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 (2006 - Present).
Loyola Law School Alumni Association Board of Governors, Member (2002-2005).
California Appellate Defense Counsel (2006 - Present)
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Planning Commission Member (2006- Present).
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Traffic and Safety Commission Member (2005).

PUBLISHED DECISIONS

Ekstrom v. Marquesa at Monarch Beach Homeowner's Association, 168 Cal.App.4th 1111 (2008)
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).