Harold L. Lewis

Harold L. Lewis is a partner of the Miami law firm of Pathman Lewis, LLP, and is head of the firm’s real estate, corporate, and transactional departments.

Mr. Lewis an experienced real estate, corporate, and transactional lawyer, whose areas of practice include real estate acquisition and development, leasing, business acquisitions and sales, condominiums, and real estate and asset based financing transactions. He has written and lectured extensively in such varied areas as condominium development and conversion, lease negotiation, enforcement and remedies, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, structuring of commercial loan transactions and debt restructuring arrangements. He has been involved with the purchase and development of numerous commercial properties from “the ground up” and has structured numerous sophisticated corporate transactions.

Mr. Lewis is knowledgeable in real property title issues and writes on various nationally recognized title insurance underwriters.

Mr. Lewis represents numerous businesses, both large and small, and prides himself on providing practical legal and business advice on the day-to-day issues affecting business owners.

Mr. Lewis is currently involved with several residential and commercial condominium projects and is fully versed with the Florida Condominium Act and, where necessary, Interstate Land Sales Act (HUD) considerations.

He received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University where he graduated magna cum laude in 1981. He attended the University of Miami School of Law where he received his J. D. degree cum laude in 1984, and was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Lewis was admitted to practice in Florida in 1984.

Mr. Lewis is a member of the Florida Bar, the Dade County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a member of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Mr. Lewis served a five-year tenure as a member of the Board of Directors of the Coral Gables Bar Association and a three year tenure on the Board of Directors of the Industrial Association of Dade County (IADC). He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and currently serves on its Florida Legal Symposium Committee.

Mr. Lewis is involved with a number of civic and philanthropic organizations in the South Florida area and is a member of several chambers of commerce, he served on the Board of Directors of Jewish Family Services and is a member of the Executive Board and Board of Directors of his temple.