Henry Levi

Family-Placed Death Notice

LEVI, Henry Henry Baldauf Levi, 58, of Atlanta, Georgia died on October 27, 2011. Born in Evansville, Indiana, Henry received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and his Juris Doctorate, with honors, at the University of Texas. In 1978 he moved to Atlanta and joined the law firm of King & Spalding. After two years he joined the firm later known as Gambrell & Stolz, where he became a partner in 1983. Gambrell & Stolz joined with Baker Donelson in 2007. Henry's law practice concentrated in corporate-related law. He represented public and private companies in a variety of industries and in a wide array of transactions, including private and public capital formation, broker-dealer regulation, real estate syndication, technology licensing, and corporate governance. In his 33 years of law practice he quietly and successfully mentored young attorneys. His door was always open to answer their questions and give thorough explanations and directions. Henry's reputation of keeping his clients' interests and goals in mind was well-earned. He was known as being totally fastidious. Everyone knew to give Henry the most complicated documents so he could find even the most minuscule fault and fix it. He was a leader, whose credibility was without question or peer. He was listed in Georgia Super Lawyers and named one of Georgia's Legal Elite. His memberships included the Atlanta and American Bar Associations, and the State Bar of Georgia. Henry was co-chair of the Baker Donelson Atlanta Pro Bono Committee and he supported the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation by serving as a long-time member of the Foundation's Advisory Board. Henry supported Atlanta Legal Aid and Georgia Legal Services. He was a 33-year member of The Temple and served on its board as a Trustee from 1985-1988 and 2001-2004 and as Vice-President from 1994-1995. Henry was elected to the board of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region in 2010. He was Secretary and an active member of the Executive Committee of the U.S. Friends of Ofanim from 2005 until 2011. Henry was a lifetime St. Louis Cardinals fan, and since 1978 loved his many seasons of playing basketball in JCC leagues. He is survived by Claudia and their children, Marisa and Brett; his parents, Ruth and Richard Levi of Blowing Rock, NC; and his sisters and brothers-in-law Selma Levi and Jay Klein of Baltimore, and Wendy and Parker Lienhart of Chicago. Memorial donations can be made to The Temple Holland Youth Library Fund (1589 Peachtree St., NE Atlanta, GA 30309; http://www.the-temple.org) or One Family Fund (P.O. Box 822732 Philadelphia PA 19182-2732 or 28 Rachel Imenu, PO Box 8573 Jerusalem, Israel 93228; www.onefamilyfund.org Interment will be in Henderson, KY. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. at The Temple with Rabbi Peter Berg officiating. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999.