Background
Levine, William Michael was born on May 21, 1952 in Rockville Center, New York, United States. Son of Leonard and Regina (Bloom) Levine.
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William Michael Levine, American Lawyer. Bar: Massachusetts, United States District Court Massachusetts, United States Court Appeals (1st circuit); United States Tax Court. Fellow International Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers (board of managers 1988-1991); member Massachusetts Bar Association (family law section counsel 1987-1988), Boston Bar Association (chairman family law section 1988-1991).
Education
Bachelor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974; Juris Doctor, Suffolk U., 1978.
Career
Worked at Lee, Levine & Bowser (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Family Law, Probate, Estate Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Massachusetts and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1982, United States. Tax Court. Continuing Education: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matrimonial Mediation Training Programs, January 1995 and November 1995.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matrimonial Arbitration Training Program, October 1990.
American Arbitration Association Training Program, July 1991. Author: "Antenuptial Agreements: A Preliminary Analysis of the Osborne Case," Volume 26, Number.
5, Boston Bar Journal, May, 1982. "Catch 22 for Unwed Fathers Eliminated: A Review of Normand v.
Barkei," Volume 26, Number.
9, Boston Bar Journal, October, 1982. "Affirmative Proof of Paternity: H.L.A. and A Normand v. Barkei Epilogue," Volume 28, Number.
4, Boston Bar Journal, July/August, 1984.
Chapter on "Paternity," Massachusetts Family Law Manual, Haskell J. Freedman, et. al., 1986, supplemented 1989 and 1991. "Antenuptial Agreements: A Practical Look at Negotiating and Drafting of Agreements After Osborne," Volume 4, Number.
4, Massachusetts Family Law Journal, November 1986. "Alimony in Massachusetts: Is More Actually Less?" Volume 31, Number.
2, Boston Bar Journal, March/April 1987.
"Children"s Needs Under Section 34: A Review of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1989, Its Antecedents and Implications," Volume 35, Number. 1, Boston Bar Journal, January/February 1991 and reprinted by Westlaw, West Publishing Company. "Matrimonial Arbitration: An Option for the 90"s," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March, 1991.
"The Emerging Child Support by Estoppel Doctrine," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, February 1995.
"Divorce Mediation Where the Buffalo Roams". "A Thousand Words," Boston Bar Journal, May/June 1995.
Faculty: MCLE Program, Landmark Changes in Divorce Taxation Rules: The Tax Reform Acting of 1984 and the Demise of Lester and Davis, October, 1984. Family Law Deposition Practice, Written Discovery, May 1987.
The Dynamics and Process of Resolving Divorce Disputes Through Negotiated Settlements, September 1987.
Allegations of Abuse - Impact on Visitation, May, 1988. MCLE Family Law Trial Advocacy Program, June 1988, June 1989 and June 1992. Children and Therapists in Court: Survival Strategies, October, 1988.
MCLE Care and Protection Training Program, November, 1988.
MCLE Program, "State Intervention in Child Custody Cases," November, 1988. MCLE Program, Chair, " Things A Probate Attorney Needs to Know About," April, 1989.
Suffolk University Law School, Center for Continuing Professional Development, Workshops on: Child Custody in the Divorce Case, "Practical Problems in the Preparation of Child Custody Cases From the Client Interview to Trial," November, 1984. Pre-Nuptial Agreements, "Practical Aspects of Negotiating, Drafting and Litigating Pre-Nuptial Agreements," May, 1986.
"Financial Aspects of the Divorce Case," September 1987.
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Divorce Issues Seminar, "Antenuptial, Reconciliation and Separation Agreements," March 1987. LEI, Incorporated. Family Law Seminar, December, 1988. Bachelor of Business Administration, Practicing Under Chapter 209C, June, 1989.
MCLE Program, Chair, "Negotiating and Structuring Child Custody Agreements," October, 1989.
MCLE Program, "Contested Paternity Cases, December 1989. MCLE Program "How to Get Beyond Testimony in Child Custody Cases," November, 1989, February, 1990 and March, 1991.
MCLE Program "Creative Use and Application of Post Trial Remedies and Pleadings, March, 1990. McLean Hospital Program, "Role of Mental Health Professional in Child Custody Cases," March 1990.
McLean Hospital Program, "Divorce, Custody and Paternity,"January 1991.
MCLE Program, "Evidentiary and Privilege Issues," October, 1991. MLCE Program, Chair, "The Non-Traditional Family," December, 1992. South Middlesex Bar Association Paternity Seminar, January, 1992.
State Bar of New Hampshire Mandatory C.L.E. Program, "Divorce in a Troubled Economy," July, 1992.
"In Sickness and in Wealth-Rx Foreign Health Insurance," Master of Business Administration Program, May 1993. "Divorce Law for the Mental Health Professional," Westwood Lodge Hospital, June 1993.
"Valuing a Professional Practice," MCLE Program, January 1994. Practical Pre-Trial Strategies in Family Law," Suffolk University Law School, April 1995.
AAML Program, Chair, "The Impact of Federal Law on Domestic Relations Practice," October 1995.
Member, Advisory Committee, Suffolk Law School Center for Continuing Development, 1987. Member, Commercial Law Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1991. Board Member: MSPCC Greater Boston Regional Advisory Board, 1991-1992.
Center for the Psychoanalytic Study of Children and Adolescents, Incorporated., 1992-1995.
Member, American Association of Matrimonial Arbitrators, 1993. Member: Boston (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1989-1990.
Chairman, Family Law Section, 1989-1991. Member, ex officio, State Court Study Committee, 1991-1992), Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section Council, 1987-1989.
Company-Chair, Subcommittee on Sexual and Other Abuse Allegations, 1987.
Member, Parental Access Committee, 1993-1994) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter, 1987. Recipient, President"s Award, December 5, 1995.
Board of Examiners, 1988-1990, 1991-1993.
Education Committee, 1988-1989, Chairman, 1992-1995. Board of Managers, 1989-1992, 1995.
Chairman, Legislation Committee, 1989-1991). Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Advisory Committee, Suffolk Law School Center for Continuing Development, 1987. Member, Commercial Law Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1991. Board Member: MSPCC Greater Boston Regional Advisory Board, 1991-1992.
Center for the Psychoanalytic Study of Children and Adolescents, Incorporated., 1992-1995.
Member, American Association of Matrimonial Arbitrators, 1993. Member: Boston (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1989-1990.
Chairman, Family Law Section, 1989-1991. Member, ex officio, State Court Study Committee, 1991-1992), Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section Council, 1987-1989.
Company-Chair, Subcommittee on Sexual and Other Abuse Allegations, 1987.
Member, Parental Access Committee, 1993-1994) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (.
Connections
Married Cindy B., August 17, 1980. Children: Katie M., Diana R.
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Recipient, President"s Award, December 5, 1995. Board of Examiners, 1988-1990, 1991-1993. Education Committee, 1988-1989, Chairman, 1992-1995.tempSpaceBoard of Managers, 1989-1992, 1995. Chairman, Legislation Committee, 1989-1991). Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.Recipient, President"s Award, December 5, 1995. Board of Examiners, 1988-1990, 1991-1993. Education Committee, 1988-1989, Chairman, 1992-1995.tempSpaceBoard of Managers, 1989-1992, 1995.
Chairman, Legislation Committee, 1989-1991). Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.