Jeffrey Lewis Esq

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"A Business Lawyer for Business People."

Experience: 42 years

Real Estate Law, Business Law, Criminal Law and 15 others

Ohio, 6th Circuit, U.S. District Court N.D. Ohio and 2 others

AV 5.0 Preeminent, Ohio's Top Lawyers and 7 others

Awards 9

Experience 42y

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Recipient of the coveted "AV" 5.0 PREEMINENT highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell for more than the last decade and named by CEO Magazine for the last decade-plus 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, DeWine 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 and Special Master by various 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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Ohio

Since 1981

6th Circuit

Since 1983

U.S. District Court N.D. Ohio

Since 1988

U.S. District Court S.D. Ohio

Since 1981

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2007

Professional Experience

2006 - Current

Jeffrey M. Lewis Co., LPA

Principal

1994 - 2006

Swedlow Butler & Lewis

VP

1981 - 1994

Crabbe Brown James

Partner

1980 - 1981

Ohio House of Representatives-Judiciary Committee

Legislative Aide

1979 - 1981

Ohio State Auditor

Law Clerk

Education

1978 - 1981

Ohio State University - Columbus

J.D. | LAW

1974 - 1978

Miami University

B.A. | POLITICAL SCIENCE

Honors: DEAN'S LIST

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AV 5.0 Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

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Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

AV 5.0 Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

year - Jeffrey Lewis Esq

Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

AV 5.0 Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

year - Jeffrey Lewis Esq

Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

year - Jeffrey Lewis Esq

Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

year - Jeffrey Lewis Esq

Ohio's Top Lawyers

CEO Magazine

Contacts

SUBURBAN OFFICE 4474 Summit Ridge Dr. Columbus OH 43220 Telephone: (614) 384-2075 Fax: (614) 384-2076

DOWNTOWN OFFICE 1650 Lake Shore Dr. Suite 150 Columbus OH 43204 Telephone: (614) 384-2075 Fax: (614) 384-2076

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Practice Areas

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, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

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

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

2019

AV 5.0 PREEMINENT

Martindale Hubbell

2019

Best Lawyers in Central Ohio since 2009

CEO Magazine

2018

AV 5.0 PREEMINENT

Martindale Hubbell

2017

AV 5.0 PREEMINENT

Martindale Hubbell

2000

AV 5.0 PREEMINENT since 2000

Martindale Hubbell

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