Richard M. Lewis

Richard M. Lewis is a Jackson, Ohio attorney with over 40 years of experience. This experience includes litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and teaching. Mr. Lewis graduated from Capital Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1982. In 1979, Mr. Lewis graduated from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mr. Lewis' legal experience is varied and rich. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association. As a member of these organizations, Mr. Lewis has held a variety of leadership roles, including serving as Vice-Chair of The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists, a former member of the Executive Committee of the Ohio Association for Justice, the OSBA Committee on Unjust Criticism of Judges, and past president of the Jackson County Bar Association. He served as a member of the Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Law Specialization Committee and the Ohio State Bar Association's Litigation Section Council's Committee on Rules & Legislation. He was the 2007-2008 Vice-Chair, Consumer Law Section, OATL (Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers), now OAJ (Ohio Association for Justice). He has served as the chairman of the Consumer Law Section for the Ohio Association of Justice since 2023. During Mr. Lewis' legal career he has represented a wide variety of clients and has been part of important decisions, including counsel for the plaintiffs in Akers, et al v. Alonzo M.D., et al. In addition to a career as legal counsel, Mr. Lewis has pursued various opportunities as a lecturer to other legal professionals on topics involving the law. Some of the issues that were addressed by Mr. Lewis are courtroom tactics for lawyers, discovery issues that arise in medical malpractice cases, and professional responsibility requirements of Ohio attorneys. Mr. Lewis has also published a number of scholarly and practical articles written for Ohio trial lawyers. Some of the subjects include professional ethics, nursing home abuse, and courtroom procedure. Mr. Lewis has served as an expert witness in a number of cases, regarding legal malpractice and whether charges for attorney fees were appropriate. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Richard M. Lewis included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Richard M. Lewis Included on the 2026Ohio Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2008 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list 2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list

• The Law Firm of Richard M. Lewis, Sole Practitioner, 2001 - Present
• Cole & Lewis, Partner, 1996 - 2000
• Ochsenbein, Cole & Lewis, Partner, 1986 - 1996
• Sole Practitioner, Sole Practitioner / General Practice, 1985 - 1986
• Mary Bone Kunze, Associate, 1983 - 1985
• Sole Practitioner, Sole Practitioner / General Practice
• References
• Former Gov and U.S. Congressman Ted Strickland, P.O. Box 580, Lucasville, OH 45648
• Honorable Leonard F. Holzapfel - Retired Judge, Jackson County Common Pleas Court
• Honorable Jeffrey Simmons - Retired Judge, Vinton County Common Pleas Court
• Honorable Stephen D. Michael - Retired Judge, Jackson County Common Pleas Court, Probate/Juvenile Divisions
• Honorable William H. Harsha - Retired Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeals
• Fred Gittes, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Christian Patno, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Sydney McLafferty, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• James Dennis, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Anne M. Valentine, Past President, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Richard D. Topper, Esq.,
• John F. Winkler, Esq.,
• Mark Kitrick, Past President, Ohio Assocation for Justice

• Lecturer on Wrongful Foreclosure Cases, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Law CLE Seminar, 2007
• Lecturer on Case Law Update, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Domestic Relations Law, 2006
• Lecture on "Set-Offs In Cases Involving Multiple Defendants, An Analysis of Fidelholtz", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Negligence Law, February 8, 2002
• Instructor of "Direct Examination" Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
• Lecture on "So You Have a Trial Date, Now What?", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, February 2, 2001
• Lecture on "Ethical Considerations Concerning Lawyer Advertising", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, December 6, 2001
• Instructor of "Cross Examination", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Lecture on "An Overview of Ohio Law Pertaining to Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities", Professional Education Systems, May 25, 2000
• Lecture on "Biomechanical Engineers (An option in Soft Tissue Injury Cases)", The Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers, March 10, 2000
• Lecture on "Biomechanical Engineers (An Option in Soft Tissue Injury Cases)", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999
• Lecture on "Opening Statements (Good Beginnings Beget Good Endings)", The Summit County Trial Lawyers Association, November 13, 1998
• Lecture on "The Ethics of Lawyer Advertising", CLE Institute, October 15, 1998
• Lecture on "Dram Shop & Liquor Law", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996
• Lecture on "Case Law Update", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995
• Lecture on "Building Your Discovery Arsenal - Obtaining the Ammunition You Need", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994
• Lecture on "The Oft-Forgotten Essentials of Trial Preparation", Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993
• Representative Clients
• Barnett Ford, Inc.
• CDG Management, LLC/Wellston Millennium Telemarketing
• Center Capital Corporation
• Consolidated Technology Corporation
• D&J Tire, Inc.
• Davis Media, Inc., dba Cable Channel 15
• Frigid Tek, Inc.
• JVC Metals, LLC
• Jackson County Power, LLC
• Martin Block Company
• Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc.
• Merillat Corporation
• Michael L. McGraw, LPT
• Modagraphics, Inc.
• NCI Building Components, LP
• Patrick Ball, D.O.
• Sterling Financial
• Telmark, Inc.
• The Cadle Co.
• The Cincinnati Companies
• The City of Jackson, Ohio
• The Pillsbury Company
• Transamerica Finance Corp.
• Trepanier Daniels & Trepanier Inc., dba A&A Truck Stop
• Veteran Process Piping, Inc.
• Jackson Grandview Builders, Inc.

• Akers, et al v. Alonzo, M.D., et al
• Year: 1992

• Ohio, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1999
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy as a Specialist in Civil Litigation, 1990 = Present, National Board of Trial Advocacy

• Supreme Court Commission, 2002 - December 31, 2003 (Member)
• Supreme Court Commission, January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006 (Reappointed Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• American Bar Association (Section of Litigation)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Committee for Independent Judiciary and Unjust Criticism of Judges)
• Jackson County Bar Association (Past President)
• International Who's Who
• Who's Who in American law
• Strathmore's Who's Who Registry
• Jackson Rotary Club (President)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1993 - 2025 (Board of Trustees)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 - 1999 (Executive Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1993 - 1994 (Budget Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2003 - 2004 (Supreme Court Screening Committee 1994)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1995 - 1996 (Chair, Family Law Section)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 - 1997 (Chair, Membership Committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1996 (Moderator Family Law Seminars)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1994 - 1995 (Vice-Chair Family Law committee)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1995 (Co-Chair, Family Law Seminar)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1997 (Vice-Chair, Regional Seminars)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 1998 - 1999 (Chair Advocates Circle)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2002 (Co-Editor "OATL Book of Complaints" Recipient of Distinguished Svc Awd)
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005 (Co-Editor, Big Book of Motions)
• Ohio State Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists (Former Vice-Chair)
• Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Law Specialization Committee (Former Member)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2023 - 2025 (Chair)
• Ohio Association of Justice, 2007 - 2008 (Vice-Chair, Consumer Law Section)