Lewis Berns works in the West Palm Beach office of
Peterson Bernard. His primary areas of practice include insurance
defense with an emphasis in professional liability, commercial
litigation, construction law, and general liability.
State/Court Admissions
• Illinois Bar, 1974
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1975
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1978
• Florida Bar, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1990
• Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1992
Education/Background
• B.A., DePaul University, 1968
• J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1974
• Counsel at Shand Morhand Companies
Affiliations/Memberships
• The
Florida Bar
Reported Cases
Halloran v. Aouchiche, 870 So. 2d 41 (Fla. App. 2nd Dist. 2003); Kaufman v. Schwartz, 777 So. 2d 462 (Fla. App. 4th Dist. 2001); Morales v. Moss, 750 So. 2d 156 (Fla. App. 3rd Dist. 2000); Mactown, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 716 So. 2d 289 (Fla. App. 3rd Dist. 1998); Acquisition Corp of America v. Markborough Properties Ltd., 568 So. 2d 1350 (Fla. App. 4th Dist. 1990); Acquisition Corp of America v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co., 543 So. 2d 878 (Fla. App 4th Dist. 1989). |
