Robert LeVine was born in Toledo Ohio in 1948.  He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and History, and continued his education at the University of Chicago School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor in 1974.  After graduating from the University of Chicago , LeVine moved to Miami , Florida where he became employed as an associate with the Miami based law firm of Shutts & Bowen.  Shortly after joining Shutts & Bowen, LeVine accepted a position with the University of Miami School of Law as an adjunct professor of law. In 1977, LeVine became a full time law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, teaching courses in the Uniform Commercial Code and the Federal Regulation of Banking.  While at the University of Miami, LeVine wrote The Uniform Commercial Code: An Operational Translation (Browning Publications, Atlanta Ga. 1980), presenting the Uniform Commercial Code through a short story, narrative format marking the first time such an approach was used in legal education.

LeVine left the University of Miami in 1982 and moved to California where he began working with children in California ’s Group Home system for Abused and Neglected minors.  From 1984-1989, LeVine developed and implemented behavior modification systems for use in Group Homes which are still being used today.  The implementation of these programs lead to further opportunities within the Juvenile Justice system, first as a correctional staff  for a medium security facility in Ventura CA ; then as a teacher at the same facility. 

In 1991, while functioning as a teacher, LeVine began taking the Pathways to Excellence program into maximum security units in Juvenile Halls, initially in Ventura County California, and subsequently in Los Angeles County .  In 1994, while working in Ventura County Juvenile Hall, LeVine accepted an invitation from the California Association of Court School Administrators to present the Pathways to Excellence program at the annual state convention as a prototype for other maximum security unit schools throughout the state of California .  In 1997 LeVine accepted a position at Los Angeles County Central Juvenile Hall, where he coauthored the federally funded EXCEL program designed for students during their first three days of incarceration.

In 2000 LeVine successfully implemented a pilot after school program for Probation Schools in Los Angeles County , and shortly thereafter became a consultant for the Los Angeles County Office of Education speaking throughout Los Angeles County to children in Boot Camps, Juvenile Halls, and alternative education sites.  In the same year, he became a consultant to the Montebello Unified School District in Los Angeles County , presenting the Pathways to Excellence adaptation to smoking, substance abuse, and decision making generally, to all freshmen students in the district.

LeVine relocated to Bradenton Florida in 2001 and became an adjunct professor of law at the Stetson University College of law in the summer of 2002.  While completing work on the Pathways to Excellence websites, LeVine has continued to commute to California to make contract presentations to over 12,000 students.   Currently, LeVine is actively involved in community development and creating educational programs for PTE Member Affiliates.