Andrea A. Lewis - Lawyer in West Palm Beach, FL

ANDREA A. LEWIS isan experienced trial lawyer who has dedicated her life to fighting for victimswho have been injured, abused, or killed by the negligence and wrongdoing ofothers. She has successfully conducted over 80 jury trials and handled many high-profilecases. Due to her experience, Ms. Lewis has been quoted in numerous nationalpublications and her cases have been covered by media outlets across thecountry, including USAToday, FoxNews and CNN.

Ms.Lewis has a lengthy track record of getting results for victims of caraccidents and DUI, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, sexual assaultand molestation, and wrongful death. She has been named by U.S. News World Report one of The Best Lawyers in the field of personalinjury and The National Trial Lawyers has recognized her as Top 40 Under40. Ms. Lewis has also been named by Best Lawyers in America as aBest Lawyer in the field of personal injury.

Nostranger to a courtroom, Ms. Lewis has tried a wide array of civil and criminalcases. Recently she was a member of the trial team that was awardedmore than $8.5 million in damages for a victim of medical malpractice. She hasalso helped many clients achieve multi-million dollar settlements.

Ms.Lewis is especially passionate about advocating for survivors of sexualassault, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. Before joiningSearcy Denney, she was a felony prosecutor with the Palm Beach County StateAttorneys office. Many of the rapists, pedophiles, stalkers, and sexualpredators she convicted remain in prison today. While a prosecutor, Ms.Lewis took on and successfully convicted some of the toughest felony offendersin the county?including murderers, gang members, and sexual predators?andsuccessfully pressed for lengthy prison sentences. She was responsible forhandling numerous high-profile prosecutions, including cases againstpoliticians, judges and celebrities.

Ms.Lewis has also taken a strong leadership role in the Palm Beach County legalcommunity. In 2020, she was re-elected to the Palm Beach County BarAssociation Board of Directors, where she has served since 2017. She is a past presidentof Palm Beach County Bar Associations Young Lawyers Section and is a frequentspeaker at local Bar Association events, recently serving as a panelist at thecountys annual Bench Bar Conference. In addition to her volunteer workwith legal organizations, Ms. Lewis is a member of the Junior League of thePalm Beaches, where she is a former vice president and member of the executive board.

Ms.Lewis earned two undergraduate degrees from Florida State University — one infinance, the other in real estate — and graduated with honors. Shereceived her Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law,where she was a member of the schools prestigious mock trial team.

Whenshe is not working, Mrs. Lewis enjoys reading, being outdoors, traveling andspending time with her husband and daughter.