Jeffrey Lewis
"A Business Lawyer for Business People."Recipient of the coveted "AV" 5.0 PREEMINENT highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell for more than the last 20 years and named by CEO Magazine for the last 15 years as one of Ohio's "Top Lawyers", Mr. Lewis is well known in the Central Ohio business, legal and political communities, and has developed a substantial trial practice in local, state and federal courts in areas as wide-ranging as business, environmental, employment, civil rights, criminal, real estate, creditors' rights, matrimonial/divorce and extraordinary remedies litigation to land use planning/zoning law. Mr. Lewis is a Dean's List graduate of Miami (Ohio) University (1978) and earned his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University Moritz College Law in 1981. His legal expertise has been recognized by many public officials, as evidenced by his appointment (by Governor Celeste) as Member (later Chairman) of the Ohio State Parking Commission; his appointments as Special Counsel to: the City Attorneys of Columbus, Hilliard, and Whitehall, the Columbus Board of Education, Ohio Attorneys General Celebreeze, Fisher, and Cordray, the Ohio Democratic Party, the Ohio State Auditor,the Solid Waste Authorities of Franklin, Geauga, and Trumbull Counties, and the Hilliard Development Corporation; his appointments as General Counsel to the Franklin County Democratic Party and Law Clerk to the Ohio House Judiciary Committee; and his numerous appointments as Receiver/Receiver's counsel, Master Commissioner, and Special Master by judges of the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. A frequent lecturer and writer in the areas of both Trial Practice and Land Use Planning and Zoning Law, Mr. Lewis is/has been a member of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, and the American, Ohio State, and Columbus Bar Associations (co-chairman bench-bar retreat committee). Licensed in all Ohio State & Federal & US Supreme Courts.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Collections
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- DUI & DWI
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- White Collar Crime
- General Civil Litigation
- Zoning and Land Use Litigation
- General Civil
- Car Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Ohio
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- 6th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court N.D. Ohio
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- U.S. District Court S.D. Ohio
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Jeffrey M. Lewis Co., LPA
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- VP
- Swedlow Butler & Lewis
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- Partner
- Crabbe Brown James
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- Legislative Aide
- Ohio House of Representatives-Judiciary Committee
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- Law Clerk
- Ohio State Auditor
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- Ohio State University - Columbus
- J.D. | LAW
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- Miami University
- B.A. | POLITICAL SCIENCE
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- Honors: DEAN'S LIST
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- Central Ohio's Best Lawyers
- CEO Magazine
- AV 5.0 Preeminent
- Martindale Hubbell
- Central Ohio's Top Lawyers
- CEO Magazine
- AV 5.0 Preeminent
- Martindale Hubbell
- Central Ohio's Top Lawyers
- CEO Magazine
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
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- Columbus Bar Association
- MEMBER
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- Activities: CO-CHAIR, BENCH-BAR RETREAT COMMITTEE
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- Best Lawyers in Central Ohio since 2009
- CEO Magazine
- AV 5.0 PREEMINENT
- Martindale Hubbell
- AV 5.0 PREEMINENT
- Martindale Hubbell
- AV 5.0 PREEMINENT
- Martindale Hubbell
- AV 5.0 PREEMINENT since 2000
- Martindale Hubbell
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