Alan M. Levy

Wisconsin Labor Lawyer

Professional Experience

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Alan M. Levy joined Lindner & Marsack, S.C. in 1991, with over 26 years of experience as a private practice attorney. He has also served as the senior legal counsel and director of Plan Development and Compliance for the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health & Welfare and Pension Funds.

Mr. Levy has been involved in all aspects of labor and employment law representing public and private employers and employee benefit programs. He has appeared before all levels of the federal and state courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission and various equal employment agencies.

Every edition of Who’s Who in American Law since 1982 has named Mr. Levy in its rank of highly skilled attorneys. Mr. Levy has also been the principal counsel in more than 100 published opinions of the state and federal courts, and numerous arbitration and administrative agency decisions.

The judiciary holds Mr. Levy’s work to be a vital part of defining and clarifying case law. Clients can therefore review a selection of Mr. Levy’s reported cases.

Bar Admissions:

Wisconsin
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas:

Labor law
ERISA
Litigation
Public sector labor relations

Education:

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1965
University of Chicago, B.A., 1963

Memberships:

American Bar Association
Bar Association of the 7th Circuit
State Bar of Wisconsin
Illinois State Bar Association

Publications:

“The Beneficiaries vs. The Trustees, Due Process for Beneficiaries,” 15 Text Book for Welfare, Pension Fund Trustees and Administrators, 314, 1974
“Successorship,” Practicing Law Institute, Collective Bargaining and Labor Management Relations, 1978
“Employer Withdrawal Liability In The Purchase Or Sale Of A Business,” 59 Wis. Bar Bull. 13, 1986
“Collecting From A Withdrawn Employer: Selected Legal Problems Under MPPAA,” 23 Dig., Int'l. Found. of Employee Benefit Plans, No. 87, 1986
"ERISA Fiduciary Law,” 69 Wis. Lawyer No. 11, 57, 1996

Lectures:

National Educational Conferences, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 1973–1974
Labor Relations Section, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1971, 1979
Practicing Law Institute Seminar on labor-management relations and collective bargaining, New York and San Francisco meetings, 1978
State Bar of Wisconsin, Advance Training Seminars Continuing Legal Education Program, Municipal Labor Relations Seminar, 1979
Chicago Bar Association, 1983
Bureau of National Affairs Pension Symposium, "Managing Problems of Multi-Employer Pension Plans," 1984
Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education-Second Annual Employee Benefit Seminar, "Multi-Employer Pension Plan Act," 1985
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 1986, 1987 collection seminar Corporate Practice Institute
Seminar on Developments in Labor Law

In addition to his numerous other accomplishments, Mr. Levy also has extensive teaching experience. He has been an adjunct professor of Labor and Employment Law in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Master's in Industrial and Labor Relations program. He was also an adjunct professor of Labor Law at the Marquette University Law School in 2007.

Lindner & Marsack, S.C. support Mr. Levy’s continued commitment to the practice of labor law. The firm holds its attorneys to the highest standards of ethics and legal knowledge.

Contact Lindner & Marsack, S.C. to learn more about how the firm addresses employment and labor law cases. The firm has two locations for client convenience in Chicago and Milwaukee.