Welcome to Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh and Jardine's site, please upgrade your Flash Plugin and enable JavaScript.
Hot Topics
Explosion Accidents:
"Pooch alive after
Breck blast"
– Denver Post
"Baxter to Proceed with Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products"
– FDA
Yamaha Rhino ATV Rollover Accidents
and Injuries
"UBS Hit by
Another Lawsuit"
– Ben Levinsohn, BusinessWeek
"Hedge Funds
Frozen Shut"
– Matthew Goldstein, BusinessWeek
"MRI Contrast Can Cause Disease – Gadolinium Blamed
For Problems"
– Dayle Cedars
7News, Denver, CO
Results
$690,000,000
Global settlement with Eli Lilly and Company regarding its product Zyprexa negotiated by a plaintiffs' attorney group including members of Burg Simpson.
$5,800,000
Hines, et al, vs. Cody Gas Company, et al: verdict for injuries, damages, losses from gas explosion.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Our Offices
40 Inverness Drive East
Denver, CO 80112
Phone: 303.792.5595
Fax: 303.708.0527
WYOMING OFFICE
Phone: 307.527.7891
Fax: 307.527.7897
OHIO OFFICE
Phone: 513.852.5600
Fax: 513.852.5611
DALLAS OFFICE
Phone: 972.934.1313
Fax: 972.231.3983
ARIZONA OFFICE
Phone: 602.508.6040
WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICE
Phone: 202.544.7600
 |
Richard A. Lewins |
Richard A. Lewins centers his practice in representing individual investors in claims against brokers, brokerage firms and investment advisors. He has represented hundreds of clients throughout the country in arbitrations before the NASD, NYSE and AAA, and has recovered substantial amounts through Awards and settlement. He has been a featured speaker and author in the area of securities and securities litigation for the Dallas Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute. His opinions on securities related topics are frequently sought by news organizations.
As General Counsel and Compliance Officer for the broker/dealer arm of a technology-based holding company, he represented the company on all matters before the State Securities Board and the National Association of Securities Dealers and Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Lewins has held series 7 and 24 licenses and has worked as a Registered Representative for Merrill Lynch and Shearson Lehman Hutton.
Named a Texas Super Lawyer for the second consecutive year, Mr. Lewins has been recognized as an exceptional attorney who has attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers represent an elite top 5% of the practicing attorneys in Texas who are selected by peer review.
Richard A. Lewins was a featured speaker for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Texas in Austin on April 25th and in Dallas on June 17, 2008; Mr. Lewins presented "Securities Customer Arbitration: A Map of the Road Away from the Courthouse". Mr. Lewins will be a featured presenter at the 17th Annual PIABA Meeting at Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 23-25, 2008. The session to be presented is entitled Securities Arbitration, "There Will Be Blood" But How to Avoid it Being Yours. The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) is the largest US organization of lawyers who represent investors in arbitrations against their stockbrokers.
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Education
- J.D., 1995, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
- B.A., 1979, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Honors / Awards
- Master, SMU Board of Advocates
- Member, Securities Section, Dallas Bar Association
- Presenter at the Dallas Bar Association, November 2005: "Securities Arbitration from the Plaintiff's Perspective"
- Panelist, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conference, January 2005: "Fiduciary Jeopardy"
Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.
Professional Affiliations
- Texas Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association (Securities Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
- American Bar Association
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
