After almost 40 years of practice, Mark retired in September 2019.  Mark’s legacy as the founding partner lives on through Lewis, Passons & Darnell, P.C.’s tireless commitment to excellence and lending a much-needed helping hand to families dealing with divorce and other challenges.

Mark Lewis’ father was a Methodist minister who believed that every day and every person was a precious gift and that it was his job to make the world a better place for us all. Like his father, Mark chose a helping profession – for him, the law – because it can be a powerful, problem-solving engine. His watchword is simple: “solve problems, don’t create expensive lawsuits.”

Mark spent his childhood chopping cotton on his grandfather’s farm so he truly understands the value of hard work and money. He worked his way through college at East Texas State University, graduating with Honors in 1971, and through law school at SMU, graduating in 1980.