(Mineola, NY) – Nassau County Bar Association President Marian Rice announced today that NCBA Past President Peter H. Levy of Jericho has been presented with the 2013 President’s Award in recognition of his dedication, dependability, and his enthusiasm, especially this year for leading NCBA’s emergency efforts to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Nassau County Bar Association President Marian Rice and Past President Peter H. Levy of Jericho
No one could have anticipated the tremendous damage a storm in October would bring to Nassau County. Luckily, NCBA could count on Peter Levy to help organize important free legal information clinics at locations where the help was needed most. At the time, residents had no power, roads were impassable, and homes were damaged. With Levy’s leadership, pro bono attorneys were brought in to staff free legal consultation clinics in Freeport, East Rockaway, and two in Long Beach. As a result, dozens of residents received timely advice to help them get through the crisis. Help and information were made available regarding insurance claims, FEMA assistance, debt deferral, bankruptcy options, consumer protection and help in dealing with lenders to avoid foreclosure. This is the second time Levy has received the President’s Award for outstanding service to the Bar Association.
In private practice for over 20 years, Peter Levy is based in Jericho where concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury, real estate, wills and estates. He is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Law and the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to his terms as an officer and member of the NCBA Board of Directors, Levy was Development Chair of the WE CARE Fund, the charitable arm of the Bar Association. He also chaired the District Court Committee, Community Relations Committee, County Clerk’s Committee and General Practice Committee. He has served as a student mentor, Nassau Academy of Law lecturer, Grievance Committee member, Mock Trial coach and has authored numerous task force reports for the NCBA.
Levy has been a member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association, and has chaired NYSBA’s statewide Committee on Lawyers and the Community. He has served on the Board of Directors of Nassau Suffolk Law Services since 1994.
Outside of the law profession, Levy has been active in the youth services community on Long Island. He has chaired the Coalition of Nassau County Youth Service Agencies for over 10 years and served as Board President of the Five Towns Community Center for 6 years. He is a former trustee of Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst.
Nassau County Bar Association
Founded in 1899, the Nassau County Bar Association, with a membership of nearly 6,000 private and public attorneys, judges, legal educators and law students, is the largest suburban bar association in the country. NCBA demonstrates its commitment to the community by offering a variety of services for the public, including lawyer referral services, senior citizen and mortgage foreclosure clinics, judicial screening, public education programs and support for the Volunteer Lawyers Project, which provides much-needed free legal services for the indigent of Nassau County. The WE CARE Fund, the NCBA’s charitable arm, assists children, the elderly and others in need, through countless projects and donations.
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