Attorney Profile

Claire E. Lewis

Claire Lewis

Law Office of Claire E. Lewis
115 North Girls School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Contact Contact Claire E. Lewis
T: 317-484-8115
F: 317-484-8110

Visit: www.clairelewis.net
Practice areas: Elder Law (100%)

Profile

With more than 25 years of elder law experience, Claire E. Lewis is on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a past President of the chapter. She currently chairs the Chapter's Government and Public Affairs Committee. A founding member and first Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Elder Law Section, she now serves as Chair of its Public Policy and Education Committees. She is on the Executive Committee of the Estate Planning Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association and recently completed terms on the Boards of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association and Area Agency on Aging for Central Indiana. Lewis is Editor of the Laws of Aging sponsored by the Indiana Bar Foundation.  Lewis is a 2009 recipient of the GP Hall of Fame Award sponsored by the GP Solo and Small Firm Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Selected to:

Indiana Super Lawyers 2009
Indiana Super Lawyers 2008
Indiana Super Lawyers 2007
Indiana Super Lawyers 2006
Indiana Super Lawyers 2005

About Claire Lewis

Admitted: 1983, Indiana

Professional Webpage: www.clairelewis.net/Biography.htm

Honors and Awards: Recipients of this award are selected as a result of their high standard of ethics and professional competency exhibited to their clients, the legal profession, and their community., GP Hall of Fame Award, GP Solo & Small Firm Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, 2009, The Law Related Education Award from the Indiana State Bar Association is given to one individual per year for outstanding work in legal education.  Lewis was recognized in 2005 particularly for her work on the Laws of Aging, a book focusing on the legal needs of older adults.  Lewis was also recognized for her ongoing work in chairing the Elder Law Institute and the Advanced Elder Law Seminar for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. 
Bar/Professional Activity: Member, Board of Directors, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Indiana Chapter; chair of Chapter's Government and Public Affairs CommitteeMember.     Board of Directors, Indianapolis Bar Association Estate Planning Section.    Indiana State Bar Association:  Founding member and first chair of Elder Law Section; current chair of Public Policy Committee and Education Committee.     Member of Public Policy Committee for Alzheimer's Association of Indiana; former Board of Directors member and chair of its Mission & Outreach Committee.     Member of CICOA Aging & In Home Solutions (area agency on aging) Public Policy Committee; former secretary of the Board of Directors, CICOA.
Pro bono/Community Service: Lewis is a regular volunteer for the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc., assisting in particular with the Project's Medicaid trainings for both lawyers and non-lawyers.  She also does volunteer projects for Sheltering Wings, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, and for the Indiana Alzheimer's Association.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Editor and contributing author, Laws of Aging.     Contributing author, Medicaid in Indiana and Medicaid in Indiana for the Elderly and Disabled.    Author, Guardianship in Indiana, Advance Directives, Home-Sharing & Housing Alternatives for the Older Adult.   Contributing author, Nursing Home Residents' Rights.
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