Stu Levin is admitted to practice law in the states of Texas and Connecticut and before various federal courts. He is a 1971 graduate of SyracuseUniversity (A.B. with honors and magna cum laude) and received his juris doctor’s degree from the University of Connecticut (1974, with honors and law review associate editor). Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Levin served on active duty as a U.S. Air Force Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, where he was responsible for military and civilian prosecutions. After being honorably discharged from the Air Force (with an Air Force Commendation Medal), Stu Levin was employed as an in-house attorney by the Panhandle Eastern Corporation (now a part of Duke Energy). He later served Mitchell Energy (now a part of Devon Energy) as Manager of Regulatory Affairs- Gas, and later worked for the Coastal Corporation (now part of El Paso Energy) as a Senior Staff Attorney. He established the firm that evolved into Levin and Atwood in 1989. He is married to Carol Reiss Levin and they have two sons, Jason and Todd (9/5/78-9/26/06), three grandchildren, Hayley, Addison and Parker. He is also active in numerous community and professional organizations, including the Katy Bar Association (Charter President), the Westside Shrine Club (Secretary), Katy Rotary Club, the Breath of Life Children’s Center, the Katy YMCA (former director),Board of Directors-Houston Methodist West, and the Epilepsy Foundation of South Texas/Gulf Coast (former President). His areas of practice concentration include: merger and acquisition, real estate, business and commercial law, corporate law, and wills, trusts, and estates.