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Mr. Lewis joined the firm as a partner in 2006 and concentrates his practice on employment and education law. Mr. Lewis received his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1993. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lewis practiced employment, education, and health care administrative law at Jennings Strouss & Salmon. He is licensed to practice in Arizona, Nevada, the U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Lewis currently serves as President of the Community Legal Services Board of Directors. He is AV® rated in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory and is currently listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of labor and employment law and education law. Mr. Lewis is a member of the State Bar of Arizona's Labor and Employment Section and the Maricopa County Bar Association.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education and School Law
Employment Law
EDUCATION
University of Arizona College of Law
J.D., summa cum laude, 1993
Pomona College
B.A., Economics, 1987
BAR ADMISSIONS
Arizona
Nevada
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Jennings Strouss & Salmon
Member, 2000, 2001 to 2006
Associate, 1993 to 2000
Brown & Bain
Partner, 2000 to 2001
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Member, State Bar of Arizona Labor & Employment Section; CLE Committee Chair (Program Chair, 1994-1995, 2000-2001)
Member, Arizona Minority Bar Association
Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
CIVIC/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Arizona Town Hall (Panel Chair, 2004, 2006)
Board of Directors, Community Legal Services, 1999, 2004 to present (Treasurer, 2005; Vice-President, 2006; President, 2007)
Tucson Black Chamber of Commerce (Former Banking/Finance Committee Chair)
Phoenix Art Commission (Former Member; General Operating Support Panelist, 1999)
Actors Theater of Phoenix (Board of Directors, 1996-2000; Fund Development Committee Chair, 1996-1999)
Black Board of Directors (Member, 1996; Alumnus, 1997 to present)
Human Resources Committee Chair, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tucson (Former Board Member)
Former Board Member, Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona
HONORS & AWARDS
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory - AV® Rating
The Best Lawyers in America®, Education Law & Labor and Employment Law, 2007 to present
Black Board of Directors, Outstanding Alumnus, 1999
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Presenter, "Establishing Policies to Minimize Workplace Violence," AZ PRIMA Chapter Meeting, 2003
Presenter, "Employees and Deposition Pitfalls," PRIMA Western Regional Conference, 2002
Presenter, "Responding to BOMEX Complaints," Pima County Medical Society, 2001
Presenter, "New Developments in the ADA and FMLA," Society of Human Resources Managers Law Conference, 2001
Presenter, "A New Legal Landscape for Employee Handbooks?" Jennings, Strouss & Salmon Client Symposium, 1999
Presenter, "Constructive Discharge: Arizona's New Legislation," Jennings, Strouss & Salmon Client Symposium, 1997
Presenter, "Sexual Harassment," Paradise Valley School District; Alhambra School District; Isaac School District; 1997
Presenter, "Employment Torts," Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 1996
Presenter, "Arizona Employment Law," Valley Educational Institute, 1996
Presenter, "Stress and Mental Disorder: New Responsibilities for Employers Under the ADA," Council on Education in Management's 11th Annual Personnel Law Update, 1996
Presenter, "Avoiding Claims of Sexual Harassment," Arizona Association of Homes for the Aging Annual Convention; Phoenix Elementary School District; 1995
Co-author, "Employers Must Proceed Carefully in Employment Actions Involving Disabilities," ANAgrams (publication of the Arizona Newspapers Association), 1994. |
