About Lisa
Creating a More Sustainable and Just Civilization.
"I use every tool available — law, writing, film, and speech — to protect our environment and advance social justice."
The Mission
Lisa Kaas Boyle is a passionate activist for environmental and social justice. For over three decades she has wielded legal policy, writing, speech, and film as instruments of change — working to create a more sustainable and just civilization and to protect our environment for generations to come.
From co-founding the Plastic Pollution Coalition to producing award-winning documentary film, from the courtroom to the United Nations, Lisa has built a career defined by impact across disciplines and borders.
Experience
Career
Co-Founder
Plastic Pollution Coalition
2009- Present: Co-founded the global alliance uniting individuals, organizations, and businesses to end plastic pollution.
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
1990-1997: Prosecuted cases in Central Trials, Environmental Crimes and Consumer Protection.
Board of Directors
Pier to PierReimagining Southern California coastal transit with pier to pier ferry service.
Consultant
Environmental Programming and Communications
2012-Present: I advise individuals, businesses and nonprofits on environmental policy and best practices. In addition, I have spoken at conferences around the globe from the Rio Earth Summit to the Centers for Disease Control and United Nations.
Executive Producer
Overload: America's Toxic Love Story
Produced this award winning documentary exposing America's toxic relationship with plastic and petrochemicals.
Legal Policy Director, Board of Directors, and Chair of Aquarium Board
Heal the Bay
1997-2007: Directed legal policy efforts to protect Southern California's coastal waters and marine ecosystems, successfully produced public hearing that led to Malibu's Ahmanson Ranch conversion to parkland, won Super Healer Award for outstanding service to Heal the Bay, and Chaired Annual Fundraising Dinners raising millions of dollars for ocean protection.
Legal Policy Director, Board of Directors
5 Gyres
2011-2012: Led legal and policy strategy to reduce plastic pollution in the world's five ocean gyres.
Advisory Board
Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
2024-Present: Advise Institute on policy and procedure. Contributed White Paper on Public Water Policy that is featured on the website.
Board of Directors
Nashville Shakespeare Festival
2025-Present: Providing free summer Shakespeare in Centennial Park and in school educational and public programming throughout the year.
Producer
The Palomino Documentary
Feature length film about California Country Music told through the history of the legendary Palomino Club, this documentary features interviews with many influential artists including Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams and Chris Shiflett of The Foo Fighters. The doc has been screened at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville and the Tuscon Film Festival.
Academic Background
Education
1990
JD, Cum Laude
Tulane University Law School
1986
BA, Double Major English & Art History
Vanderbilt University, Division 1 Cross Country and Track, SEC
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Work with Lisa
Available for speaking engagements, writing projects, and policy creation.