David A. Lewis

Top rated Professional Liability attorney in New York, New York

David A. Lewis Law PLLC
David A. Lewis
David A. Lewis Law PLLC

Practice Areas: Professional Liability; view more

Licensed in New York since: 2002

Education: Georgetown University Law Center

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024 Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014

David A. Lewis Law PLLC

43 West 43rd Street
Suite #116
New York, NY 10036 Visit website

Details

www.nyethics.com

Attorney David A. Lewis is the founder and owner of David A. Lewis Law PLLC in New York, New York.

A trusted authority on attorney grievance complaints, bar admission character and fitness matters, and the panoply of disputes between lawyers, their firms, and their clients, David’s credentials include a three-year term as chair of the New York City Bar Association’s prestigious Professional Responsibility Committee. He has also served on the state level, with the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct (COSAC). These committees are at the vanguard of the legal ethics field, studying and recommending changes to rules and procedures that directly affect the practice of law. David also proudly served for ten years as a periodic speaker and legal ethics panelist for the required mandatory CLE program offered by the New York Character and Fitness Committee in the First Department

Exclusive Area Of Practice Includes Legal Ethics And Bar Admissions

When a lawyer (or a "lawyer-to-be") needs a lawyer, David is the one to call. David provides honest, trusted and approachable counsel when it matters most: when client find their career and professional standing on the line. 

Most character and fitness applicant clients contact David based solely on what they have learned about his work or credentials. However, David also takes pride in quickly establishing a relationship of trust with clients. David has been honored to have become a trusted advisor to so many dealing with the most personal and sensitive of issues. Talking about delicate, embarrassing, or painful matters demands you find someone with both experience and compassion. You will find that at www.nyethics.com.

As a nationally recognized legal ethics speaker, David has been called upon to participate in programs across the country that address complex legal ethics and compliance issues. These ethics programs include events sponsored by: Practicing Law Institute, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, Association for Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Fortune 500 companies and various national law firms. David has also been honored to serve as an adjunct law professor teaching legal ethics and professional responsibility at Cardozo Law School.

Honored for his impeccable professionalism and outstanding legal abilities, Mr. Lewis has earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. 

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

 

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Practice areas

Professional Liability: Defense

Focus areas

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice - Other

First Admitted: 2002, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.nyethics.com

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
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Written and Oral Appellate Advocacy, Children's Rights Division, Legal Aid Society
Educational Background:
  • Colgate University, Cum Laude, B.A., Political Science, 1998
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
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
Industry Groups:
  • Bar Admissions
  • Ethics
  • Law

Office location for David A. Lewis

43 West 43rd Street
Suite #116
New York, NY 10036

Phone: 212-951-1819

Selections

10 Years Super Lawyers
2 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024
  • Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014

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