Donald M. Lewis
DeanEmail: dlewis02@hamline.edu
Phone: 651-523-2968
B.A., Northwestern University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Donald M. Lewis serves as the 10th Dean of Hamline University School of Law. Before joining Hamline as Dean and Professor of Law, Dean Lewis co-founded Halleland, Lewis, Nilan & Johnson. He was an adjunct faculty member at Hamline from 2004-2008, and
he previously taught at William Mitchell College of Law.
Dean Lewis was a trial lawyer for nearly thirty years. At Halleland Lewis, his
practice has centered on employment litigation and white collar
criminal defense. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers, a member of the American Law Institute, and a member of the
American Bar Association. He is a co-founder of the Minnesota
Association of Black Lawyers and has served on the Board of Governors
of the National Bar Association. Prior to his career in private practice, Dean Lewis served for six years as an assistant U.S. attorney in
Minnesota and was a trial attorney in the U.S. Justice Department. He also was an attorney at Popham Haik before co-founding Halleland, Lewis, Nilan & Johnson.
Dean Lewis holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.