Rockville Centre Resident A. Thomas Levin Named Access to Justice Champion By The Nassau County Bar Association

Rockville Centre resident, A. Thomas Levin, the Chair of the  Local Government, Land Use and Environmental Compliance practice at Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C. was named Access to Justice Champion by the Nassau County Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee. The award recognizes attorneys with outstanding service and dedication of time and effort to providing legal representation, guidance or advice on a pro bono basis to Nassau County residents.

"We wanted to find a way to recognize the hard work of these attorneys, and to encourage more volunteers," noted Martha Krisel, chair of the committee, which includes Nassau County Bar Association members, the Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Nassau Suffolk Law Services, the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, the Assigned Counsel Defender Plan, and Hofstra and Touro law schools.

Mr. Levin has been pro bono general counsel to the Day Care Council of Nassau County, Inc. and the Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center for over thirty years, and represents many other not-for-profit organizations and individuals on a pro bono basis.  He is also a former President of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association.

“We have a concomitant responsibility to use that privilege to make sure that everyone has access to justice.” stated Levin. “No one should be put in jeopardy of losing their basic life necessities, benefits, liberty or property solely because they are unable to afford legal representation.  It has been accurately said that Pro Bono services are the rent we pay for the privilege of practicing law.”

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.  The firm can be found on line at http://www.msek.com