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City Connect Detroit: Bio
Kenneth L. Lewis, Chair
Partner
Plunkett Cooney
Kenneth L. Lewis joined Plunkett Cooney in 1993 after successfully working in the law departments of the City of Detroit and the County of Wayne. He has built a solid reputation in the local legal community through courtroom victories and persuasive negotiations, and he has a broad background in governmental and constitutional issues impacting upon state governments.
Chairman Lewis has held leadership positions in various legal organizations, including the State Bar of Michigan (Law Practice Management Section, Past Chair), the National Bar Association (Board of Governors), the Conference of Black Lawyers, the Wolverine Bar Association (Past President), the Detroit Metropolitan Police Academy and Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Law Instructor) and the Attorney Discipline Board (Chair).
Mr. Lewis’ areas of practice are civil rights, commercial litigation, direct representation of municipalities, education law, labor and employment law and municipal law. He has been honored with Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV, and Crain’s Black Business Leadership (Lawyer/Accountant Categories) in 1998. Mr. Lewis received his Juris Doctorate from Catholic University of America and his A.B. from Morgan State University.
Mr. Lewis has successfully defended labor, employment and municipal liability matters on behalf of numerous municipalities in Michigan. He has also tried over 175 adversarial proceedings, including jury trials, bench trials, labor arbitrations, disciplinary trial boards, administrative hearings, and regulator hearings, as well as advised and counseled over a dozen different legislative bodies. Mr. Lewis has lectured and published articles and training materials for lawyers and law enforcement personnel for over 30 years including seminars for the State Bar of Michigan, the PRIMA Annual Conference, and articles in the Michigan Bar Journal.
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