Background
Levit, Junior, William H. was born on February 8, 1938 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Levit, Junior, William H. was born on February 8, 1938 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1960), Phi Beta Kappa. University of California at Berkeley (Master of Arts, International Relations, 1962). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Worked at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Admitted to the bar, 1968, New York. 1974, California; 1979, Wisconsin.
Ford Foundation Fellow, South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1960-1961. United States Foreign Service Officer, 1962-1964. Secretary and General Counsel, RExnord, Inc., 1979-1983.
Substitute Arbitrator, Iran-United States. Claims Tribunal, The Hague, 1984-1988. President, 1982-1983 and Director, 1981-1992, Wisconsin Chapter, American Society of Corporate Secretaries.
At-Large Regional Panelist, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, 1993, North American Council, London Court of International Arbitration, 1994. Associate Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 1995. Panel of Arbitrators for the National Association of Securities Dealers.
New York Stock Exchange and American Arbitration Association. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Milwaukee Bar Association.
American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Corporate Counsel, Section of Litigation, 1984). Bar Association of the Seventh Circuit (General Chair, Committee on Rules and Practice, 1995). State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, District 2 Professional Responsibility Committee, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, 1985-1992.
Chairp., 1993-1994; Chair, Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes, 1994-1995. Director, International Trans. Section, 1985-1992); State Bar of California.
International Law Association (American Branch). Since 1957 Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. has evolved from a two-member firm providing tax and estate planning to one of Wisconsin's largest full-service law firms. The Firm has expertise that encompasses all business specialty legal needs, including general corporate, international business transactions, real estate, environmental, health care, litigation and arbitration, public finance, insurance regulation securities, trade regulation, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, employee benefits, estate planning, taxation, labor and services for financial institutions.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Milwaukee Bar Association. American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Corporate Counsel, Section of Litigation, 1984).
Bar Association of the Seventh Circuit (General Chair, Committee on Rules and Practice, 1995). State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, District 2 Professional Responsibility Committee, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, 1985-1992. Chairp., 1993-1994; Chair, Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes, 1994-1995.
Director, International Trans. Section, 1985-1992); State Bar of California. International Law Association (American Branch).