Harvey J. Lewis is a founding partner of Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC and currently serves as “of counsel” to the firm. Harvey obtained a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. His primary practice areas are maritime and admiralty law. Harvey is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, along with the United States Supreme Court. He has served on numerous committees for the Louisiana State Bar Association, including the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Committee on Rules of Professional and Judicial Conduct. He is also a Fellow of the American Collee of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

  • Professional Associations and Memberships

    • Louisiana State Bar Association, President’s Award, 2000
    • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1992
    • State Committee, 1994-1998, 2000-2006
    • State Chair, 1996 – 1998
    • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1987
    • Louisiana Trial Lawyer’s President’s Award, 1985, 1993
    • Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1984
    • Best Lawyers in America – Admiralty Law

  • Presentations and Publications

    • Major Ethical Maritime Law Seminar of a Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in Maritime Cases, 5th Tulane Fall Maritime Law Seminar, New Oleans, 1996
    • Putting Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine in Perspective — And Keep It There, 6th Tulane Fall Maritime Law Seminar, New Orleans, 1997
    • Daubert, It’s Progeny and The Marine Safety Expert, 7th Tulane Fall Maritime Law Seminar, New Orleans, 1998
    • A New Breed of Amphibious Claimant and Their Remedies, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Admiralty Seminar, Point Clear, 1999
    • Fontenot v. Dual Drilling The Best of All Worlds A. Plaintiff Lawyer’s Perspective, 8th Tulane Fall Maritime Law Seminar, New Orleans, 1999
    • Opening Statement – One Trial Lawyer’s Perspective, Article for the Bar Journal, 2000
    • What Law Is “Saved to Suitors” When a Maritime Tort Case is Filed in State Court, The Admiralty Law Institute, Tulane University Law School, 2001
    • 2001 Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit, The Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2001
    • Preemption and the General Maritime Law – Undue Influence, Tulane University Law School, 2002
    • The Pre-Trial Conference, The Civil Litigation Process in Louisiana State Courts, LSU CLE Program, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 2004