David A. Lewis
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Professional liability,
Ethics & professional responsibility,
Legal malpractice,
Professional malpractice - other
Education Qualification:
Georgetown University Law Center
Practice Areas:
Professional liability,
Ethics & professional responsibility,
Legal malpractice,
Professional malpractice - other
43 West 43rd Street Suite #116New York, New York, 10036
First Admitted: 2002, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.nyethics.com
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002
- Member, New York City Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct (COSAC)
- Member, American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility
- New York, 2002
- Chair, New York City Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee, 2011 - 2014
- NYC Bar Association, Council on the Profession
- Vice-Chair, NYSBA, Task Force, Non-Lawyer Ownership
- Member, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
- New York State Bar Association, Special Committee on Immigration
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2002
- Member, New York County Lawyers Association, Ethics Institute, Board of Advisors
- Chair, New York City Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee, 2011 - 2014
- Member, New York City Bar Association, Professional and Judicial Ethics Committee, 2008 - 2011
- Founding Member, New York County Lawyers' Association, Board of Advisors for the Ethics Institute
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Written and Oral Appellate Advocacy, Children's Rights Division, Legal Aid Society
Honors/Awards:
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating for High Ethical Standards and Professional Ability, Martindale Hubble, 2023
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating for High Ethical Standards and Professional Ability, Martindale Hubble, 2022
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating for High Ethical Standards and Professional Ability, Martindale-Hubbell, 2021
- Golden Gavel Public Service Book Award, 2007
- Rated by Super Lawyers Magazine, New York Metro Edition, 2015-Present, Super Lawyers
- George W. Cobb Leadership Fellowship, Colgate University
- Rising Star Super Lawyers List, New York Metro Edition, 2013 - 2014
- Pro Bono Publico Award, Legal Aid Society, 2007
- Empire State Counsel, New York State Bar Association, 2007 - 2010
Educational Background:
- Colgate University, Cum Laude, B.A., Political Science, 1998
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker, Complex Legal Ethics and Compliance Issues, Practicing Law Institute
- Speaker, Complex Legal Ethics and Compliance Issues, American Bar Association
- Drafter, Immigration Practice Standards, New York State Bar Association
- Co-Author, A 'Safe Harbor' for Future Conflicts Waivers, ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Bloomberg BNA, 2013
- Co-Author, In With the Rules, Out With the Code, New York State Bar Association Journal, June 2009
- Inadvertent Electronic Disclosure Q&A, Practicing Law Institute's All-Star Briefing, July 2009
- Co-Author, Extended Leave Can Be Aspect Of Accommodation, National Law Journal, June 6, 2005
- Legal Ethics Panelist for Mandatory New Lawyer Orientation
- New York State Unified Court System, January 2010 - Present
- Speaker, Complex Legal Ethics and Compliance Issues, New York State Bar Association
- Speaker, Complex Legal Ethics and Compliance Issues, New York City Bar Association
- Speaker, complex legal ethics and compliance issues, New York County Lawyers’ Association
- Speaker, Complex Legal Ethics and Compliance Issues, Association for Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Industry Groups:
- Bar Admissions
- Ethics
- Law
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