Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

G. Michael Lewis received his undergraduate education from the University of Oklahoma in 1964, and his legal education at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, graduating in 1967. He was an Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review.   

Following graduation from law school, Mr. Lewis was commissioned as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, in which he served as Chief Trial Counsel and Chief of Military Justice of Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam, and as a Military Judge; he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal.  

Mr. Lewis is engaged in civil trial practice, antitrust and commercial litigation, and asbestos and toxic tort defense.  Much of Mr. Lewis' litigation practice involves the defense of healthcare institutions regarding antitrust and regulatory issues.  With more than 30 years experience as a trial lawyer, Mr. Lewis also assists individuals and corporations with issues of risk management and risk assessment.  In 1995, Mr. Lewis received the Leadership Award from the Counsel Oak Chapter of American Inns of Court and in 2007 received the Inns Award for Professionalism and Ethics.   

Mr. Lewis is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare Law and Litigation
• Electric Utility Litigation
• Toxic Tort Defense
• Asbestos Defense

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Energy Law, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Asbestos, Science & Technology Law, Toxic Torts

Honors and Awards

• Bronze Star
• Air Medal
• Inns of Court Leadership Award
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury, 2005 - 2010
• A-V Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer: Medical Ethics Issues, Oklahoma Bar Association, Trial Practices Seminars
• Presenter: "Tariffs and Statutory Defenses, AEGIS National Claims Seminar, 2002
• Presenter: Mass Torts, on "Medical Testing Programs in Mass Toxic Tort Actions", AEGIS Roundtable, 1998

Past Employment Positions

• XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, NC, United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Chief Trial Counsel
• Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam, Chief of Military Justice and Military Judge
• Staff Judge Advocate, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Chief of Military Justice

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1967
  Juris Doctor
  
  Law Review: Law Review, Oklahoma Law Review Editor
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1964

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725

Phones

(918) 591-5314

Faxes

(918) 925-5314

Emails

mlewis@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com