Lewis & Llewellyn celebrated its 12th anniversary this month! We express sincere gratitude to all our clients, colleagues and friends of the firm who have contributed to our firm’s remarkable journey of growth, and we are looking forward to what’s yet to come.
Applications for the Lewis & Llewellyn Annual Fellowship are now open for 2024!
Lewis & Llewellyn is dedicated to providing an opportunity for high-achieving young adults to explore their interest in the law. In furtherance of this mission, Lewis & Llewellyn created our Annual Fellowship to remove barriers and create opportunities for talented individuals with diverse experiences in the legal industry. The fellowship is geared towards undergraduate students who want to see behind the scenes and gain valuable experience in the practice of law through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on exposure and training.
This individual will work as a critical member of our team, assisting attorneys and staff with investigations, legal briefing, analyzing evidence, and much more across a wide variety of substantive legal areas in commercial litigation. The program will also offer opportunities to see the life cycle of a litigation, observe hearings and depositions, and receive one-on-one mentorship with our attorneys.
This fellowship is a paid opportunity.
Interested candidates may apply by sending a resume and a short personal statement (250 words maximum) to careers@lewisllewellyn.com.
Lewis & Llewellyn attorneys have recently been interviewed by numerous news outlets regarding high-profile lawsuits filed by the firm. Specifically, the firm has filed two lawsuits against American Airlines on behalf of two minors who were allegedly secretly filmed in an airplane restroom by a flight attendant using a hidden camera. Chris Cuomo’s interview with Paul Llewellyn on NewsNation can be watched here.
Lewis & Llewellyn also recently filed suit against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on behalf of the family of Kristin Smart, a freshman at the university who went missing after a party in May 1996. Paul Flores, another student at the time, was ultimately convicted of her murder in 2022. Marc Lewis’s interview with CBS News Sacramento can be watched here.
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP will continue to deploy its aggressive litigation skills on on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault. We feel passionately about our efforts to hold individuals and institutions accountable.
As a part of our continued expansion, Lewis & Llewellyn is thrilled to welcome Erin Keefe to the firm.
Prior to joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Erin practiced at boutique litigation firms in Los Angeles and San Francisco where she obtained extensive motion and trial experience representing a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies, to start-up technology companies, to individual entrepreneurs. In addition to her corporate litigation expertise, Erin remains committed to challenging institutional biases and transforming the legal landscape to be more equitable with her experience representing indigent clients in criminal appeals.
As one of California’s premier litigation boutiques, Lewis & Llewellyn will continue to welcome the best and the brightest attorneys from the world’s leading law firms who are looking to break out of their shell and practice at the cutting edge of litigation. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you – or a colleague – is interested in applying.
Paul Llewellyn recently spoke to students at University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law about his path to becoming a lawyer, the importance of service in the profession, and leading the charge towards a more humane and compassionate legal industry.
While in Europe, Paul also hosted a London celebration in honor of his Amazon Bestselling book Unshackled: Reimagining the Practice of Law. It was a wonderful event, and we always appreciate the opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues in person.
Lewis & Llewellyn is delighted to welcome Brad Estes to the partnership.
Brad joined our team in 2020 after clerking for the Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before clerking, Brad practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in San Francisco where he spent most of his time in or prepping for jury trials in state and federal courts across the country. We are excited for Brad to continue his proven track record of counseling senior leadership with a litigation approach emphasizing tenacity, creativity, and pragmatism. Brad’s tireless work ethic epitomizes what Lewis & Llewellyn offers its clients.
As a trial lawyer, Brad focuses on complex business litigation and has been deeply battle tested. In a recent win, Brad successfully represented an international engineering company against an electric vehicle startup in a contested two-week arbitration. Following years of litigation, the arbitrator awarded Brad’s client $28 million in damages, and rejected counterclaims valued at over $40 million.
Brad is also dedicated to his community. Brad founded and runs Lewis & Llewellyn’s annual Equity Fellowship, which provides hands-on litigation experience, law school preparation, and general professional development to high-achieving young adults from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession.
It was another incredible year for the team at Lewis & Llewellyn! We are thankful as ever to work with such a phenomenal group of people. Cheers to 2024!
Last month the Lewis & Llewellyn team got together for some friendly competition over a few rounds of ping pong at SPIN in San Francisco. It was a great event, and we are already looking forward to the next one!
Paul Llewellyn’s bestselling book Unshackled: Reimagining the Practice of Law is now available on audiobook! 
A must-listen for every lawyer, aspiring lawyer, or those simply interested in the legal profession, Unshackled is a call to action for establishing a more service-oriented and satisfying profession. From how we train lawyers and bill hours to how we service clients and market ourselves, the legal system is outdated and long overdue for a wake-up call. In Unshackled, Paul reimagines the practice of law as a more humane and human-centered career, presenting a practical plan for improving the lives of lawyers and their clients.
Purchase the audiobook on Amazon, Audible, Apple, and Audiobooks.com.
As a part of our continued expansion, Lewis & Llewellyn is very pleased to welcome Peter Squeri to the firm.
Before joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Peter practiced for more than 10 years at the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. At Gibson Dunn, he represented leading companies and individuals in complex civil litigation and investigations. As an experienced trial lawyer, Peter has helped numerous clients achieve trial victories in state and federal courts, as well as in private arbitrations. The addition of Peter to the firm’s deep bench of experienced attorneys further strengthens our ability to handle litigation of any size or complexity.
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