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Donald M. Lewis

Of Counsel

Phone: 612.305.7518
Email: dlewis@halleland.com

Assistant: Jo Marquardt
Phone: 612.305.7583
Email: jmarquardt@halleland.com
Education: Harvard Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 1978
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Health Care, Labor and Employment

Mr. Lewis became Dean of Hamline University School of Law in July 2008, and remains Of Counsel to the law firm.

Key Practice Experience
  • Defense of discrimination claims
  • Civil and criminal fraud investigations
  • White collar criminal defense 
  • Complex commercial litigation
  • Education law 
Key Industry Experience
  • Retail
  • Health care providers
  • Educational institutions
  • Governmental agencies
Representative Cases and Transactions
  • United States v. Stagni (criminal tax defense)
  • Jones v. St. Paul Companies (employment discrimination)
  • EEOC v. Target Corporation (employment discrimination in Milwaukee and Philadelphia)
  • Borden and Jefferson County School District v. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals (Mississippi lead paint litigation)
  • Minnesota Attorney General v. Dey Inc. (pharmaceutical pricing fraud)
  • University of Minnesota Men's Basketball Investigation (academic fraud)
  • Ince v. HealthPartners (health care subrogation)
Professional Recognitions/Honors
  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Law Institute, and American Bar Foundation
  • Featured in Minnesota Super Lawyers (1997-2007)
  • Minnesota Lawyer "Attorney of the Year" (2000)
Professional Associations
  • American Employment Law Council
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (Co-Founder and Board of Directors)
  • National Bar Association (Board of Governors)
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys
  • National Employment Law Council
Community Involvement
  • AMICUS (Chair and Board of Directors)
  • Monitors Club
  • Park Nicollet Health Services (Board of Directors)
  • Sigma Pi Phi, Omicron Boule (Sire Archon-elect)
  • University of Minnesota Health Law and Life Sciences Joint Degree Program (Advisory Board)
  • William Mitchell College of Law (Board of Trustees)
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota State Courts
  • Federal District Courts (Minnesota, Eastern Wisconsin)
  • Federal Courts of Appeals (Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits)
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Other Education
  • B.S. Journalism with distinction, Northwestern University
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