Joseph B. Levan Partner
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6438
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- jblevan@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Ruth Reickard, 616/336-6802
Corporate Experience
Joe is a partner in the Corporate Services Practice Group and has been with the firm since 1993. His practice primarily consists of general corporate and securities matters of all types, along with certain tax matters. He focuses on counseling corporate clients on business organization, governance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as state and federal securities laws for private and public companies. Joe is also involved in tax planning.
Professional Activities
- Belongs to the Lawyer Referral Informational Services Panel
- In 2008, he was elected to the firm's Policy Committee and was appointed chairman of the firm's Quality Control Committee
- Member of both the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Bar Association
Community Activities
- Serves as the Secretary to the Board for NewNorth
- Member of the Catholic Lawyers Association of West Michigan
- He is a parishioner at the Cathedral of St. Andrew where he sits on the Parish Council and the Finance Council
- Has participated in the Grand Rapids Community Foundation's Social Venture Investors for a number of years
- Coaches high school students in the "We the People . . . the Citizen and the Constitution" national competition, and has coached several youth travel ice hockey teams
Education
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University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., cum laude, 1993 -
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
B.B.A., magna cum laude, Accountancy 1990