Attorney Profile
O. Yale Lewis III
Yale Lewis III
Seattle
Washington (WA)
Practice Areas:
Family Law (70%), Native American Law (30%)
Family Law
Native American Law
Law School:
University of Washington School of Law
Profile
Mr. Lewis focuses on family law and Indian law, appearing regularly on the family law motions calendar in King County, in addition to other superior and tribal courts. He handles one or two trials a year, plus multiple mediations and arbitrations. Mr. Lewis has handled three successful appeals, including In re Custody of C.C.M., 149 Wn.App. 184, 202 P.3d 971 (Div. I, 2009). Mr. Lewis is a member of the USDC, Eastern District; USDC, Western District; and over half a dozen tribal bars. Mr. Lewis graduated from the University of Washington School of Law, where he was on law review and published two law review articles.
Selected To
Washington Rising Stars 2011
Historical data is only available from 2003
About Yale Lewis III
Admitted: 2003, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.yalelewislaw.com
Honors and Awards:
- Law review article, "Treaty Fishing Rights: A Habitat Right as Part of the Trinity of Rights Implied by the Fishing Clause of the Stevens Treaties", First Place, Annual Writing Competition, American Indian Law Review, 2002
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Mr. Lewis volunteers approximately once a month at the Greenwood Neighborhood Legal Clinic where he provides pro bono legal advice on family law matters.
Educational Background:
- B.A., Middlebury College, 1988
- M.S. Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, 1992
O. Yale Lewis III:
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