Madeleine (Maddie) J. Lewis, J.D.
School of Energy Resources
SER Associate Research Scientist Jurisprudence of Underground Law and Energy (JOULE) Research Group, Adjunct Faculty, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Madeleine J. Lewis, J.D. is an Associate Research Scientist in the Jurisprudence of Underground Law and Energy research group at SER and a faculty member for the Academic Program.
A licensed attorney, Lewis attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. for her undergraduate degree where she graduated cum laude with a degree in sociology and anthropology before attending the University of Wyoming for her postgraduate education. She earned her M.A. in Environment and Natural Resources from the UW Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources concurrently while earning her law degree from the UW College of Law, where she graduated with honors (Order of the Coif). While in law school, she served as an articles editor on the Wyoming Law Review and was honored as the 2018/2019 Salt Creek Energy Excellence Scholar in recognition for her academic achievement and commitment to the study and practice of energy law.
Following graduation, Lewis clerked for the Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming before joining the law firm of Crowley Fleck PLLP. While in private practice, Lewis primarily focused on oil and gas litigation and title work, as well as commercial litigation, estate administration, and estate planning.
A skilled writer and researcher, Lewis has worked on energy-related issues including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), oil and gas leasing, critical minerals, and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) through grant-funded initiatives, and has published in prominent law journals including the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Boston University Law Review, and The Environmental Law Reporter. Since 2024, she has also served as principal investigator on a three-year research project on critical minerals development with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Lewis teaches courses in Property Law, Advanced Energy Law, and Contracts for the Energy Resource Management and Development program.
