About Richard Lewis
- Richard Lewis was admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi
- also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- Mississippi Supreme Court. Preparatory education, Delta State University (B.A., 1976)
- legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1980). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Honor Societies: Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Pi Gamma Mu. City Prosecutor, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1980 to 1989. Listed In, The Best Lawyers in America, 2001. Member: Coahoma County Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Mississippi Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 100 Lawyers
- National College for DUI Defense
- Member of Mississippi Public Defenders Association
- Member of the National Public Defenders Association
- Served as Head Public Defender for Coahoma County in the Eleventh Circuit Court Judicial District of Mississippi since 2000. AV Preeminent Rating with Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Law Directory
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law
J.D., 1980
Delta State University
Undergraduate, 1976
Bar admissions & credentials
State Bar of Mississippi
