Steven B. Levy

Background

Levy, Steven B. was born on September 3, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Illinois Institute of Technology (Juris Doctor, 1978).

Career

Boyd versus Traveler"s Insurance Company, 166 Illinois. 2d 188, 652 North.E. 2d 267, 1995. Established a negligence cause of action in Illinois for spoliation of evidence. The case involved a product liability claim in which Traveler"s Insurance Company lost the evidence (the alleged defective product) essential to Boyd"s pursuit of his claim. The Illinois Supreme Court, ruling in favor of the plaintiff, held: "A defendant owes a duty of due can to preserve evidence if a reasonable person in the defendant"s position should have foreseen that the evidence was material to a potential civil action," 166 Illinois. 2d 193.Worked at Steven B. Levy, Limited. (Naperville, Illinois) specializing in Plaintiff"s Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois, United States.

District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.

Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1980, Florida, United States.

District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits.

1993, Supreme Court.

Founding Member, Du Page County Chapter, American Inns of Court. Recipient, Du Page County Bar Association"s 20th Annual "Lawyer of the Year" Award in Recognition of Distinguished Leadership and Meritorious Services Rendered. Listed in: Illinois Consumer Guidebook to Law and Lending Attorneys.

Who"s Who In American Law.

Who"s Who of Emerging Leaders in America. Markham"s Negligence Counsel.

Author: Chapter, "Handling the Break-up of a Professional Group Practice," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1986. Lecturer: "Handling the Breakup of a Professional Group Practice," Illinois State Certified Public Accountant Society, 1986.

Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility, Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court, 1996-1998.

Member: Du Page County (Editor-in-Chief, Bar Journal, 1995-1998) and Illinois State (Member, Editorial Board, Bar Journal, 1996-1998. Member, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Mr. Levy practices exclusively in the areas of bodily injury and wrongful death claims.

He negotiates settlements and litigates bodily injury and wrongful death claims of various kinds and complexity including vehicle collision injuries, defective product/service injuries and unsafe property injuries.

He represents injured persons seeking reasonable compensation for legitimate injuries.

Achievements

• Steven B. Levy has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Chapter, "Handling the Break-up of a Professional Group Practice," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1986.

Membership

Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility, Appointed by Illinois Supreme Court, 1996-1998. Member: Du Page County (Editor-in-Chief, Bar Journal, 1995-1998) and Illinois State (Member, Editorial Board, Bar Journal, 1996-1998. Member, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1997-1998) Bar Associations.