Stanley J. Levy
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Products Liability Attorney in New York, NY
A co-founder of Levy Konigsberg LLP, Stanley J. Levy is currently of counsel to the New York City-based firm. He provides representation to clients around the country who have been harmed by the negligence of others in litigation involving asbestos-caused mesothelioma, defective products, hazardous waste, domestic and international aviation accidents and wrongful death. Mr. Levy also has experience in assisting plaintiffs in consumer fraud lawsuits against health care and pharmaceutical companies.
A 1956 recipient of a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Harvard University, Mr. Levy pursued his legal education at Columbia Law School and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1959. After graduation, he spent four years as Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the New York State Attorney General. In that capacity, he handled cases involving consumer and securities fraud before leaving to join the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, where he handled aviation accident and product liability litigation as a partner of that firm. Mr. Levy left that firm in 1975, and co-found his current firm. Admitted to practice in New York, Mr. Levy is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Levy has served as lead counsel in some of the country's largest mesothelioma lawsuits, and he has been able to obtain many multimillion-dollar jury verdicts on behalf of his clients. He has also served as Chairman of the Plaintiffs Creditors Committees in the Manville and Keene bankruptcies. In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Boards of Directors of a number of companies, including a stock exchange listed company. Along the way, he has earned the high esteem of his fellow professionals. Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Levy has also received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. The author of more than two dozen articles on aspects of his practice areas that have been published in professional journals, he is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and several other legal organizations.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 60%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 30%Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Pharmaceutical, Products Liability, Asbestos, Toxic Torts, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death
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- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2021
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About Stanley J. Levy
Admitted: 1959, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.levylaw.com/lawyer/stanley-j-levy/
Verdicts/Settlements
- City of New York v. Keene Corp., 513 N.Y.S.2d 1004 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1987)
- Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., 782 F.2d 1156 (C.A.4 (Md.) 1986)
- Ingham v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 373 F.2d 227 (C.A.2 (N.Y.) 1967)
- City of Boston v. Keene Corp., 547 N.E.2d 328 (Mass. 1989)
Representative Clients
- City of Baltimore
- Sumitomo Real Estate Association
- City of New York
- City of Boston
Honors/Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America
Bar/Professional Activity
- Appointed co-chairman of the Federal Judicial Center's Asbestos Litigation Management Project, 1990 - Present
- New York, 1959
- American Bar Association, 1975 - Present
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Million Dollar Verdict Association
- Manville Corporation, Director
- Appointed to the Joint Southern and Eastern District Local Rules Revision Committee, 1996 - Present
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
- Manville Corporation, 1988 - Present
- Federal Bar Council
- U.S. Minerals Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Court-appointed member of the Southern Eastern Districts of New York's Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, 1996 - Present
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1959
- Association of Bar of City of New York, 1975 - Present
- New York State Bar Association
- Ray Tech Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Frequently lecturer, National Law Journal
- Frequently lecturer, Practicing Law Institute
- Frequently lecturer, Law Journal
Educational Background
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, B.A., magna cum laude, 1956
Last Updated: 4/7/2021