Sam Lewis is a registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio with several years of structural engineering experience. As a structural engineer, Sam was involved in the design of several buildings, including university facilities, a hospital addition, a convention center, as well as bridges and other transportation structures. He also provided construction inspections and audited the quality control programs of precast concrete plants throughout the U.S. and Canada.

While attending law school, Sam worked as a Bricker Graydon Construction Fellow, which allowed him to assist attorneys with various construction law matters. As a Fellow, he was exposed to differing site conditions claims, defective work claims, defective design claims, mechanics’ liens, defenses to OSHA citations and construction-related transactional law.

As an attorney working with the firm’s construction law team, Sam focuses on both litigation and transactional construction law matters for both owners and contractors. Sam’s unique background allows him to more quickly grasp the underlying issues in construction-related issues.

Education

Capital University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude), 2018

University of Tennessee at Knoxville (M.S., Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering Concentration), 2009; Teaching assistant in various structural engineering classes; Assistant to Dr. Edwin Burdette

Ohio University (B.S., Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, 2007; Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Marshal, Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society

Distinctions

Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, (Construction Litigation), 2023

Recipient, Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers/Structural Engineering Institute

Professional Activities

Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio

Registered Structural Engineer, State of Illinois

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