Kenneth D. Lewis is a native New Yorker who brings a fearless New York state of mind to the courtroom while fighting for justice for each and every client. There is no substitute for experience, and with over 50 murder trials Mr. Lewis is one of the most experienced trial lawyers in Florida. Mr. Lewis attended the State University of New York at Albany before relocating to Florida and obtaining a Bachelors Degree from FAU in 1989. Mr. Lewis graduated Nova Southeastern Law School in 1991. As a former prosecutor, Mr. Lewis's work ethic and trial success resulted in him being named chief homicide prosecutor in Orange and Osceola Counties. Mr. Lewis tried exclusively murder cases for 7 years and sex crimes for 4 additional years. In total Mr. Lewis has well over 200 jury trials in all areas of criminal law and has tried over 50 murder cases. Mr. Lewis has been a mock trial judge at numerous competitions and was recognized for his exceptional trial skills by being selected on the faculty of the week long Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Mr. Lewis has trained hundreds of attorneys through the Florida Prosecutors Attorneys Association.  

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Mr. Lewis has successfully represented numerous criminal defendants in serious felony cases in Flagler, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Martin, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, Sumpter, Volusia and surrounding counties. 

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• More than 20 years of legal experience

• Prosecutor in Orlando for past 13 years; also prosecuted in Broward and Sarasota County

• Interned in Office of Public Defender, Broward County, Florida

• Former Chief Prosecutor of the Orange and Osceola Counties Homicide Unit

• Over 200 criminal jury trials-Many high profile (including conviction of Bob Ward, State Senator Gary Siplin and the Cady Way killers

• Over 50 murder trials without a single loss (results are not guaranteed and vary by case and circumstance).

• Former Secretary of the Fraternal Order of Police; Lodge 45 Sarasota, Florida

• Instructor-Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Training Program at University of Florida Law School

• Former sitting judge Barry Law School Trial Advocacy Competition

• Former sitting judge “We the People” statewide high school trial advocacy completion.

• Former sitting judge-Nova Southeastern Mock Trial Competition

• Licensed in State and Federal Court

• Former sex crimes prosecutor over 4 years

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