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In the end, he says, "it's good to see
clients — often in tears — leaving our
office knowing there is a light at the end
of the -tunnel."
Levy stresses customer service
because "people need reassurance and
relief. I can get telephone calls at 8 in
the morning or 2 o'clock on a Sunday
afternoon. If someone gets a [tax] letter
on Saturday, we encourage them to call,"
rather than wait — and worry — until
Monday. The company charges a flat fee,
based on the complexity of the matter,
rather than an hourly rate.
His phone is never more than an arm's
length away because he can also receive
a call from an IRS officer at any. time.
Many of them are now working flexible
hours, and from home, and Levy has
to be ready to negotiate when the call
comes through.
Levy, 37, is not a certified public
accountant, but worked with his CPA
father after graduating from Detroit
Country Day School and Michigan State
University. He has been running the
business for about 15 years and saw
the potential to expand into other areas
"because the need was there
The company now does business
in Michigan, New York, California,
Massachusetts, Florida, Indiana, Texas,
Tennessee and Arizona and is opening
new branches in Ohio and Nevada this
month.
In 2001, Levy & Associates moved
from rented space to just a few doors
north at 28400 Southfield Road. Levy
bought the present offices, containing
4,500 square feet, and updated the front
last year. But he is looking to move again.
"We've just outgrown it," he says of the
two-story building that seems to have
associates in every corner.
He manages every aspect of the busi-
ness and tries to meet every new client,
either in person or on the telephone.
"I love it. I really enjoy every minute of
it," Levy says. "I enjoy the clients and
getting favorable resolutions for them"
and a number of them have become his
friends.
"People have an extraordinary amount
of gratitude he says, "because you've
saved their life."
Technion Supporters
Meet At New Offices
Wartell, all from Bloomfield Hills;
Thomas R. August, Mark A. Pittman,
both of Birmingham; Kenneth Q.
Bassey, Harvey and Lois Freeman,
Julius Harwood, Lawrence Jackier,
Austin Kanter, Don Lansky, Louis
Milgrom, Eyal Mizrahi, and Laurence
Rich, all from West Bloomfield;
Dale Beavers, Amy S. Jacknow, Lisa
Jacknow Ellias, Florine Mark and
Pamela Opperer, from Farmington
Hills; Cathy and James Deutchman,
Barbara Nusbaum, Morris Rochlin and
Andrew Shapack, from Franklin; Mark
Bennett, Amy Folbe, Richard Polk, all
from Huntington Woods; Arline Bittker,
Lauren Daitch, both from Orchard
Lake; Linda Kovan of Novi; Marshall
Lasser of Bingham Farms; Esther and
David L. Littmann of Holly; Deborah
Livneh of Windsor.
The Detroit Chapter office of the
American Technion Society recently
moved to 30230 Orchard Lake Road,
Suite 155, Farmington Hills, between 13
and 14 Mile.
The board of directors convened its
first meeting of the year, conducted by
President Jerome J. Kanter of Huntington
Woods and immediate Past President
Scott Leemaster of Franklin.
The board consists of Jonathan
Aaron, Ronald Bassey, Richard C.
Blumenstein, Rhea and Robert Brody,
Bernard and Judith Cantor, Connie and
James Colman, Eric Dobrusin, Michael
Egren, David Jaffa, D. Dan Kahn, Alan
Jay and Sue Ellen Kaufman and Mary
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