Jeffrey Lewis, Attorney at Law

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Lewis' past practice has included representation of hospitals, hotels, real
estate developers, lending institutions, manufacturers, general contractors and
other businesses in complex litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Lewis' representative defense victories include an arbitration award on
behalf of sellers of manufacturing businesses sued for fraud and breach of
contract; summary judgment on behalf of a hotel operator sued for specific
performance of a real property purchase agreement; a judgment on behalf of an
entertainment/media industry client sued for conversion and unfair competition.

Mr. Lewis'  representative plaintiff victories include a unanimous jury award
against a corporate president for misuse of corporate funds; summary judgment
in a malicious prosecution action against a former opposing attorney and his
clients; and a bench judgment, including treble damages, in favor of a
landowner for a neighbor's trespass.

EDUCATION

  • Loyola Law  School, Los Angeles (J.D. 1996).
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., Business Economics 1992).

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • California
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Orange County Bar Association, Member (1999-Present).
  • Orange County Bar Association Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee (2003-Present).
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member (Present).
  • Loyola Law School Alumni Association Board of Governors, Member (2002-2005).

PUBLISHED DECISIONS

  • People v. Wycoff, 164 Cal.App.4th 410 (2008).
  • O'Grady v. Superior Court, 139 Cal.App.4th 1423 (2006).
  • Videotape Plus, Inc. v. Lyons, 89 Cal.App.4th 156 (2001).
  • Mesa Forest Products v. St. Paul, 73 Cal.App 4th 324 (1999).

PUBLICATIONS

  • The Yellow Submarine Steers Clear of U.S. Copyright Law: The Ninth Circuit Reexamines the Doctrine of Contributory Infringement, 18 LOY. L.A. INT'L & COMP. L.J. 371 (1996).
  • 2001 Decisions Altering the Law of Malicious Prosecution, Orange County Lawyer (Mar. 2002).
  • Litigators Beware, Orange County Lawyer (Nov. 2004).
  • The Southern California Law Blog, www.SCLBlog.com (2003-2006)
  • Nota Bene (Blog) (2007- Present)

For current articles and information, please see Mr. Lewis' weblog.