Bingham Bosworth Leverich, a lawyer with Covington & Burling who spent six decades shaping the firm’s intellectual property and sports law practice, all the while championing legal access for the poor and vulnerable, died on August 4, 2026, in McLean, Virginia, with his beloved wife Luize Zubrow at his side. He was 89 years old. Although suffering from complications of Parkinson’s disease, Bing lived the final chapter of his life with the same resilience that defined his earlier years. He was determined to live, and although ultimately his body faltered, he adhered to an unyielding creed, “Never give up, never give in, and never surrender.” Bing bore his hardships with fortitude, anchored by an enduring concern for the well-being of others.

Bing was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1937, the son of Henry Priestly Leverich, an American Foreign Service officer in the American Embassy, and Katharine Bingham Leverich. Each summer of his childhood he returned to Scarborough Beach, Maine, where his grandfather Norman Bingham gathered his children and grandchildren. Later in life, Bing and Luize continued this tradition.

From 1943 on Bing’s family lived in Washington, DC. Bing attended St. Albans and Exeter, then Wesleyan University (in Middletown, Connecticut) and Yale Law School. He studied for two years as a Fulbright Scholar at the Free University of Berlin. He spent his entire 62 year legal career at Covington & Burling, as an associate, partner, and senior counsel. At Covington, Bing focused on trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, antitrust, and sports law, litigating in courts throughout the country and providing thoughtful counsel to his clients. Bing helped inaugurate Covington’s enduring partnership with The Neighborhood Legal Services Program, which employs the law to help low income DC residents secure justice and eliminate poverty. He served more than three decades on NLSP’s Board of Directors, many as the board’s co-chair.

Bing was also a devoted alumnus of Camp Timonous in Maine (where he spent summers as a camper and counselor) as well as The Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta, his college fraternity. Throughout his life Bing was an athlete, enjoying many activities with Luize including hiking and biking, and he always loved sports, playing football and tennis.

Bing is survived by his wife, Professor Emerita Luize Zubrow, his treasured companion of 46 years. Also surviving are his dear children Peter H. Leverich and Alexandra L. Gonzalez, as well as six loving granddaughters, Julia Gonzalez, Zoe Gonzalez, Mia Leverich, Melanie Leverich, Avery Leverich, and Phoebe Leverich. Bing was preceded in death by his sister Nancy Leverich and his first wife, Gabriele S. Leverich. Throughout his life, he was devoted to his family, his friends, and his co-workers.

All those who knew Bing will remember him as a true gentleman, a man devoid of pretense, a man of intellect , a man with a wicked sense of humor and irony, a man of kindness and grace, and a man devoted to his family, his coworkers, his friends, the vulnerable and his country.

Bing’s family, including Luize’s siblings, would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to those who have supported Bing, including Blake Biles, his longtime friend , Earl Hockaday, his persistent and kind physical therapist, Mike Dyer and Alicia Rocha, his aides, and Juliet Koker of Sunrise Senior Living.

A celebration of Bing’s life will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead.

May his memory be a blessing.