Lewis W. Bell was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1987. His experience spans from general product liability, general personal injury litigation, and premises litigation to commercial and franchise litigation. His cases of note include Rials v. Philip Morris, USA Inc., et al. 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12420, February 21, 2007; Rawls v. Friedman’s Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21333, June 27, 2003; Everett v. Friedman’s Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist LEXIS 23345, August 12, 2005; Allen v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 153 F.Supp. 2d 886 (S.D. Miss. 2001); Farris v. Coleman Co., 121 F.Supp. 2d 1014 (N.D. Miss. 2000); National Iranian Oil Co. v. Ashland Oil, 716 F.Supp. 268 (S. D. Miss. 1989); Tyson Breeders, Inc. v. Harrison, 940 So. 2d 230 (Miss. 2006); R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. King, 921 So. 2d 268 (Miss. 2005); Nunnally V. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 869 So. 2d 373 (Miss. 2004); Owens Corning v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 868 So. 2d 331 (Miss. 2004); Lane v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 853 So. 2d 1144 (Miss. 2003); and McDonald’s Corp. v. Watson, 69 F. 3d 36 (5th Cir. 1995).

 Publications And Honors

• Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
• The Best Lawyers in America® (2010-2012, Product Liability Litigation)
• Mid-South Super Lawyers (2010-2011, Personal Injury Defense: Products; Top 50 Mississippi)
  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Classics, Hampden-Sydney College, 1979
• Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi, 1987
  

Professional And Community Involvement

• Mississippi Bar Association