Lewis R. Sifford
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About Lewis R. Sifford
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Civil Practice Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy
HONORS AND AWARDS:
- DBA Home Project – Merrill Hartman Support Award, 2021
- The Morris Harrell Professionalism Award, 2020
- Baylor Lawyer of the Year, 2019
- ABOTA Blackie Holmes Award, 2018
- Texas Trial Legend Award, Dallas Bar Association, 2018
- ABOTA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
- Mark P. Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
- Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2022
- The Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
- Texas Trial Lawyer of the Year, ABOTA, 2000
- Certificate of Excellence in Law Focused Education, State Bar of Texas, 1998
- National Masters in Trial Award, ABOTA, 1997
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Barrister, Order of Centurions
- Barrister, Order of Certus
- Member, The Trial Law Institute
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES ELECTED TO OR HELD:
- National President, ABOTA, 2022
- National President, ABOTA, 2007
- National President-Elect, ABOTA, 2006
- National Vice-President, ABOTA, 2005
- National Treasurer, ABOTA, 2002 to 2005
- Trustee, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999-2001
- President, ABOTA, Texas Chapter, 1999
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABOTA, Texas Chapter, 1999
- Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, National Board of Directors, ABOTA, 1999
- National Board Member, ABOTA, 1995 to Present
- President, ABOTA, Dallas Chapter, 1994
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Faculty, ABOTA National Trial College, Yale Law School, 2018
- Faculty, ABOTA National Trial College, Harvard Law School, 2012 to 2016
- Faculty, Academy of the Advocate, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 2014
- Leon Jaworski Fellow, Baylor Law School 2012-Present
- Faculty, ABOTA Trial College at Princeton University, 2010
- Faculty, American Bar Association/Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; National Trial Academy, National Judicial College; 2004, 2005 and 2007
- Legal Ethics Committee, Dallas Bar Association, 1991-1992
- Arbitrator, New York Stock Exchange, Approved List of Arbitrators, 1988 - 2006
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, 1986 - 2006
- Instructor, Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Course, 1985 to 1990
- Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Regional Trial Program, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, 1985-2000
- Prosecutor, Dallas Bar Subcommittee of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1982-1991
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Fifth Circuit Bar Association
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
- United States Tax Court
- Supreme Court, State of Texas
EDUCATION:
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas, B.A., 1971
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, J.D., 1972
