Emory University (J.D., with honors)
Dallas Baptist University (M.B.A.)
Dallas Baptist University (B.B.A., business management)
Emory University (J.D., with honors)
Dallas Baptist University (M.B.A.)
Dallas Baptist University (B.B.A., business management)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Carl E. Stewart, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2017-2018)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Ed Kinkeade, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2016-2017)
Armstead Lewis represents clients in federal and state courts across the country in a wide variety of high stakes matters including business disputes, trust and probate litigation, real estate litigation, telecommunication contract disputes, civil rights litigation, and energy disputes. The common thread in each case he takes on is his strategy – Armstead takes the time to understand his client’s goals and helps them visualize what success looks like for their particular dispute.
Armstead’s recent prominent matters include:
Armstead’s understanding of how to effectively advocate for his clients is primarily attributed to the mentoring he has received from judges on the federal judiciary. Prior to joining Susman Godfrey, Armstead completed federal clerkships for Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Ed Kinkeade of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. During law school, he also worked as a legal extern for Judge Frank M. Hull of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge Amy Totenberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. These experiences gave him an in-depth knowledge of the workings of the bench as well as an appreciation and understanding of both sides of the “v.”
Armstead further incorporates his training in business – which includes an M.B.A. and experience writing and researching about new developing business and consumer bankruptcy issues – as a means to understand client goals and navigate them toward favorable results.
Armstead graduated with honors from Emory University School of Law where he was Editor in Chief of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal. For his publication in the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Armstead received the Keith J. Shapiro Award for excellence in consumer bankruptcy writing. Armstead also earned a B.B.A. in business management and M.B.A. from Dallas Baptist University. Armstead remains an active alumnus of Dallas Baptist University and serves on the Dallas Baptist University Alumni Board.
Editor in Chief, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
Keith J. Shapiro Writing Award for Excellence in Consumer Bankruptcy Writing
State Bar of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Houston Young Lawyers Association