Stuart Levin | Katy Estate Planning Lawyer

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About Stuart

Stu served as an Assistant Staff Judge advocate where he practiced as an administrative law judge, prosecutor, or defense counsel in over eight hundred actions. Thereafter, Stu practiced in the oil and gas industry by serving as in-house counsel for Panhandle Eastern/Trunkline Gas, Mitchell Energy Corp., and The Coastal Corporation.

In these positions, Stu was engaged in general corporate and administrative law, acquisitions, contracts, antitrust law, land development, litigation management, regulatory compliance and arbitration

In the late 1980s, Stu entered private practice. His practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate transactional matters including corporate organization and structure, merger and acquisition, and real estate.

Stu also practices in the area of estate planning, assisting clients in the selection of estate planning tools and drafting estate planning documents such as wills, living trusts, life insurance trusts, living wills, durable powers of attorney, and durable health care powers of attorney.

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Experience

Lawyer

Levin & Atwood

Present

Katy, TX

Admission

Verified Texas

1979

Verified Connecticut - SUPREME COURT CONNECTICUT - State - Supreme Court

Verified Connecticut District Court

Verified Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Verified Texas Northern District Court

Verified US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education

Syracuse University

BA

1971

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Connecticut
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Katy Bar Association
  • The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (Paul Harris Fellow)
  • Katy Masonic Lodge
  • Arabia Shrine Temple
  • Westside Shrine Club
  • Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce
  • Rotary Club of Katy

Notable Work

Cases

LEVIN ASSOCIATES v ROGERS

Appellant in a Texas Appeals case in which said Appellant appealed district court's imposition monetary sanctions on him for violations of discovery orders during litigation. Appellant asserted that the district court erred by imposing sanctions upon him personally since he was not the “advising attorney” responsible for the discovery abuses. The Appellant also held that the court's judgment should be vacated because he did not receive adequate notice of the sanctions hearing and was denied an opportunity to be heard, a violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. His final claim was that the attorney's fees and expenses awarded by the court were excessive. The Appeals Court found that all arguments lacked merit and affirmed the original decision.

Levin & Atwood, LLP Highlights

Family Law, Wills & Probate, Business, Contract, Guardianships & Conservatorships

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