| EDUCATION: |
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Received Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree with
Honors from the University of Houston in January 1969 |
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Undergraduate Degree: |
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honors
from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia |
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| COLLEGE HONORS AND
ACTIVITIES: |
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Law School: |
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Law Review (Published) |
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Received the Garwood Award for Academic
Excellence |
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University at Large Activities: |
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Chairperson, Student Appeals Board |
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Chief Justice, Student Court |
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Chief Student Defender |
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Received the Outstanding Service, Leadership and
Contribution Award |
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Member of Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities |
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| PROFESSIONAL STATUS: |
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Managing Officer, Levin &
Kasner, P.C. since 1978 |
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Member, State Bar College |
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Fellow, Texas State Bar Foundation |
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Certified Mediator specializing in
personal injury, medical malpractice and complex commercial cases. Completed
approximately 1,200 cases. Also handles Arbitration and Master in Chancery court
assignments. |
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Graduate, Harvard Law School
Advanced Mediation Workshop |
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AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell |
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Thirty (30) years in complex civil
litigation and appellate work. |
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1969-1978 -- Senior Assistant City
Attorney and Chief of the Administrative Section, City of Houston Legal Department |
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| PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: |
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Houston Bar Association |
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Texas Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
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Member, South Texas Center for Legal
Responsibility - Mediation Council |
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Member, South Texas Center for Legal
Responsibility - Professional Responsibility Council |
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Member, Society for Professionals in
Dispute Resolution |
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Member, Attorney-Mediators
Association |
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Houston Bar Association Speakers
Bureau |
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Licensed to practice before all
Texas State Courts, all Federal District Courts in Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals and the United States Supreme Court |
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| CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC
INVOLVEMENT: |
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B'nai B'rith Activities |
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Chief Justice, B'nai B'rith International Court
of Appeals |
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Vice President, B'nai B'rith International |
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Member, B'nai B'rith International Board of
Governors |
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Chairman, B'nai B'rith International Senior
Citizen's Services Committee |
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Member, B'nai B'rith International Council |
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Recipient of first Label A. Katz International
Young Leadership Award |
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Received National Philanthropic Award |
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Past President, B'nai B'rith District Seven
(seven southern states) |
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Recipient of District Seven David Blumberg
Outstanding Member Award |
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Past President, B'nai B'rith Council of Greater
Houston |
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Chairman, Greater Houston Hillel Foundation
Advisory Board |
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Chairman and Trustee, B'nai B'rith Opportunity
House for Alcoholic Rehabilitation |
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Chairman, Prisoner's Rehabilitation and
Visitation Program |
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Trustee, Prisoner's Aid Foundation |
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Past President, Houston Memorial Lodge |
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Recipient of David H. White Outstanding Member
Award |
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Other Charitable Activities: |
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Chairman, Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community
of Houston |
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Associate General Chairman, Houston United
Jewish Campaign |
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Chairman, Major Gifts Division of the Houston
United Jewish Campaign |
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Chairman, Attorneys Division of the Houston
United Jewish Campaign |
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Member, Jewish Federation Board of Directors |
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Member, Congregation Beth Yeshurun Board of
Trustees |
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Member, Board of Directors, American Associates,
Ben-Gurion University |
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Chairman, Houston Israel Bond Cabinet |
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Chairman, Israel Bonds New Leadership |
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Member, Jewish National Fund Board of Directors |
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Hadassah Associate Life Member |
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Past President, J.B. Goldberg, Senior Citizens
Housing Tower Foundation |
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Member, Board of Directors Leo N. Levi National
Arthritis Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
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General Community charitable
Activities: |
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Big Brother, co-founder of Big Brothers
Foundation in Houston and member of Houston Board of Directors |
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American Heart Association Group leader |
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United Fund Group Leader |
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Mayor's Committee for relocation and Settlement
of Vietnam Refugees |
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Mayor's Telephone Reassurance Committee |
