Sheridan F. Lewis
- sheridan@udashenanton.com
- (214) 468‑8100
- (214) 468‑8104
- 8150 N. Central Expressway Suite 1265 Dallas, Texas 75206
Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
- SMU Dedman School of Law (JD, 2010)
- Tulane University (BA, cum laude, 2007)
- Latin American Studies and Political Science
- Minor in Spanish
About
Biography
Sheridan grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she was an accomplished scholar-athlete at Highland Park High School. She then attended Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana where she graduated with honors. There, she earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Latin American Studies and Political Science, with a minor in Spanish. She then returned to Dallas to attend Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. While attending law school, Sheridan completed clerkships at the Fifth District Court of Appeals, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. In her third year of law school, she participated in the SMU Criminal Justice Clinic, providing pro bono criminal defense work to indigent clients charged with misdemeanors in Dallas County. While in the clinic, Sheridan gained trial experience, as well as other courtroom experience and a solid introduction to the practices of the Dallas County Courthouse.
Once Sheridan began representing clients in criminal cases, she never looked back. She became passionate about defending the Constitutional rights of people accused of crimes and worked tirelessly to help those falsely accused of crimes or being mistreated within the criminal justice system.
Sheridan is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and has been admitted to the United States District Court Northern District of Texas, and has handled cases in many counties including Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, McLennan, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Johnson, Cass and Tarrant counties. In 2015, she was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
Honors and Awards
Texas Super Lawyers Up and Coming 100, Thomson Reuters, 2023–2025
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2019–2024
Texas Super Lawyers Women Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2023–2024
Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2018–2024
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2015, 2018–2020, 2022–2024
- Rising Star, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Criminal Defense, 2014
Associations
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Past-President
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Rockwall Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Rockwall County Bar Association, Member
- DUI Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation, Life Fellow
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court, Associate Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Alumni Club of Tulane University
- Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi
- Junior League of Dallas, Sustainer
Results
Sheridan Lewis, Katherine Reed, and Madison McWithey obtained a jury acquittal for a man accused of murder in Dallas County, Texas in August 2025
Sheridan Lewis was asked to assist and take a primary role in the trial of a man accused of murder in Dallas County, Texas. The client was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury trial in March 2026.
Sheridan Lewis and Madison McWithey obtained the dismissal of a sexual assault case after persuading the Travis County District Attorney’s Office that their client never committed a criminal offense.
Sheridan Lewis successfully argued a motion to dismiss for speedy trial violation for a client’s DWI case in Collin County in December 2023.
Sheridan Lewis obtained a jury acquittal in a DWI trial in Collin County in February 2024.
Sheridan Lewis negotiated a charge reduction and time served plea agreement for a client who was facing 25 years to life in the penitentiary on an allegation of indecency with a child in Rockwall County in April 2024.
Presentations
July 8, 2026 “Case Study: Murder and NGRI” (Presented at Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association monthly meeting)
January 15, 2019 “When Jurisdictions Collide: Tools for Handling Domestic Violence and Abuse Cases” (Presented at Texas Center for the Judiciary Family Justice Conference)
September 5, 2018 “Criminal Defense: The Advice Before the Referral” (Presented at the Dallas Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Section meeting)
July 26, 2018 “Protective Orders in Criminal Law and Family Law, Legislative Updates to Protective Orders Under the Code of Criminal Procedure” (Presented at the Family Law Section Meeting of the Collin County Bar Association)
- January 21, 2017 “Criminal Implications of Interception of Communication” (Presented at the Texas Association of Family Law Specialists Conference, Charleston, SC)
- February 12, 2016 “Criminal Law 101: DWI, DUI, Assault, and Other Bad Behaviors” (Presented at the Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section Bench Bar Conference)
- November 11, 2015 “Basics of Driving While Intoxicated Cases” (Presented at the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers “Lunch and Learn”)
- November 10, 2011 “Criminal Law 101” (Presented as In-House CLE for Godwin Lewis PC)
- February 23, 2011- “Legal Implications of Inclement Weather” (Presented at the Academy for Venue Safety & Security, presented by the International Association of Venue Managers, Inc.)
- January 31, 2011 “Underage Drinking and Drug Use in Dallas County” (Presented as Risk Management Programming for the Southern Methodist University Chapter of Pi Beta Phi)
Publications
“All Bail Orders are Not Created Equal,” published in Attorney at Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. 2 No. 3, September 2015
“The Perils of the Plea Deal: Assault Family Violence,” published in Attorney at Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. 2 No. 1, February 2015
“Implied Consent & the ‘No Refusal’ Weekend,” published in Attorney t Law Magazine: Greater Dallas Edition, Vol. 1 No. 3, October 2014
“Firearms Law and Protective Orders” co-authored with Former Judge Marilea Lewis for the State Bar of Texas CLE “What Every Texas Attorney Needs to Know About Firearm Law,” September 27, 2013
“Rule 194 and Other Discovery Hazards” co-authored with Judge Marilea Lewis for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2009
News
- Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed were selected to the 2021 Texas Rising Stars list.
July 20, 2021
- Sheridan Lewis and Katherine Reed were selected to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 list for criminal defense.
March 30, 2020
- J. Joseph Mongaras, Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed were selected to the 2020 Texas Rising Stars list.
March 30, 2020
- J. Joseph Mongaras, Sheridan Lewis, Brett Ordiway, and Katherine Reed have been selected to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list
April 9, 2019
- Joseph Mongaras and Sheridan Lewis Awarded Best Lawyers Under 40 by D Magazine
January 11, 2018
Practice Areas
- Child Abuse
- Conspiracy
- Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
- Drug Offenses
- Family Violence
- Federal Sentencing
- Innocence Claims
- Investigations/Grand Jury Presentations
- Juvenile
- Sexual Offenses
- State and Federal Appeals
- State and Federal Habeas Corpus
- State and Federal Trials
- Theft and Property Crimes
- Violent Offenses
- White Collar
