Richard M. Lewis
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Litigation
295 Pearl Street, PO Box 664, Jackson, OH 45640
About Richard M. Lewis
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Education
- Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1982Juris Doctor
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Business Associations 1981
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1979Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Philosophy
- Continuing Legal Education - Ohio Bar College
Representative Cases
- Akers, et al v. Alonzo, M.D., et al (1992)
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer on Wrongful Foreclosure Cases, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Law CLE Seminar, 2007
- Lecturer on Case Law Update, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Domestic Relations Law, 2006
- Lecture on "Set-Offs In Cases Involving Multiple Defendants, An Analysis of Fidelholtz", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Negligence Law, February 8, 2002
- Instructor of "Direct Examination" Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
- Lecture on "So You Have a Trial Date, Now What?", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, February 2, 2001
- Lecture on "Ethical Considerations Concerning Lawyer Advertising", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, December 6, 2001
- Instructor of "Cross Examination", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Lecture on "An Overview of Ohio Law Pertaining to Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities", Professional Education Systems, May 25, 2000
- Lecture on "Biomechanical Engineers (An option in Soft Tissue Injury Cases)", The Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers, March 10, 2000
- Lecture on "Biomechanical Engineers (An Option in Soft Tissue Injury Cases)", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999
- Lecture on "Opening Statements (Good Beginnings Beget Good Endings)", The Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, November 13, 1998
- Lecture on "The Ethics of Lawyer Advertising", CLE Institute, October 15, 1998
- Lecture on "Dram Shop & Liquor Law", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996
- Lecture on "Case Law Update", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995
- Lecture on "Building Your Discovery Arsenal - Obtaining the Ammunition You Need", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994
- Lecture on "The Oft-Forgotten Essentials of Trial Preparation", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Supreme Court Commission, 2002 - December 31, 2003 (Member)
- Supreme Court Commission, January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006 (Reappointed Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Bar Association (Section of Litigation)
- Ohio State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Committee for Independent Judiciary and Unjust Criticism of Judges)
- Jackson County Bar Association (Past President)
- International Who's Who
- Who's Who in American law
- Strathmore's Who's Who Registry
- Jackson Rotary Club (President)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993 - 2004 (Board of Trustees)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996 - 1999 (Executive Committee)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993 - 1994 (Budget Committee)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003 - 2004 (Supreme Court Screening Committee 1994)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995 - 1996 (Chair, Family Law Section)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996 - 1997 (Chair, Membership Committee)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996 (Moderator Family Law Seminars)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994 - 1995 (Vice-Chair Family Law committee)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995 (Co-Chair, Family Law Seminar)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997 (Vice-Chair, Regional Seminars)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998 - 1999 (Chair Advocates Circle)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002 (Co-Editor "OATL Book of Complaints" Recipient of Distinguished Svc Awd)
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005 (Co-Editor, Big Book of Motions)
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists (Vice-Chair)
- Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Law Specialization Committee (Member)
- OATL (Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers), 2007 - 2008 (Vice-Chair, Consumer Law Section)
Past Positions
- The Law Firm of Richard M. Lewis, Sole Practitioner, 2001 - Present
- Cole & Lewis, Partner, 1996 - 2000
- Ochsenbein, Cole & Lewis, Partner, 1986 - 1996
- Sole Practitioner, Sole Practitioner / General Practice, 1985 - 1986
- Mary Bone Kunze, Associate, 1983 - 1985
- Sole Practitioner, Sole Practitioner / General Practice
Articles
Published Works
- "Building Your Discovery Arsenal", CLE Seminar manual of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminars, 1994
- "The Oft-Forgotten Essentials of Trial Preparation", CLE Seminar Course Manual of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Regional Seminars, 1993
- "Ethics of Lawyer Advertising", CLE Institute course manual, 1998
- "Good Beginnings Beget Good Endings", Trial Practice Seminar course manual, 1998
- "Biomechanical Engineers (An Option in Soft Tissue Injury Cases)", CLE Seminar Manual, 1999
- "An Overview of Ohio Law Pertaining to Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities", CLE Seminar manual, 2000
- "Recognizing Viable Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse cases", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Regional Seminars course manual, 2000
- "Set-off in Cases Involving Multiple Defendants: An Analysis of Fidelholtz v. Peller", Ohio Trial Magazine, June Volume II, 2001
- Domestic Relations, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994
- Case Law Update, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Family Law Seminar Course Manual, Domestic Relations Law, 2006
- Wrongful Foreclosures, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Law Seminar Court Manual, 2007
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