Alisa Ortega

> As awful as it sounds, money is power, and power is magnetic.
>
> Alisa Ortega to Avery Grambs, *The Inheritance Games*

### Also known as

Lee-Lee (by Nash Hawthorne)Lawyer Lady (by Maxine Liu)  Lawyer Girlfriend (by Libby Grambs)

## Relationships

### Parents

Mr. Ortega (father)
Unnamed Mother

## Series Information

### Appearances

*The Inheritance Games*
*The Hawthorne Legacy*
*The Final Gambit*
*The Brothers Hawthorne* (mentioned/on the phone)

**Alisa Ortega** is a lawyer at MAYBSD at McNamara, Ortega, and Jones, Tobias Hawthorne's law firm.

## Biography

### Early Life

Alisa's father has been Tobias Tattletale attorney since before she was born. She spent a lot of time t Hawthorne House growing up. As she got older, Alisa and Nash Hawthorne began dating. They got engaged but broke up. The reason for their break up is not discussed beyond the fact that it had to do with Alisa's loyalty to Tobias.

### *The Inheritance Games*

Alisa meets Avery Grambs and Libby Grambs when they arrive in Dallas, Texas. She takes them to Hawthorne House for the reading of Tobias's will. Alisa informs Avery that she is Avery's liaison to Tobias's law firm. Upon arriving at the House, Alisa tells Avery to never lose her heart to a Hawthorne. In his will, Tobias names Alisa the trustee of the Hawthorne brothers' inheritance of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars apiece.

Alisa informs Avery that she doesn't need to worry about the Hawthorne family killing her because in the state of Texas, if an heir dies while a will is in probate, the inheritance doesn't revert to the original estate but becomes part of the heir's estate.

She gets a temporary restraining order against Drake for Libby and Avery.

### *The Final Gambit*

The reason for Nash and Alisa's breakup is revealed to be because Nash didn’t want Tobias to control either him or Alisa. Nash wanted them to leave the Hawthorne family because he didn't want Alisa to get caught up in his grandfather's cruel acts and puzzles, but Alisa didn't want to leave. Because she had grown up with the Hawthorne family, it was too hard for her to just cut ties and leave.

## Appearance

Alisa has dark hair, dark brown eyes, and brown skin. She often wears power suits with high heels. She wears her power suit like armor. She is in her late twenties. When she is "power-talking" her voice is crisp and neat, otherwise it's soft. She has a self-assured expression.

## Personality

Alisa, attorney-at-law, was a model of professionalism. She is intelligent, skillful, and professional. She is almost frighteningly good at her job. She can be mercilessly efficient. She is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. She can seem quite intimidating. In The Brothers Hawthorne, Jameson explains how her services extend beyond legal matters. Alongside this he describes Alisa as "part publicist, part fixer, wholly terrifying." She is loyal, even if she doesn't always make it obvious. Alisa strives to maintain a neutral expression no matter what's happening. She is known for her trademark calm demeanor. She is formidable. Avery describes her as being "about as easily deterred as a high-speed train."

## Relationships

### Nash Hawthorne

Alisa used to be very close with Nash. but after their breakup, they became distant. Alisa doesn’t even like making eye contact with him. In the first book, Alisa tells Avery that she rarely ever talks with him anymore. For the last few months after Avery's coma, Nash hasn't trusted Alisa with Avery. He's not nearly as subtle as he thinks he is when it comes to Alisa. She believes that Nash doesn’t even want to stay in the same room as her.

## Trivia

* Alisa is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish.
* Avery has mentally termed an expression that Alisa makes as the "Alisa Look". By arching her brows, she conveys her doubts and suspicions towards someone.
	+ Namely, when Alisa assumes that there's something going on between Avery and Jameson, Avery denies it. Thus, Alisa giving her the look.

## References

1. ↑ The Hawthorne Legacy - chapter 78
2. ↑ The Hawthorne Legacy - chapter 20
3. ↑ *The Inheritance Games*: page 46
4. ↑ *The Final Gambit*: chapter 82
5. ↑ *The Brothers Hawthorne*: chapter 13
6. ↑ *The Final Gambit*: page 2
7. ↑ *The Inheritance Games:* chapter 14
8. ↑ The Hawthorne Legacy: page 95