Background
Levit, Louis William was born on August 31, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Louis William LEVIT
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Louis William Levit, American Lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1947, Supreme Court Illinois 1947, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1948, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1965, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1969, United States District Court (eastern district) Wisconsin 1991; Certified Public Accountant.
Education
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science, 1943. Juris Doctor, 1946). Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, since 1967. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1955.
Career
Worked at Ross & Hardies. Admitted to the bar, 1947, Illinois. 1965, United States. Supreme Court.
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 1990, Member, Board of Directors, 1996, Member, Board of Regents, 1993-1996.
Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, 1967. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1955.
Member: Chicago (Treasurer, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Managers, 1978-1980.
Member, 1959 and Chairman, 1966-1967, Committee on Bankruptcy and Reorganization.
Director, Chicago Bar Foundation, 1987-1991. Member, 1964-1974 and Chair, 1972-1973, Commercial Code Committee. Member, 1975-1985 and Chair, 1976-1978, Committee on Association Meetings.
Member, Committee on Evaluation of Candidates, 1980-1983.
Member, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1983-1988. Member, 1984-1988 and Chair, 1985-1987, Committee on Finance.
Member, Committee on Judiciary, 1987. Member, 1987-1989 and Chair, 1988-1989, Long Range Planning Committee), Illinois State (Member, 1965-1972, Secretary, 1968-1970 and Chair, 1970-1971, of Counsel, Section of Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law, 1970-1971.
Chair, Committee on Corporate Bankruptcy, 1969-1970), Seventh Circuit (Chair, Committee on Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 1982) and American (Member: Business Law Section.
Committee on Business Bankruptcy. Chair, Subcommittee on Sections 361-364, 1985-1989) Bar Associations. Illinois Bankers" Association (Member, Committee on Bank Counsel, 1988-1990).
Commercial Law League of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1995.
Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, 1967. Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1973-1975.
Chair, Special Judiciary Committee, 1975-1977. Chair, Education Committee, 1970-1971.
Chair, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, 1988).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, 1996, Member, Board of Regents, 1993-1996. Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, 1967. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1955.
Member: Chicago (Treasurer, 1985-1987.
Member, Board of Managers, 1978-1980. Member, 1959 and Chairman, 1966-1967, Committee on Bankruptcy and Reorganization.
Director, Chicago Bar Foundation, 1987-1991. Member, 1964-1974 and Chair, 1972-1973, Commercial Code Committee.
Member, 1975-1985 and Chair, 1976-1978, Committee on Association Meetings.
Member, Committee on Evaluation of Candidates, 1980-1983. Member, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1983-1988. Member, 1984-1988 and Chair, 1985-1987, Committee on Finance.
Member, Committee on Judiciary, 1987.
Member, 1987-1989 and Chair, 1988-1989, Long Range Planning Committee), Illinois State (Member, 1965-1972, Secretary, 1968-1970 and Chair, 1970-1971, of Counsel, Section of Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law, 1970-1971. Chair, Committee on Corporate Bankruptcy, 1969-1970), Seventh Circuit (Chair, Committee on Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 1982) and American (Member: Business Law Section.
Committee on Business Bankruptcy. Chair, Subcommittee on Sections 361-364, 1985-1989) Bar Associations.
Illinois Bankers" Association (Member, Committee on Bank Counsel, 1988-1990).
Commercial Law League of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1995. Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, 1967. Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1973-1975.
Chair, Special Judiciary Committee, 1975-1977.
Chair, Education Committee, 1970-1971. Chair, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, 1988).
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 1990, Member, Board of Directors, 1996, Member, Board of Regents, 1993-1996. Associate Editor, Commercial Law Journal, 1967.
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1955.
Connections
Married Ellen Goodyear Levit. Children: Alan, Robert.
