Lisa Reck Brings Peace of Mind to Law Firm Bookkeeping

Most attorneys already have financial reports. The harder question is whether they can trust what those reports say. When a firm’s trust account has not reconciled in years, the stakes reach client money, strict professional rules, and the license that holds the practice together. Lisa Reck built her firm to solve that problem.

Lisa Reck is the founder and CEO of Horizon Bookkeeping Services, a virtual bookkeeping firm that helps law firms feel confident in their finances and their trust accounting. She launched Horizon in April 2024 while working full time in corporate finance and went all in on it in May 2025. A member of the Entreprenista League, Lisa has since hired her first team member and claimed her niche.

“Every time I reach one goal, there’s another horizon waiting to be explored,” Lisa says.

Her path from director of finance to founder came down to one decision she had put off for years.

A career spent behind the numbers

Before Horizon, Lisa spent more than 15 years in accounting and finance, eventually becoming a director of finance. She oversaw financial reporting, budgets, and accounting operations, and made sure business leaders had reliable information for important decisions.

That work showed her two things: A business depends on accurate numbers, and the people running it can easily feel disconnected from those numbers or overwhelmed by them. She wanted Horizon to close that gap.

“I wanted to become the person business owners could count on to understand what’s happening behind their numbers, identify problems before they become bigger issues, and help them make decisions with confidence,” she says.

Building Horizon on evenings and weekends

Horizon was not Lisa’s first attempt at building something of her own. She wrote a bestselling book and explored several business ideas that did not quite work out. She chose the name Horizon because, to her, it represents hope and endless opportunities.

She started the firm while still in her corporate role, working evenings and weekends and wondering whether it could become sustainable. Then the referrals started coming. Clients trusted her with their businesses and recommended her to others, and in May 2025 she left her corporate career. “That decision was exciting and terrifying all at once,” she says.

The bigger surprise was how different accounting is from running a business. Suddenly she was responsible for finding clients, marketing, pricing, building systems, and every decision in between. “There was no playbook, and certainly no one handing me a performance review telling me I was doing a good job,” she says.

What she learned is that confidence often shows up after the leap. “Sometimes it comes from looking back and realizing how much you’ve already figured out along the way.”

Trust accounting, where every dollar matters

As Horizon grew, Lisa found a particular passion for law firms and the complexities of trust accounting. Attorneys must keep accurate records, account for every dollar clients entrust to them, and follow strict professional rules. When those records do not reconcile, the consequences reach well past an inaccurate financial statement.

One of her most meaningful projects involved a law firm facing years of unresolved trust accounting issues while responding to requests for financial records from the Board of Bar Overseers. Lisa worked through the historical activity, reconciled the accounts, identified discrepancies, and helped prepare the detailed records the board requested. She also helped put more reliable processes in place for the years ahead.

“It’s about helping a business owner navigate a stressful situation, taking control of something that may have felt overwhelming, and moving forward with greater confidence,” she says.

Numbers that help you decide

Lisa brings corporate-level financial leadership to firms that rarely have access to it. In her view, a monthly report should help an owner understand the business, spot opportunities, and make decisions with confidence. Fellow Entreprenista contributor Melissa Armstrong makes a related case in why a growing business needs more than software or talent to keep its books in order, where she argues that someone has to make sure the numbers mean something.

“So many business owners see bookkeeping as something they have to do for taxes, but when you truly understand your numbers, they become one of the most powerful tools you have to make better decisions,” Lisa says.

She takes that responsibility personally. “I know what it means to have someone depending on the information you’re providing, and I never take that lightly.”

The next horizon

The next chapter for Horizon is intentional growth. Lisa wants attorneys to know they have someone in their corner who understands trust accounting, and she plans to expand into education for attorneys and fellow bookkeepers. She is also growing her team while protecting the personal relationships and level of care Horizon was built on.

Her advice for women weighing the leap toward becoming a founder is to stop waiting for the perfect time. “I’d also encourage aspiring entrepreneurs not to compare their beginning to someone else’s middle,” she says. She has also learned the value of surrounding herself with women who understand the journey. “Building a business may be your own journey, but that doesn’t mean you have to travel it alone.”

You can connect with Lisa on LinkedIn and learn more about her law firm bookkeeping and trust accounting services at horizonbookkeepingservices.com.

Lisa’s story is a reminder that confidence arrives after taking action. The Entreprenista League surrounds you with women founders who are figuring it out alongside you and are ready to share what they have learned. Learn more about the Entreprenista League right here.