John W. Lewis

Member

Location:

• Big Rapids, Michigan

Phone:

• 231-796-3525

Fax:

• 231-796-2290

JOHN W. LEWIS, born in Los Angeles, California, October 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., cum laude, 1983); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Graduate, Mt. Pleasant Area Leadership Institute (1997). Former Adjunct Professor, Business Law and Regulation Department, Central Michigan University.

Isabella County Commissioner, 1997-2001 (Vice-Chairman, 1999-2001). Member: Board of Directors, Middle Michigan Development Corporation 1997-2012 and Treasurer/Secretary 2002-2006; Central Michigan University President's Advisory Board, 1999-2008. Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1997-2004(President, 2003). Isabella County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1987-1990); State Bar of Michigan (Member of Family Law, Criminal Law and Litigation Sections); Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan-Sustaining Member, State of Michigan Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Task Force, 2009-2012, Ten16 Recovery Network Board of Directors 2023-Present

REPORTED CASES: People v Custer, 242 Mich App 59, 618 NW2d 75 (2002); People v Fiorillo, 195 Mich App 701, 491 NW2d 281 (1992); People v Custer, 465 Mich 319, 630 NW2d 870 (2001); People v Scherf, 251 Mich App 410, 651 NW2d 77 (2002), spec pan den 251 Mich App 805; 651 NW2d 195 (2002), rev'd 468 Mich 488; 668 NW2d 602 (2003).

Year Joined Firm

• 2012 Managing member.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Family Law
• Driver's License Restoration
• Business Transactions
• Personal Injury
• Commercial/Civil Litigation
• Real Estate Disputes
• Real Estate Transactions
• Probate Estate and Trust Administration

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1987
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
• J.D. cum laude - 1987
• Central Michigan University
• B.S. cum laude - 1983

Representative Cases

• People v Custer, 242 Mich App 59, 618 NW2d 75 (2002)
• People v Fiorillo, 195 Mich App 701, 491 NW2d 281 (1992)
• People v Custer, 465 Mich 319, 630 NW2d 870 (2001)
• People v Scherf, 251 Mich App 410, 651 NW2d 77 (2002)

Classes/Seminars

• Former Adjunct Professor, Business Law and Regulation Department, Central Michigan University

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, Sustaining Member
• Isabella County Commissioner, Vice-Chairman, 1998 - 2000
• Middle Michigan Development Corporation, Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2012
• Middle Michigan Development Corporation, Present and Treasurer/Secretary, 2002 - 2006
• Central Michigan University, President's Advisory Board, 1999 - 2008
• Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1997 - 2004
• Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, President, 2003
• Isabella County Bar Association, Treasurer, 1987 - 1990
• State Bar of Michigan, Family Law, Litigation and Criminal Law Sections, Member
• State of Michigan Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Task Force, 2009 - 2012