Buck Lewis
Buck Lewis
George T. “Buck” Lewis has practiced law for almost 40 years. He is a shareholder at Baker Donelson where he leads the firm’s Appellate Group. His clients have included prestigious companies such as American Home Shield, FedEx Ground, First Horizon Bank, Geico, International Paper, TruGreen, USAA, and Wright Medical.
His class action, business litigation, and appellate work has resulted in him being named Class Action Lawyer of the Year and Appellate Lawyer of the Year (twice) by Best Lawyers in America® and Lawyer of the Year by the Memphis Business Journal. He was recently inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
Lewis’ service to the profession has included president of the Tennessee Bar Association, President of the Memphis Bar Foundation, chair of the ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Committee, and Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission.
He is the Larry Wilks Distinguished Practitioner In Residence at the University of Tennessee College of Law and co-founder of the Institute for Leadership and Professionalism. He has also taught leadership courses at Tulane Law School and for a Fortune 500 legal department.
- Education & Experience
J.D., University of Tennessee
M.B.A., Finance Concentration, University of Tennessee