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David A. Lewis is a senior associate in the Law Firm Advisory Practice Group and Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City. His practice focuses exclusively on legal ethics and professional responsibility, including conflicts of interest, cross-border legal practice issues, partnership disputes, internal investigations, litigation conduct, client confidentiality, bar admission requirements and fee disputes. David represents both lawyers and law firms in a variety of professional matters, such as defending them against charges before disciplinary committees, advising them on attorney advertising regulations, defending them in legal malpractice cases and representing them in cases involving disqualification.
David is a member of the New York City Bar Association and its Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics. He is a founding member of the New York County Lawyers Association’s Ethics Institute’s Board of Advisors. David is also a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and serves on the Practicing Law Institute’s Associate Advisory Board.
David often lectures on the topic of legal ethics and professional responsibility to bar associations, law firms and other national legal professional organizations.
David also maintains an active Pro Bono practice. He is an active participant in Proskauer Rose’s mentoring program. In 2007, David was honored by being awarded: the Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Publico Award for legal work on behalf of the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice; the New York State Bar Association honorific designation of “Empire Counsel” and the Proskauer Rose Golden Gavel Book Award for Pro Bono service.
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