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Lisa Howard Pennington was born in Wichita Falls, Texas to John Wilkins Pennington and Paula Jones Sanders. She is married to David Allan Furlow, and they have three children, John David Furlow, Elizabeth Pennington Furlow Malpass, and William Ryan Furlow. They also have six grandchildren.

 

Lisa obtained her BA, Magna Cum Laude, in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. She went on to earn a JD, Order of the Barristers, from the University of Texas School of Law. During law school, she studied International Business Transactions and International Antitrust at King’s College in London.

 

Lisa practiced civil litigation with the law firm of Baker Hostetler LLP where she served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Houston Office from 2000 until her retirement in 2018. She also served on the Policy Committee, the firm’s governing board. From 2007-2018, she was named to the list of Best Lawyers in America and was honored as Lawyer of the Year in 2017. The Association of Women Attorneys awarded her the Premier Woman in the Law Award in 2012, and she received the Houston Bar Association’s President’s Award for volunteer service in 1996. She is a Co-Founder of the Center for Women in Law, which is devoted to helping young women succeed in the practice of law. Lisa also served on several other charitable boards.

 

Memberships 

  • General Society of Mayflower Descendants (Governor General, Past Counsellor General, Past Member-at-Large)

  • Baronial Order of Magna Charta (Surety, Class of 2030)

  • Colonial Dames of America (National Bylaws Chair; Member-at-Large, Houston Chapter VIII)

  • New England Historic & Genealogical Society (Councilor, 2023-present) 

  • National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Past Regent, Ann Poage Chapter)

  • Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America 

  • Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors

  • National Society Women Descendants Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co.

  • Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861

  • National Gavel Society

  • Pilgrim Isaac Allerton Society (Past Governor, Past Deputy Governor, Past Board of Assistants)

  • Texas Society of Mayflower Descendants (Past Elder, Past Counsellor)

  • Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (Board of Assistants; Past Deputy Governor)

  • Society of Mayflower Descendants in Europe

  • Australian Society of Mayflower Descendants 

Other

Lisa has authored numerous legal articles and has taught continuing legal education seminars over the course of her career. She has published historical articles in the Mayflower Quarterly Magazine, the Mayflower Descendant and other publications. In 2022, she received the Texas Mayflower Society’s Award for Long and Distinguished Service. 

She serves on the National Pilgrim Memorial Meetinghouse Committee which is focused on creating an educational center at the Meetinghouse to tell the Pilgrim story to generations of Americans. As the Mayflower Society Governor General, she has researched, written and narrated educational videos about the Pilgrims for the Mayflower Society’s YouTube channel, some of which have been assigned to college students studying American History. 

She and her husband David, also an attorney, enjoy traveling, speaking, and writing on historical subjects.

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