Richard Lewis Yoder, Jr. ("Lew")
 (662) 234-8775
Lew is a 1998 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science. Lew was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and served as its Treasurer for three years. While at Ole Miss, Lew was elected and served as the President of the 1998 Senior Class, was Vice President of Mortar Board Honorary, and also a member of Order of Omega Honorary.
As President of the Senior Class, Lew led the drive to build the Grove Stage, now known as the Hederman-Hussey Pavilion. Also, Lew formed the Rebel Ride executive board and continues to serve as its Chairman. The Rebel Ride executive board is the student led initiative which brought alternative transportation to Ole Miss and its students. In addition, he served on the Sesquicentennial Committee, Graduation Committee, Awards of Distinction Committee for two years, and the Student Leaders Council.
Lew later graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2001. He received the Frances S. Bowling Scholarship in Law, and also served on the Moot Court Executive Board from 2000-2001. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi and also was elected President of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Student Division.
Lew’s primary areas of practice are state and federal civil litigation, family law, products liability defense, and insurance defense. Lew is admitted to the bar before all Mississippi courts, the United States District Court for the Northern and the Southern Districts of Mississippi, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
In 2005, Lew was appointed by the Mayor of the City of Oxford, and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen to serve as a Commissioner on Oxford’s Planning Commission. Additionally, Lew has the pleasure of currently serving on the local Board of Directors of United Way, and has done so since 2002. In 2003, Lew served as United Way’s Campaign Chairman, and in 2004 was elected and served as President of the Board of Directors. Also, Lew is a member of the National Steering Committee of Ole Miss First, and serves as Chair of the Young Alumni Gifts division. Lew is a recent graduate of Leadership Mississippi, a leadership program developed and implemented by the Mississippi Economic Council. In addition, Lew serves on the City of Oxford Transportation Committee, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Mississippi Young Alumni Council. Lew is married to Jade Dunlap Yoder, and they attend North Oxford Baptist Church.
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Lafayette County Bar Association
- Tri-County Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
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