Lewis Tein Law

Guy A. Lewis and Michael R. Tein Rated Among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Florida and Miami

lewistein — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:37:26 +0000

Super Lawyers rated Guy A. Lewis and Michael R. Tein within the top 100 in Florida and Miami.

The Super Lawyers top 100 is a listing of the lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Florida nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.

View Super Lawyer Profiles for Guy A. Lewis and Michael R. Tein.

FBI’s Terrorism Search Goes Undersea

lewistein — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:05:18 +0000

Michael Tein comments on the evidence-gathering capabilities of the FBI’s new Technical Dive Team.

Guy Lewis and Mike Tein Named Among Top 15 Business Crime Attorneys in Florida

lewistein — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:04:24 +0000

Who’s Who Legal named Guy Lewis and Mike Tein as two of the top 15 business crime defense attorneys in Florida. Who’s Who had this to say about the two:

Lewis Tein PL is the final firm with two nominees in this chapter. Michael Tein is “a great litigator” and is recommended for his high-profile clients in state and federal court, before state and federal administrative agencies and in the US Court of Appeal. Tein is a former federal prosecutor with the US Attorney’s Office in Miami and received a commendation from the US attorney general for his professionalism in the prosecution of a high-profile civil-rights matter. The “impressive” Guy Lewis also has a “glittering past” in government service, holding the position of director of the Executive Office for US Attorneys in Washington, DC, as well as serving as the US attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Lewis was described to researchers as “a consummate professional.”

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Tatiana Furry, Killed in Mysterious Miccosukee Crash, Had Blood Alcohol Content of .32

lewistein — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:03:31 +0000

The State Attorney’s Office has released its close out memorandum regarding an accident that involved a Coconut Grove woman and 4 Miccosukee Tribal Members. The memorandum concluded that the woman’s blood alcohol content was 0.32 and that she was responsible for the collision.

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The State Attorney’s memorandum can be found here.

$3.17 Million Award for Wrongful Death in Collision

lewistein — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:39:26 +0000

Gloria Bermudez was killed in a 1998 collision with a car driven by Tammy Gwen Billie, a cousin of Miccosukee tribal council member Max Billie. Tammy Billie was driving west on Tamiami Trail when she crossed the center line and slammed into the passenger side of the car driven by Carlos Bermudez as he tried to swerve out of her way. Bermudez and his infant son, Matthew, were injured. His wife, Gloria, was killed.

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Bail Granted in Florida Hezbollah Finance Case

lewistein — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:02:53 +0000

Federal judge grants bail to Lewis Tein client and Doral business man charged with selling electronics to a Paraguayan shopping mall designated by federal authorities as a front for Hezbollah.

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Judge Closes Miccosukee’s Case to Halt Road Project

lewistein — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:44:23 +0000

A Miami federal judge has dismissed and closed a case brought by the Miccosukee Tribe against the National Park Service after the government agreed not to rebuild a decaying Everglades road without an extensive environmental review.

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3 Men Charged in Miami with Financing Hezbollah

lewistein — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:02:12 +0000

Federal agents arrested three Miami-Dade businessmen charged with smuggling video games and other electronic products to a Paraguayan mall linked to the U.S.-designated terrorist group, Hezbollah.

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Lewis Tein hires five University of Miami law school grads

lewistein — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:25:06 +0000

The new attorneys will focus their practice on commercial, corporate and financial litigation and litigation support.
“We’ve continued to grow year after year, but this year business has exploded,” Lewis said.
The firm concentrates on complex commercial litigation and federal criminal defense work.

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Dina A. Keever joins Lewis Tein, P.L. as Of Counsel.

lewistein — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:01:51 +0000

Dina A. Keever has joined Lewis Tein, P.L. as Of Counsel. Ms. Keever was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida from 1995 to 1998 and an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1998 to 2003. Prior to her career as a federal prosecutor, she clerked for Peter T. Fay on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and was Editor-in-Chief of the Florida State University Law Review. At Lewis Tein, Ms. Keever will be concentrating her practice on the defense of government investigations and prosecutions of securities, tax and white-collar-fraud cases in both civil and criminal proceedings.