George T. Lewis

Background

Lewis, George T. was born on December 30, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

Education

University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Bachelor of Science, 1976. Master of Business Administration in Finance, 1980. Juris Doctor, 1980).

Career

Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in Business and Tort Litigation, Health Care Law, Securities Law, Chancery-Court Practice, Governmental Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee.

United States.

Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. United States. Supreme Court. Member: Moot Court Board (Vice Chairman, 1978-1979.

Chairman, 1979-1980).

Member, Moot Court Team (Member, Committees on: Securities Law, 1978-1979. Labor Law, 1979-1980).

Chair, University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Council, 1994—. Author: "Property Tax Exemptions for Religious and Educational Institutions: How Pure is Pure?" Judicial Newsletter, Volume 6 Number.

2, Spring 1979; "Pritchard v.

Rogers and the Nightmare of Defective Trust Deed Forms," Tennessee Bar Journal, Volume 21, Number. 2, May, 1985; "The Tennessee Recording Tax Statute and its Effect on Perfection of Security Interests," Lewis and Aronov, Tennessee Law Review, Spring, 1985. "Inadequate Trust Deed Waivers of The Statutory Right of Redemption: The Nightmare Reoccurs," Tennessee Bar Journal, Volume 22, Number.

5, October 1986.

"Resolving Priority Disputes Under Section §9-306 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Who Wins Between a Creditor Bank and an Inventory Lender With Respect to Proceeds of Inventory?" Tennessee Bar Journal, November December, 1991. "Physician Deposition Fees," Nashville Medical News, Volume VI, Number. 1, January, 1994; "Arbitration and Mediation Clauses in Health Care Contracts," Nashville Medical News, Volume 5, Number.

7, July 1994.

"Supreme Court Decides Arbitration Agreements Between Physicians and Patients are not Per Se Void as Against Public Policy," June 1996 Health Care News. Law Clerk to Supreme Court Justice Frank Drowota, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1980. Vice-Chair, Tennessee Lawyers Fund for Client Security, 1991-1996.

Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1991-1994.

Vice-Chair, Judicial Selection Commission, 1994-1995. Chair, Judicial Selection Commission, 1995-1996.

Member, Judicial Selections Commission, 1994—. Recipient: Tennessee Supreme Court Outstanding Service Award, 1996.

Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party, 1988-1991.

Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party"s Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1994. Mediator, Certified by American Arbitration Association, 1994. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers.

Recipient: 1988 University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Leadership Award.

Recipient: Memphis Legal Secretaries Association Boss of the Year. Leadership Memphis, 1995.

Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.

Achievements

• George T. Lewis has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Moot Court Board (Vice Chairman, 1978-1979. Chairman, 1979-1980). Member, Moot Court Team (Member, Committees on: Securities Law, 1978-1979.

Labor Law, 1979-1980).

Chair, University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Council, 1994—.