Michelle H. Lewis - White Plains, NY
Attorney at Kozek PLLC
Mediation Lawyers in White Plains, NY
445 Hamilton Avenue Suite 604 White Plains, NY 10601
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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28
Years
Experience
White Plains Mediation Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Mediation
- Collaborative Law
- Matrimonial
- Family Law
- Custody
- Child Support
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Mediation Review
Attorney Information
Overview
Michelle H. Lewis, Esq. is a member of the firm of Kozek LLP. She graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where she focused her studies on family law, negotiation and divorce mediation. At Harvard Law School, she was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and taught Mediation Skills to students through Harvard Law's Mediation Program. She was also a teaching assistant for Harvard Law's negotiation program and its Program of Instruction for Lawyers. Ms. Lewis received her Masters' Degree in International Relations from Yale University and a Bachelors' Degree (Phi Beta Kappa) from Columbia College. Ms. Lewis was admitted to the bar of the State of New York in 1998. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, she clerked for Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in the Southern District of New York. She then worked as a litigation associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City. In 2003, Ms. Lewis earned two graduate certificates from New York University, one in life coaching and the other in small business coaching. She worked as a life coach on a part-time basis for ten years before stopping to focus on her family law practice.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2012, 2020
- 2017 Pro Bono Award – Legal Services of The Hudson Valley
Other Sources of Feedback About Michelle H. Lewis
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Harvard Law School,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1997
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Member: Board of Student Advisers, 1995–1997
Honors: Harvard Mediation Program, 1995–1997
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Harvard Law School,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1997
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Non Legal Education
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Yale University, 1994
M.A.
Honors: Yale Fellowship -
Columbia College, 1991
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: John Jay Scholar
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Yale University, 1994
Languages
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Russian
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1998
Other Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- Westchester Women's Bar Association (Member)
- New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (Board of Directors)
- New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (Training and Education Committee)
- New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (Member)
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals (Member)
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