Background
Levin, Marshall Abbott was born on November 22, 1920 in Baltimore. Son of Harry Oscar and Rose (DeLaviez) Levin.
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Marshall Abbott Levin
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Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1941; Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1947.
Career
Bill drafter, legislation assistant, Department Legislation Reference, Annapolis, Maryland., 1948-1949;
research assistant, Workers Compensation Commission, 1951;
police magistrate, Workers Compensation Commission, 1951-1955;
magistrate housing court, Workers Compensation Commission, 1955-1958;
partner, Levin & Levin, Baltimore, 1947-1966;
private practice, Baltimore, 1966-1968;
partner, Edelman, Levin, Levy & Rubenstein, Baltimore, 1968-1971;
judge circuit court, City of Baltimore, 1971-1987;
judge for asbestos litigation, City of Baltimore, 1987-1997. Lecturer nationally on toxic torts, complex litigation, asbestos. Lecturer National Conference on Child Abuse, 1976.
Director Legal Aid Society, Baltimore, 1979-1981. Chairman judicial board sentencing State Maryland, 1979-1983, chairman sentencing guidelines board, 1983-1987. Instituted One Trial/One Day jury system, Baltimore, 1983.
Adjunct Professor mass torts, legal & ethical studies graduate school U. Baltimore, 1979-1990. Charter member of faculty county, coordinator and faculty general jurisdiction, current issues in civil litigation National Judicial College, since 1980. Member visiting faculty trial advocacy workshop Harvard Law School.
Achievements
Membership
Member Judicial Disability Commission, 1980-1987. Chairman Mass Tort Litigation Committee, 1991-1995. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman mass tort and litigation committee), Maryland.
State Bar Association (Leadership award 1984), Baltimore City Bar Association (commendation 1982).
Connections
Married Beverly Edelman, August 6, 1948. Children: Robert B., Susan R. Lieman, Burton H.
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Nationality
American