From her early days at Twin Cities Elementary and Central Junior High to her success at the University of Oklahoma and Georgetown University Law School, Lisa’s journey reflects the strong values and close-knit community of Sand Springs that shaped her into a prominent legal professional.
Lisa Riggs is a managing partner at Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis, with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Denver. She is the daughter of Arleen and David “Pete” Riggs and is a 1978 Charles Page High School graduate. She attended Twin Cities Elementary and Central Junior High in Sand Springs. Lisa loved her elementary school. She and her classmates walked or rode bikes to school, played with each other after school, enjoyed Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts together, and played on many sports teams together. Lisa had a marvelous childhood with her four younger brothers and sisters, with whom she remains extremely close today! All five Riggs kids are Charles Page High School graduates, as are their parents who just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Living in Sand Springs was like a big extended neighborhood family. Lisa still regularly sees two of her elementary school teachers, Louise Read (who she says made her know that teachers really do love their students) and Beverly Dover (who kindled her lifelong love of reading). At Central Junior High and Charles Page High School, more great teachers helped Lisa navigate the teenage years and gave her the tools for success. She also met lifelong friends who she treasures.
Lisa has always been a tomboy, loving sports and being outdoors with animals and nature. Lisa grew up loving the University of Oklahoma and was proud to obtain her bachelor’s degree in political science from there in 1982 and her master’s degree in sociology in 1984. Deciding she would rather stay in school than get a real job, Lisa was accepted to Georgetown University Law School in 1984 and graduated with her law degree in 1987. She was selected to serve on the Law and Policy in International Business Law Journal.
Although they never showed it, she assumes her parents were a bit staggered by her law school plans which resulted in them having four kids in college at the same time and a fifth quickly approaching enrollment.