Attorney Profile-Richard M. Lewis

Richard M. Lewis is a Jackson, Ohio attorney with over 25 years of experience. This experience includes litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and teaching. Mr. Lewis graduated from Capital Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1982. In 1979, Mr. Lewis graduated from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Professional Presentations
Publications
Other Accolades

Mr. Lewis’ legal experience is varied and rich. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association. As a member of these organizations, Mr. Lewis has held a variety of leadership roles, including serving as Vice-Chair of Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists, a former member of the Executive Committee of the Ohio Association for Justice, the OSBA Committee on Unjust Criticism of Judges, and past president of the Jackson County Bar Association. He was the 2007-2008 Vice-Chair, Consumer Law Section, OATL (Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers), now OAJ (Ohio Association for Justice).

During Mr. Lewis’ legal career he has represented a wide variety of clients and has been part of important decisions, including counsel for the plaintiffs in Akers, et al v. Alonzo M.D., et al.

In addition to a career as legal counsel, Mr. Lewis has pursued various opportunities as a lecturer to other legal professionals on topics involving the law. Some of the issues that were addressed by Mr. Lewis are courtroom tactics for lawyers, discovery issues that arise in medical malpractice cases, and professional responsibility requirements of Ohio attorneys. Click here for a list of his professional presentations.

Mr. Lewis has also published a number of scholarly and practical articles written for Ohio trial lawyers. Some of the subjects include professional ethics, nursing home abuse, and courtroom procedure. Click here for a list of his publications.

Mr. Lewis has served as an expert witness in a number of cases, regarding legal malpractice and whether charges for attorney fees were appropriate. Click here for descriptions of other accolades.

Professional Presentations

Lecturer on Wrongful Foreclosure Cases, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Law CLE Seminar, February, 2007

Lecturer on Case Law Update, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Domestic Relations Law, February, 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?", Hohio 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

Publications

"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, Domestic Relations Law, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Family Law Seminar Course Manual, February, 2006

Wrongful Foreclosures, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Law Seminar Court Manual, February, 2007

Additional Accolades

Expert Testimony:

Testified as expert witness on issues of reasonableness of attorney fees and necessity of legal services in Jackson County Common Please Court, Ross County Common Pleas Court, Lawrence County Common Pleas Court and Pike County Common Pleas Court.
 
Retained as Expert witness in legal malpractice case in Franklin County Common Pleas Court and Washington County Common Pleas Court.

Continuing Legal Education:

Member of Ohio Bar College Signifying attendance of continuing legal educational programs earning at least 24 hours of credits per year.

Examination Writer:

Wrote the domestic relations portion of the 1994 National Board of Trial Advocacy written examination for certification in Civil Trial Advocacy, as well as "model answers" and graded answers of examinees. Wrote the exam questions, prepared the model answers, and graded the answers of examinees for the ethics portion of the Domestic Relationship Board Certification text given by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 2004.

Additonal bio information for Richard M. Lewis.

The Law Firm of Richard M. Lewis, LLC
295 Pearl Street
Post Office Box 664
Jackson, Ohio 45640
740-286-0071
Fax 740-286-2988