214-871-2100
2001 Bryan Street Suite 1800
Dallas, Texas 75201

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Wm. Lance Lewis

Bio 2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 880-1827

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Consumer Financial Litigation & Compliance

Financial Institutions

Insurance

Education

  • Baylor University, J.D. 1990 (cum laude)
  • Baylor University, B.A., 1987

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of Texas, 1990
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Awards & Honors

  • Texas Super Lawyers, 2006-2010, published by Texas Monthly magazine
  • AV ® PREEMINENT Martindale-Hubbell rating
  • Best Attorneys under 40 – D Magazine, 2004
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow

Practice Description

Mr. Lewis is the managing shareholder of the financial products litigation team, handling complex litigation arising from commercial and residential loans, consumer loans, insurance and annuity policies. With a firm belief that each case demands individualized attention from the outset, Mr. Lewis works to identify the most efficient and effective means to achieve the desired result, avoiding unnecessary cost and delay. If the suit can only be resolved through a trial on the merits, he offers a proven record of successful trials based on over 30 years in practice.

Representative Experience

  • Multiple trials of loan origination and servicing issues
  • Trial of suit opposing request to invalidate home equity lien
  • Trial of bankruptcy action opposing sanctions for alleged stay violations
  • Trial of partition of commercial real property
  • Multiple trials of insurance claims handling issues
  • Trial of complex injury and joint enterprise claims
  • Trial of bankruptcy action opposing sanctions for alleged wrongful credit reporting

Publications, Seminars, and Cases

  • Issues in Mold Related Coverage Disputes: The Insurance Company’s Perspective, ALFA’s Mold Litigation Seminar
  • Key Issues in Liability Coverage for Property Damage and Bodily Injury Claims, Mealey’s Asbestos and Mold Insurance Conference
  • Liability of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Annual Insurance Law Institute
  • Smith v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 14-10555, 2014 WL 5658947 (5th Cir. Nov. 5, 2014)
  • Hicks v. Chase Home Fin., LLC, No. 03-13-00007-CV, 2014 WL 4058958 (Tex. App.–Austin Aug. 13, 2014, no pet.)
  • Reece v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 762 F.3d 422 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Shin v. Chase Home Fin., LLC, No. 05-12-01634-CV, 2014 WL 2993815 (Tex. App.–Dallas June 30, 2014, no pet.)
  • Kramer v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 574 Fed. Appx. 370 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Daniels v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, 574 Fed. Appx. 337 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Johnson v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, 570 Fed. Appx. 404 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • French v. EMC Mortg. Corp., 566 Fed. Appx. 285, 287 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Green v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 562 Fed. Appx. 238 (5th Cir. 2014), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 220 (2014)
  • Saenz v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 02-13-00221-CV, 2014 WL 1096042 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 20, 2014, pet. dism’d w.o.j.)
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Classic Home Fin., Inc., 548 Fed. Appx. 205 (5th Cir. 2013) 2009.
  • Massey v. EMC Mortg. Corp., 546 Fed. Appx. 477 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Deutsche Bank Trust Co., N.A. v. Hall, 400 S.W.3d 668 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2013, pet. denied)
  • Smith v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 14-10555, 2014 WL 5658947 (5th Cir. Nov. 5, 2014)
  • Morlock, L.L.C. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 13-20602, 2014 WL 4652902 (5th Cir. Sept. 19, 2014)
  • Santiago v. Novastar Mortgage, Inc., 443 S.W.3d 462 (Tex. App.–Dallas 2014, pet. filed)
  • Hicks v. Chase Home Fin., LLC, No. 03-13-00007-CV, 2014 WL 4058958 (Tex. App.–Austin Aug. 13, 2014, no pet.)
  • Reece v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 762 F.3d 422 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Emrich v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 575 Fed. Appx. 502 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Morlock, L.L.C. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 575 Fed. Appx. 228 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Shin v. Chase Home Fin., LLC, No. 05-12-01634-CV, 2014 WL 2993815 (Tex. App.–Dallas June 30, 2014, no pet.)
  • Kramer v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 574 Fed. Appx. 370 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Daniels v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, 574 Fed. Appx. 337 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Johnson v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, 570 Fed. Appx. 404 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • French v. EMC Mortg. Corp., 566 Fed. Appx. 285, 287 (5th Cir. 2014)
  • Green v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 562 Fed. Appx. 238 (5th Cir. 2014), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 220 (2014)
  • Saenz v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 02-13-00221-CV, 2014 WL 1096042 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 20, 2014, pet. dism’d w.o.j.)
  • Davis v. Citibank, NA, 05-12-01386-CV, 2014 WL 1022326 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 13, 2014, no pet.)
  • U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, v. Bonney, 05-12-01294-CV, 2013 WL 7149055 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 13, 2013, no pet.)
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Classic Home Fin., Inc., 548 Fed. Appx. 205 (5th Cir. 2013) 2009.
  • Massey v. EMC Mortg. Corp., 546 Fed. Appx. 477 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Maxwell v. U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n, 544 Fed. Appx. 470 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Dixon, 541 Fed. Appx. 423 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Hudson v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 541 Fed. Appx. 380 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Jenkins v. Stewart Title Co., 05-12-00685-CV, 2013 WL 3487741 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 10, 2013, no pet.)
  • Atchley v. Chase Home Fin. LLC, 02-12-00365-CV, 2013 WL 3064444 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth June 20, 2013, no pet.)
  • Shatteen v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 519 Fed. Appx. 320, 321 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Deutsche Bank Trust Co., N.A. v. Hall, 400 S.W.3d 668 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2013, pet. denied)
  • Smith v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 519 Fed. Appx. 861 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Puig v. Citibank, N.A., 514 Fed. Appx. 483 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Priester v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 708 F.3d 667 (5th Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 196, 187 L. Ed. 2d 256 (2013)
  • Water Dynamics, Ltd. v. HSBC Bank USA, Nat. Ass’n, 509 Fed. Appx. 367 (5th Cir. 2013)
  • Home Loan Corp. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 312 S.W. 3d 199 (Tex App – Houston [14th Dist.] 2010)
  • The Burlington Ins. Co. v. Superior Nationwide Logistics, Ltd., 2010 WL 3155916 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 10, 2010)
  • Red Rock Properties 2005, Ltd. v. Chase Home Finance LLC, 2009 WL 1795037 (Tex App. – Houston [14th Dist.], June 25, 2009)
  • Morgan v. Chase Home Finance LLC, 306 Fed. App. 49 (5th Cir. 2008)
  • Caddell v. Travelers Lloyds of Texas Ins. Co., 2007 WL 1574244 (Tex. App. – Texarkana June 1, 2007).