Our Attorneys

Jeannete C. Lewis

 

Jeannete C. Lewis, originally from Rochester, New York, joined the firm in 1996 to handle the firm’s general aviation, international personal injury and federal practice divisions. She has represented numerous plaintiffs in aviation cases against the United States government (negligent air traffic control services of the FAA) and in negligence and product liability actions against aircraft and component manufacturers and maintenance companies.

In non-aviation matters she has been successful in lawsuits brought on behalf of United States residents who are injured while abroad.

In 2001, Lewis was named partner of the firm.

 

 EDUCATION AND HONORS

  • St. Thomas University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude (1993)

-         Associate Editor, St. Thomas Law Review (1992-93);

-         Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity;

-         Senator, Vice President, Student Bar Association

  • State University of New York, Buffalo (1990)

-         Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1990;

-         Member, Golden Key National Honor Society

 

PRACTICE

  • Partner, The Haggard Law Firm (2001-present)
  • Associate, Haggards & Parks, P.A. (1996-2001)
  • Associate, Anderson, Moss, Sherouse & Petros, P.A. (1993-1996)

 

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Florida (1993)
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (1994)
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1995)
  • U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1998)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (2005)

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Author, “Recent Government Contractor Defense Cases Give Plaintiffs Hope”, Aviation Litigation Quarterly, Summer/Fall 2000
  • Co-Author, Kreindler, Lee S., Aviation Accident Law, Chapters “Air Traffic Controller Negligence,” and “Military Aircraft Cases,” M. Bender, 1993
  • Author, “Realigning Maternal/Fetal Interests in the Battle Against Substance Abuse,” St. Thomas Law Review, 275 (Fall 1992)
  • Director, Miami-Dade Justice Association (2000-2004)
  • Member, The Florida Bar
  • Member, Miami-Dade County Bar
  • Member, American Bar Association (Past Co-Chair, Aviation Law section of the Section of Litigation)
  • Member, Florida Justice Association (EAGLE)
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers (Miami Chapter)
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Listed, Florida Trend Legal Elite
  • Listed, Florida Super Lawyer

 

Civic Memberships and Associations

  • Volunteer, Community Partnership for the Homeless