H. Lewis Gillis, Esq.

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury
• Fraud
• Criminal Defense
• Government Law
• Insurance Law
• Automobile Wrecks
• Motorcycle Wrecks
• Truck Wrecks
• Bus Wrecks

Honors and Awards

• Best Attorney of 2005 by Birmingham Times, Reader’s Choice Awards
• Arthur D. Shores Distinguished Services Award
• Alabama Lawyers Association Hall of Fame, 2017
• Nationally Ranked Top Ten Attorney Award by National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2014

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 1976
• Georgia, 1973
• United States Court of Military Appeals, 1974
• United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Alabama, 1974
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1992

Professional Associations and Membership

• Alabama State Bar
• Alabama Lawyers Association
• Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Capital City Bar Association
• Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association
• National Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• Leadership Montgomery
• Tuskegee University Alumni Association
• Grand Lodge of the State of Alabama
• Prince Hall Masons
• 100 Black Men of America

Biography

• Former Chief Deputy District Attorney for Montgomery County, Alabama
• Former Municipal Court Judge for the City of Montgomery
• United States Judge Advocate General Corps Officer
• Alabama Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel (retired)
• Member, Board of Trustees for Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, Alabama
• Former Huntington College Trustee
• Former Board of Trustee at Alabama A&M University

Education

• J.D., Emory University
• M.A., Auburn University Montgomery, Criminal Justice
• B.A., Tuskegee University, Political Science