2013 New York Super Lawyers Recognizes Great Neck Estates Village Attorney A. Thomas Levin

(Garden City, New York) September 16, 2013 – Great Neck Estates Village Attorney, A. Thomas Levin, a Member of the law firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C. located in Garden City, N.Y. and Chair of the firm's Municipal Law, Land Use and Environmental Compliance practice and the Professional Responsibility practice has been named to the New York

Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in New York for 2013. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by Super Lawyers for this recognition.

Mr. Levin is a former President of the 77,000 member New York State Bar Association and former President of the Nassau County Bar Association. He also has served as President of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations, member of the Executive Committee of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, member of the Brown University Alumni Association Board of Governors, and President of the Brown University Club of Long Island. He presently serves as Village Attorney in six Nassau County Villages and Special Prosecutor in two Nassau County villages.

Since 1971, Mr. Levin has been the Editor of the "Bench Book for Trial Judges". He is the author of numerous other legal articles, and a frequent lecturer on legal topics including commercial litigation, zoning and land use, civil rights law, municipal law, environmental quality review compliance, professional ethics and current professional issues.

Mr. Levin is admitted to practice law in New York State, the State of Florida, the United States Virgin Islands, the United States Supreme Court and before the United States District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. He has been recognized by Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the East and Who's Who in the World. He was the recipient of the "Commitment to Justice" Award presented by the Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee in 2002, recognizing the strong support he has given to pro bono services, his outstanding leadership in the legal community, and his devotion to improving the justice system on Long Island.

Founded in 1960, by the late John F. English, the firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. includes among its members Joseph A. Suozzi, former Appellate Division Justice; John V. N. Klein, former Suffolk County Executive; Basil A. Paterson, former New York Secretary of State; and Harold Ickes, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff. Over the course of 50 years, the firm has earned a reputation for integrity, creativity and professionalism and has set a standard of excellence in the practice of law. With offices in Albany, Garden City, Manhattan and Washington, D.C., the firm provides legal advice in diverse practice areas to individuals, institutions and corporations.