Trivia

Lived in Westchester County, N.Y. with her husband, defense attorney Mickey Sherman, and their two children, until the couple divorced in 2012.

Older sister of Christopher Wiehl.

(October 2001 - ) Fox News legal analyst.

Received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College in 1983 and her Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Queensland in 1985. Earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1987.

From 1990-1995, served as an executive assistant at the United States Attorney's Office. Began career as a litigation associate at Perkins Cole law firm.

Prominent trial lawyer and college professor.

Adjunct professor of law at New York Law School. Former associate professor at the University of Washington Law School.

Lis has two children, a daughter and a son, by her first marriage. She was the stepmother of her husband, Mickey Sherman,'s adult son and adult daughter by her second marriage, which ended in divorce in 2012.

Her name, Lis, is Danish for "light". Her mother is Danish.

Before joining Fox, she was a legal analyst for CBS affiliate KIRO-TV in Seattle and, from November 2000 to February 2001, NBC News.

Favorite songs: "Desperado" by Eagles, "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton, "If I Could Turn Back Time", "100 Years" by Cher, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones, "Why Do You Let Me Stay" by She & Him.

Her column, "Lis on Law", appears weekly on FoxNews.com.

Former counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legal commentator on National Public Radio.

Ran track in school.

Her father, Dick Wiehl, was the lead FBI investigator into the death of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas.

Release of her book, "Winning Everytime: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of your Life". (2004)

Release of her book, "The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It". (February 2007)

Release of her novel, "Face of Betrayal: A Triple Threat Novel" by Lis with April Henry. (May 2009)

Release of her novel, "Hand of Fate: A Triple Threat Novel" by Lis with April Henry. (April 2010)

Was a "Blue Bird" (similar to Girl Scout), while growing up in Yakima, Washington.