Small, Minority and Woman Owned Business - Preferential Contracting

This general civil practice firm provides personalized attention and outstanding customer service to its clients in the areas of social security disability, creating and counseling small business entitities and non-profit organizations, and certain elder law issues.

It is a local firm interested in helping Beaufort, Craven, Pitt, Hyde, Washington, Martin, Tyrrell and surrounding county residents and businesses, but also has established a statewide non-profit advisory practice and regional consumer protection and small business practices.

Evan Lewis has over forty years of legal experience. A graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law, he has practiced law in North Carolina since 1999. Evan has been admitted to practice in state and federal courts in North Carolina, Virginia (inactive), and Washington, D.C. (inactive), and the United States Tax Court. He has also been admitted to practice before the Veterans Administration and the Social Security Administration.

Professionally, he is also an active member and past president of the Beaufort County Bar Association, has served on the Professionalism and Pro Bono Committees of the North Carolina Bar Association and participates in the work of the Richard Powell Legal Society.

A strong believer in giving back to the community, Evan was honored as North Carolina's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year in 2007 and has repeatedly been recognized as a member of the state Pro Bono Honor Roll.

Examples of Evan's other recent community involvement include:

Board Memberships:

North Carolina Bar Foundation - At Large

Disability Rights North Carolina

Beaufort County 360 (developing coordinated approaches to improving the lives of Beaufort County families)

Beaufort-Hyde Partnership for Children

Churches Outreach Network

Inner Banks Legal Services

Inner Banks STEM Center - Chair

Beaufort County United Way - President

Evan has been married (to the same wonderful woman) for over forty years, and is very happy and proud to have a four year old granddaughter. He plays golf (badly), scrabble and dominoes (a little better), and loves to go traveling, biking and kayaking with his wife.

Evan strives to be an affordable, experienced, knowledgeable alternative to large, expensive law firms. He provides the personal attention, customer service and easy, prompt access to the quality legal advice and civil representation you or your business needs.

My Specialties:

Social Security Disability

Creating and Counseling Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations

Elder Law (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Advanced Health Care Directives, and Medicaid Estate Planning Issues)