In 1995, Nadine Lewis began her law career in domestic violence and child abuse litigation. After completing the Domestic Violence Litigation Program through Legal Aid, she was a longtime volunteer at the Restraining Order Clinic in the Santa Monica Courthouse. Through the Pro Bono Program, she represented many low income women who would have otherwise gone without legal counsel.
As a founding board member of Break the Cycle, a Santa Monica non-profit organization that provides legal representation and education to teenage victims of dating violence, Nadine worked as an advocate to help pass legislation for this cause. In 2008, Ms. Lewis served on the Board of Directors of Friendly House in Los Angeles. Founded in 1951, Friendly House was one of the first treatment centers in the country for women recovering from substance and alcohol abuse.
In her role as Vice President of Government Relations & Business Development for MMR Information Systems Inc., Nadine worked on legislation to further the Presidential Mandate to have Electronic Health Records for every American by the year 2014. She was a member of the advocacy and public policy organization HIMMS in Washington DC. Nadine was also a regular participant in the Health & Human Services (HHS) committee dubbed the " American Health Information Community," which made Electronic Health Records adoption its top priority. After seeing the devastating effects the loss of health records had on the thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina, Nadine became very committed to the movement and remains so today.
During her term as Executive Director of the National Association of Ignition Interlock Providers, Ms. Lewis worked with the California Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to help pass legislation that would require the use of Ignition Interlock Devices for all first-time DUI offenders. She has been a speaker for the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Office of Traffic Safety and many other state & local law enforcement agencies. She is an inspirational speaker to thousands of convicted drunk drivers about the law and her personal experiences. Nadine makes regular appearances in national and local media to bring public awareness to the life saving technology of Ignition Interlock Devices.
Her effort to keep drunk drivers off the road and save lives is personal as well as professional. She travels with a photograph of Gabriella Mantini, the daughter of a dear friend who was killed by a drunk driver in 2006, when she was just 21. Because of her personal passion which began in 1980 when one of her classmates was killed at the hand of a drunk driver and in memory of her many friends who have sadly have shared the same fate, Nadine continues to work in this area today.
Today, Nadine combines her real estate industry knowledge with her legal expertise to represent clients affected by the economy who need a Loan Modification. Her ability to obtain affordable and sustainable loan modifications is only paralleled by her high ethical compass and fierce dedication to her clients. Because of her vast experience within the banking system, Realtors and other mortgage industry insiders are eager to refer their clients to her for Short Sale and Deed in Lieu negotiations. Her relationships and knowledge of the system helps to expedite the Short Sale process, close the transaction in a timely manner and protect borrowers from future financial liability.
As a Full Service Debt Resolution Firm representing clients who face IRS & Franchise Tax Board liability her office will work to remove Tax Liens or negotiate an Offer in Compromise. The firm also represents clients in the area of credit card debt reduction and settlement. The combination of these forms of debt relief provides many of the benefits of filing for bankruptcy, without actually doing so. Bankruptcy attorneys often refer clients to the firm who do not qualify for bankruptcy or for personal or professional reasons, may not want to have a bankruptcy file as part of
