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Who we are
Lindsay Lewis
Lindsay Lewis joined the firm in August 2008 and practices in state and federal court on both the trial and appellate level.
She has a longstanding passion for criminal defense work.
Ms. Lewis received a B.A. from Vassar College in 2003 and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in June 2007.
She is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States District Court for the Eastern District, the United States District
Court for the Southern District, and the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Since joining Dratel & Mysliwiec, P.C., Ms. Lewis has:
- represented an individual charged with material support for terrorism for providing satellite broadcasting services to Al Manar television;
- represented an individual who allegedly solicited investors for international real estate transactions as part of a "ponzi scheme;"
- represented a client charged with fraudulent financial transactions;
- represented a doctor charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud in a federal criminal case involving voluminous electronic discovery;
- represented a businessman charged with crimes relating to international financial transactions;
- represented a client seeking to vacate his New York State conviction because his prior attorney did not advise him of the immigration consequences of his guilty plea;
- represented clients facing federal drug trafficking charges;
- represented a businessman charged with defrauding insurance companies of money, in the context of a federal criminal case;
- represented clients on appeal to federal district court who were seeking to overturn convictions tainted by jury tampering at their trial; and
- represented several clients throughout the sentencing phase of their cases to obtain a favorable sentence and designation for each.
While in law school, Ms. Lewis worked with the Brennan Center for Social Justice and participated in the Innocence Project clinic.
At the Innocence Project, she contributed to the defense of multiple clients who had been convicted of murder and violent felonies,
including First Degree Assault, Rape, and Robbery, and authored post-conviction motions and briefs to further their innocence claims.
Ms. Lewis continued to work with the Innocence Project following graduation.
Before law school, Ms. Lewis worked with the New York-based criminal appellate firm Dershowitz, Eiger, and Adelson, P.C.,
where she assisted on a broad range of high-profile criminal appeals. She also interned at the Dutchess County Public Defender's Office.
In 2003, Ms. Lewis worked alongside New York State Court of Appeals Justice Albert M. Rosenblatt on a project for the Historical Society of
the Courts of New York.
Contact Information:
Lindsay Lewis
Attorney
Dratel & Mysliwiec, P.C.
2 Wall Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10005
llewis@dratelmys.com
Office: (212) 732-3141
Fax: (212) 571-3792
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