Richard M. Lewis - Jackson, OH

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1982
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Business Associations 1981

• Non Legal Education

  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1979
    Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Philosophy
  • Continuing Legal Education - Ohio Bar College

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

References

• Former Gov and U.S. Congressman Ted Strickland, P.O. Box 580, Lucasville, OH 45648

• Honorable Leonard F. Holzapfel - Retired Judge, Jackson County Common Pleas Court

• Honorable Jeffrey Simmons - Retired Judge, Vinton County Common Pleas Court

• Honorable Stephen D. Michael - Retired Judge, Jackson County Common Pleas Court, Probate/Juvenile Divisions

• Honorable William H. Harsha - Retired Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeals

• Fred Gittes, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

• Christian Patno, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

• Sydney McLafferty, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

• James Dennis, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

• Anne M. Valentine, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

• Richard D. Topper, Esq.,

• John F. Winkler, Esq.,

• Mark Kitrick, Past President, Ohio Assocation for Justice

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

Representative Clients

• Barnett Ford, Inc.

• CDG Management, LLC/Wellston Millennium Telemarketing

• Center Capital Corporation

• Consolidated Technology Corporation

• D&J Tire, Inc.

• Davis Media, Inc., dba Cable Channel 15

• Frigid Tek, Inc.

• JVC Metals, LLC

• Jackson County Power, LLC

• Martin Block Company

• Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc.

• Merillat Corporation

• Michael L. McGraw, LPT

• Modagraphics, Inc.

• NCI Building Components, LP

• Patrick Ball, D.O.

• Sterling Financial

• Telmark, Inc.

• The Cadle Co.

• The Cincinnati Companies

• The City of Jackson, Ohio

• The Pillsbury Company

• Transamerica Finance Corp.

• Trepanier Daniels & Trepanier Inc., dba A&A Truck Stop

• Veteran Process Piping, Inc.

• Jackson Grandview Builders, Inc.

Representative Cases

• Akers, et al v. Alonzo, M.D., et al
  • Year: 1992

Published Works

Articles

• "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

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

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, 1990 = Present, National Board of Trial Advocacy

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 Association of Justice, 1993 - 2025 (Board of Trustees)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 - 1999 (Executive Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1993 - 1994 (Budget Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2003 - 2004 (Supreme Court Screening Committee 1994)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1995 - 1996 (Chair, Family Law Section)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 - 1997 (Chair, Membership Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 (Moderator Family Law Seminars)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1994 - 1995 (Vice-Chair Family Law committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1995 (Co-Chair, Family Law Seminar)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1997 (Vice-Chair, Regional Seminars)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1998 - 1999 (Chair Advocates Circle)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 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 (Former Vice-Chair)
• Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Law Specialization Committee (Former Member)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2023 - 2025 (Chair)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2007 - 2008 (Vice-Chair, Consumer Law Section)