Levy Mayer, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLevy Mayer
American lawyer
Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1858
Date of Death: 14-Aug-1922
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Levy Mayer
- Levy Mayer (October 23, 1858 – August 14, 1922) was an American lawyer from Virginia.
- A child prodigy of law, Mayer graduated from Yale Law School before he could even legally practice the profession in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
- After several years organizing the Chicago Law Library, Mayer practiced with Adolf Kraus.
- Mayer became one of the most infamous lawyers in Chicago by defending large corporations against anti-trust litigation.
- Furthermore, he successfully defended the Iroqouis Theater and its manager in the aftermath of the Iroquois Theatre fire.
- At the time of his death, he was considered one of the richest lawyers in the United States.
- He is the namesake of Levy Mayer Hall at Northwestern University and his law firm is today known as Mayer Brown.
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