Lisa Jean Augspurger

Ms. Augspurger is a partner of Bush & Augspurger, P.A. with offices in Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida. She has been practicing law for 29 years and began her employment with Bush & Augspurger in 1996 as an associate and was named partner in 2000. Ms. Augspurger handles employment matters (for both public and private entities), professional liability cases, litigation against long-term care facilities, and professional licensure matters.

Ms. Augspurger is often invited to speak at conferences regarding employment-related matters. She is the recipient of several awards for her work as a child advocate, including the Lawton Chiles “In the Life of a Child” award.

Ms. Augspurger is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and currently serves on the Steering Committee for PLUS Southeast Chapter. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and is on The Florida Bar’s Juvenile Court Rules Committee.

Education
Legal
Juris Doctor, Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1991
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts in History, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida 1987

Areas of Practice
Professional Malpractice Defense, Professional Licensing, Employment Law and Appellate

Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Associations

The Florida Bar, Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, Trial Lawyers Section, Juvenile Court Rules Committee

Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS); Steering Committee for PLUS Southeast Chapter

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

We Handle Our Own Appeals

• School Board of Levy County v. Terrell, 967 So.2d 394 (Fla. 1st 2007)
• DeClet v. DCF, 776 So.2d 1000 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
• Steele v. Parikh, 735 So.2d 603 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999)
• Laizure v. Avante At Leesburg, Inc., 109 So.3d 752 (Fla. 2013)
• Pritz v. School Board of Hernando County, 5D16-1950—no citation available- petition for cert
• Hannaway v. School Board of Hernando County, 2017 WL 127672 (Fla. 5th 2017)
• Barnes v. The District Board of Trustees of St Johns River State College, 147 So.3d 102 (Fla. 1st 2014)
• Castello v. Partnership For Strong Families, Inc., 117 So.3d 62 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)