 Paul
S. Lewis, Esq., is a partner with the firm and has practiced law in the
Greater Washington Area for more than thirty years. During
this time, he has successfully represented thousands of clients who
have faced a wide variety of legal problems.
As an Assistant State’s Attorney for Montgomery County, Paul handled
prosecutions at every level of the criminal justice system,
including simple misdemeanors, violent street crime, DUI arrests,
traffic matters, and white-collar crimes. He now brings this
experience to the defense of those citizens charged with such
offenses, appearing regularly in Courts throughout Maryland and in
the District of Columbia.
Since 1984, Paul has focused on litigation, both in State and
Federal Courts. His principal areas of emphasis include:
- Auto Accident/Slip & Fall
Litigation
- Family Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal/Traffic Defense (DUI,
Driving While Revoked/ Suspended)
Paul’s approach to the practice of
law is to aggressively represent his clientele, to maintain
effective communication with all of his clients, and to offer his
expertise at a fair and competitive price.
Over the years, Paul has contributed to the Montgomery County Bar
Association by serving on its Executive Committee; the Fee
Arbitration Committee; the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee,
and other groups. He currently serves on the Peer Review Committee
and the newly formed Bio Hazard Emergency Task Force, which has been
established to organize mechanisms to protect citizens in the event
of catastrophic emergencies.
In recent years, Paul has served as an Officer, a Board Member, and
General Counsel to Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. He
coached youth baseball and soccer in the County.
A 1969 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, in Silver Spring, he
went on to earn a B.A., with Distinction, from the University of
Virginia, in 1973, and his J.D. from the Wake Forest University
School of Law in 1976. His interest in litigation started at Wake
Forest where he competed in national advocacy competitions and where
he served as a Moot Court Judge.
Paul is married to Barbara, a former Montgomery County ESOL teacher.
Both of their sons graduated from Wootton High School and the
University of Southern California. Each of them has moved on to
careers in the entertainment industry. Joe now resides in Santa
Monica, California and is the Manager of West Coast Development for
the Comedy Central Network. Mark lives in Manhattan and works for
the Sportsnet NY, the New York Mets cable station. He is an
Assignment Editor/Field Producer for the network’s daily sports news
broadcast.
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