Education: Harvard Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 1978

Mr. Lewis became Dean of Hamline University School of Law in July 2008, and remains Of Counsel to the law firm.

Key Practice Experience

• Defense of individual and class-based discrimination claims
• Civil and criminal fraud investigations
• White collar criminal defense
• Complex commercial litigation
• Education law

Key Industry Experience

• Retail
• Health care providers
• Educational institutions
• · Governmental agencies

Representative Cases and Transactions

• United States v. Stagni (criminal tax defense)
• EEOC v. Target Corporation (employment discrimination in Milwaukee and Philadelphia)
• Borden and Jefferson County School District v. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals (Mississippi lead paint litigation)
• Minnesota Attorney General v. Dey Inc. (pharmaceutical pricing fraud)
• University of Minnesota Men’s Basketball Investigation (academic fraud)
• · Ince v. Health Partners (health care subrogation)

Professional Recognitions/Honors

• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Law Institute, and American Bar Foundation
• Featured in Minnesota Super Lawyers (1997-2007)
• Minnesota Lawyer “Attorney of the Year” (2000)

Professional Associations

• American Employment Law Council
• Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (Co-Founder and Board of Directors)
• National Bar Association (Board of Governors)
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• National Employment Law Council

Community Involvement

• AMICUS (Chair and Board of Directors)
• Monitors Club
• Park Nicollet Health Services (Board of Directors)
• Sigma Pi Phi, Omicron Boule (Sire Archon-elect)
• University of Minnesota Health Law and Life Sciences Joint Degree Program (Advisory Board)
• · William Mitchell College of Law (Board of Trustees)

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota State Courts
• Federal District Courts (Minnesota, Eastern Wisconsin)
• Federal Courts of Appeals (Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits)
• U.S. Supreme Court

Other Education

• B.S. Journalism with distinction, Northwestern University