If you already knew about Lewis & Daggett before you visited this site, you can thank Michael J. Lewis. He is a pioneer in television advertising in the Piedmont Triad, extensively marketing the firm
on television for more than 20 years. Michael's keen interest in business management helped create public awareness of the firm and its high level of client service.

Michael has been practicing law since 1970, after graduating from Wake Forest Law School. A decade later, he obtained record verdicts in several North Carolina counties and wanted to concentrate his practice on personal injury cases.

" People come to us with problems they can't solve by themselves, and being able to help them is the best part of what we do," he says. "I always find out how our clients are doing and what kind of illness or problem they're suffering from. I want them to know I'm interested in helping them."

Michael excels at forming great relationships with his clients, a quality that has made him vital to the growth of a community service program, Safe Sober Prom Night, he and partner David Daggett started in 1991. By gathering support from Carolina Ford Dealers and Wendy's, Michael has helped the program expand to serve ten counties and 49 high schools in North and South Carolina. He and his partner, David Daggett, received the Jake Alexander Award from the Governor's Highway Safety Program in 1995 for their efforts.

Areas of Practice
Serious Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Automobile Accidents
Insurance Claims
Medical Malpractice
Land Condemnation

Education
B.A. - 1967, Wake Forest University
J.D. degree - 1970, Wake Forest Law School

Admitted
North Carolina, 1970
The Supreme Court of North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
United States District Court of the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina

Professional Associations
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (named its Outstanding Auto Tort Lawyer in 1986)
American Trial Lawyers Association (member of Professional Negligence Section)
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member) |
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member)
New York Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member)
Florida Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member)
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Joseph Branch Inn of Court (Wake Forest University)
American Board of Trial Advocates
Forsyth County Bar Association
Adjunct Clinical Professor at Wake Forest University School of Law since 1982
NCDR Certified Mediator - Superior Court

Community Involvement
Co-Founder of Safe Sober Prom Night, Inc.
Featured speaker at law schools and legal seminars

Personal Interests
Tennis, Travel, Reading
Resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with wife, Kathy Saunders Lewis; married since 1968