a "go-to" lawyer in family law
and appeals. Additionally, she currently assists businesses
with contract matters, commercial litigation, and buy/sell
agreements. Lisa is licenced to practice in Texas, Arkansas,
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals, the Eastern District of Texas and the Western
District of Arkansas.
