Mark I. Levy
Mark I. Levy (June 28, 1949 – April 30, 2009) was an American lawyer who was a former deputy assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice, a former assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States, and a successful appellate attorney. In his career, he argued 16 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.[1]
Early life and education
Levy earned a bachelor's degree
From 1975 until 1976, Levy worked as a law clerk for United States District Judge
Professional career
From 1976 until 1981, Levy worked as an associate at Covington & Burling,[4] and then served as an assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States from 1981 until 1986.[5] He then became a partner at the law firm of Mayer Brown in Chicago, focusing on Supreme Court and appellate litigation.
In 1993, Levy was tapped to join the administration of President Bill Clinton, who had been one class ahead of Levy at Yale Law School. Levy became deputy assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice's Civil Division, overseeing litigation pending in the federal appeals courts.[6] During his time as a deputy assistant attorney general, Levy largely handled managerial duties, although he did argue some cases. "I argued the gays in the military litigation, the Brady Act challenges, and some suits filed in connection with the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Law," he told Corporate Legal Times in 1995. "That was institutional litigation at its most interesting. It was like three-dimensional chess with all the interplay that went on between policy, politics and law."[7]
In September 1995, Levy left the Clinton administration to join the Washington, D.C., law firm of Howrey & Simon (now Howrey LLP) as a partner in the firm's Washington appellate practice group.[8]
Between 2003 and 2005, Levy joined the Washington offices of the law firm of
On January 26, 2009, Levy won a case before the
Death
On April 30, 2009, Levy, a resident of
A close friend, who asked not to be named, says Levy called her Wednesday afternoon after he was laid off, and the two chatted about his future for 30 minutes. Levy, the friend says, did not have a job lined up. "I was telling him his departure was an opportunity to find something he was excited about," she says. "He seemed like he was concerned about what he was going to do." Still, she says he was looking forward to an upcoming trip to Italy to celebrate his 60th birthday with his family.
Levy was involved in a court battle involving
References
- ^ http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/attorneys/detail.aspx?ID=12961&pglist=&stlist= [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kilpatrick Stockton LLP: Mark I. Levy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Kilpatrick Stockton LLP: Mark I. Levy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Newest Issue - ABA Journal".
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (August 5, 1995). "Washington's Movers and Shakers". National Journal. p. 3.
- ^ Grady, William; Bill Crawford (July 20, 1993). "'At Work' At 89, he wants no guardian". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
- ^ Rubenstein, Bruce (November 1995). "Policy, Politics and Law: Institutional Litigation at its Best". Corporate Legal Times. p. 4.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (August 5, 1995). "Washington's Movers and Shakers". National Journal.
- Washington Times. p. 1.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Law.com".
- ^ "Bethesda Lawyer Who Argued Before High Court Kills Self in Office on Layoff Day". The Washington Post. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Mark Levy, Kilpatrick Stockton Lawyer, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide". Huffington Post. 30 April 2009.
- ^ http://theoriginalgreenwichdiva.com/2009/05/01/mark-levy-kilpatrick-stockton-lawyer-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide/ [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Clinton-era appointee dead in apparent DC suicide". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ http://www.law.com/jsp/law/careercenter/lawArticleCareerCenter.jsp?id=1202430399701&rss=careercenter [dead link]
- ^ "Starr Seeks Notes Of Foster's Lawyer". Daily News. New York. 8 June 1998. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009.
- ^ The Strange Death of Vincent Foster
- ^ "Attorney-Client Privilege After Death Is Upheld". The Washington Post. 1998-07-21. Retrieved 2023-05-04.