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Levi, a partner at [[Sidley Austin]], played a pivotal role in Obama's younger days.<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2176683</ref> The president and wife [[Michelle Obama]] met each other for the first time after Levi hired them in 1989 to work at the Chicago law firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/08/07/son-of-ford-attorney-general-tapped-for-legal-services-post/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-11-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411054133/http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/08/07/son-of-ford-attorney-general-tapped-for-legal-services-post/ |archivedate=2010-04-11 |df= }}</ref> [[Newton N. Minow]] describes his and Levi's role in bringing the two together: "My daughter Martha called to say that one of her best students, Barack Obama, wanted to spend the summer as a law firm associate in Chicago," said Minow, referring to his daughter, law professor [[Martha Minow]]. "I called our partner John Levi, who heads our recruiting for the firm, and suggested this; John laughed and told me that he had already heard about Barack and had already hired him." <ref>http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article/2008/11/2/obamas-quiet-harvard-roots-brad-a/</ref> |
Levi, a partner at [[Sidley Austin]], played a pivotal role in Obama's younger days.<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2176683</ref> The president and wife [[Michelle Obama]] met each other for the first time after Levi hired them in 1989 to work at the Chicago law firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/08/07/son-of-ford-attorney-general-tapped-for-legal-services-post/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-11-04 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411054133/http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/08/07/son-of-ford-attorney-general-tapped-for-legal-services-post/ |archivedate=2010-04-11 |df= }}</ref> [[Newton N. Minow]] describes his and Levi's role in bringing the two together: "My daughter Martha called to say that one of her best students, Barack Obama, wanted to spend the summer as a law firm associate in Chicago," said Minow, referring to his daughter, law professor [[Martha Minow]]. "I called our partner John Levi, who heads our recruiting for the firm, and suggested this; John laughed and told me that he had already heard about Barack and had already hired him." <ref>http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article/2008/11/2/obamas-quiet-harvard-roots-brad-a/</ref> |
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Levi was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. His father was [[Edward H. Levi]], a former president of the [[University of Chicago]] and [[United States Attorney General]] under President [[Gerald R. Ford]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/opinion/28brooks.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | first=David | last=Brooks | title=The Wise Men, Redux | date=August 28, 2007}}</ref> He received an undergraduate degree from [[University of Rochester]] with honors in 1969. He received his |
Levi was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. His father was [[Edward H. Levi]], a former president of the [[University of Chicago]] and [[United States Attorney General]] under President [[Gerald R. Ford]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/opinion/28brooks.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | first=David | last=Brooks | title=The Wise Men, Redux | date=August 28, 2007}}</ref> He received an undergraduate degree from [[University of Rochester]] with honors in 1969. He received his J.D. degree in 1972 from [[Harvard Law School]], and an LL.M. degree from Harvard in 1973. His brother, [[David F. Levi]], is the 14th Dean of [[Duke Law School]]. His cousin [[Daniel Meltzer]] is a former White House Counsel. His brother, Michael, is a scientist in both particle physics and cosmology at the Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory in Berkeley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Daniel_Meltzer |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215041348/http://whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Daniel_Meltzer |archivedate=2009-02-15 |df= }}</ref> His eldest son, Ben Levi, is the founder of legal technology startup, InCloudCounsel.<ref>https://www.pehub.com/2014/08/startup-offers-sponsors-legal-work-from-the-cloud-buyouts/</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:17, 8 August 2020
John Levi | |
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| Chairperson of the Legal Services Corporation | |
| Assumed office April 7, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Frank Strickland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Jill Levi |
| Children | Ben Levi Danny Levi Sarah Levi |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester Harvard University |
John G. Levi is the current Board Chair of the Legal Services Corporation and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was nominated to serve on the Board by President Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, and his nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 19, 2010. He was elected Chairman of the LSC Board by his fellow Board members on April 7, 2010.[1]
Levi, a partner at Sidley Austin, played a pivotal role in Obama's younger days.[2] The president and wife Michelle Obama met each other for the first time after Levi hired them in 1989 to work at the Chicago law firm.[3] Newton N. Minow describes his and Levi's role in bringing the two together: "My daughter Martha called to say that one of her best students, Barack Obama, wanted to spend the summer as a law firm associate in Chicago," said Minow, referring to his daughter, law professor Martha Minow. "I called our partner John Levi, who heads our recruiting for the firm, and suggested this; John laughed and told me that he had already heard about Barack and had already hired him." [4]
Levi was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was Edward H. Levi, a former president of the University of Chicago and United States Attorney General under President Gerald R. Ford.[5] He received an undergraduate degree from University of Rochester with honors in 1969. He received his J.D. degree in 1972 from Harvard Law School, and an LL.M. degree from Harvard in 1973. His brother, David F. Levi, is the 14th Dean of Duke Law School. His cousin Daniel Meltzer is a former White House Counsel. His brother, Michael, is a scientist in both particle physics and cosmology at the Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory in Berkeley.[6] His eldest son, Ben Levi, is the founder of legal technology startup, InCloudCounsel.[7]
References
- ^ "Obama taps Martha Minow, John G. Levi for Legal Service Corporation Board". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16.
- ^ http://www.slate.com/id/2176683
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article/2008/11/2/obamas-quiet-harvard-roots-brad-a/
- ^ Brooks, David (August 28, 2007). "The Wise Men, Redux". The New York Times.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.pehub.com/2014/08/startup-offers-sponsors-legal-work-from-the-cloud-buyouts/