Throughout his thirty-plus year career, Mark Lewis has represented individuals and companies, including multiple Fortune 500 companies, in a wide variety of cases involving business disputes. Mark understands that every case is important to his clients, regardless of the amount of money at stake, and he brings to each case the same level of dedication and integrity.
He has extensive experience with major construction cases; complex insurance coverage disputes; energy industry cases; refinery litigation; environmental and toxic tort lawsuits; and fraud and civil RICO lawsuits.
Representative Cases:
Secured summary judgment for a health insurance company on a bad faith refusal to pay claim.
Trial victory for ship owner seeking contribution for costs to seize and store charterer's assets to secure payment of charter hire.
Obtained summary judgment (affirmed on appeal) for commercial property owner in a dispute regarding the sale of the property.
Secured summary judgment for a director's and officer's insurer on a bad faith refusal to pay claim.
Secured dismissal of a claim against an insurance broker on a claim that the broker failed to obtain adequate insurance for its client.
Represented the owner of a jack-up drilling rig that broke free during Hurricane Rita and allegedly damaged an offshore drilling platform.
Defended a major oil and gas exploration and production company against claims of underpayment of royalties by the federal government. The claim was settled favorably.
Defended life insurance companies against numerous claims of agent misconduct and claims that insurance policies were used in the service of illegal tax avoidance plans.
Defended engineering companies in disputes related to delays in the construction of petro-chemical plants.
Represented numerous homeowners in suits against builders/contractors.
Trial victory defending a refinery against gross negligence claims for property damage following an explosion.
Secured summary judgment for a health insurance company on a bad faith refusal to pay claim.