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  Fred Levin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fredric G. Levin (born March 29, 1937) is an American plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida.
Another ethics complaint was filed in 2003 after Levin publicly ridiculed the state's witness, Willie Junior, in a case he was defending, regarding a violation of the Sunshine Law.
One of Pensacola's wealthiest citizens, Levin is also a philanthropist, giving to the University of Florida as well as Pensacola's Jewish community, of which he is a member.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fred_Levin   (285 words)

  
 Levin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fred Levin (born 1937), U.S. plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida
Jonathan Levin (1966–1997), a public school teacher at the Bronx and a murder victim
The town of Levin, New Zealand, in the southern North Island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Levin   (357 words)

  
 FHP Advisory Council Officer/Levin Bio
Levin received the "Perry Nichols Award" in 1994, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and is given in recognition for a person's lifetime achievements in the pursuit of justice.
Levin was also named in the October 4, 1999, edition of the National Law Journal as one of the "Top Ten Litigators for 1999", which again included both plaintiff and defense counsel.
Levin states he is most proud of his idea in 1993 of rewriting the Florida Medicaid Third Party Recovery Act to permit the State of Florida to sue the Tobacco Industry to recover expenditures for treating illnesses caused by cigarette smoking.
www.fhp.state.fl.us /misc/FHPAC/LevinBioInfo.htm   (848 words)

  
 The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Levin, a 1961 alumnus and namesake of the UF law school, also provided a $10 million cash gift in 1999 that, with state matching funds, moved the college’s endowment into the top 10 of all public law schools in the nation.
Levin College of Law Dean Robert Jerry said the expansion – to be named the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center in honor of Levin’s son and former colleague – will put the UF law school at the forefront of major law colleges providing students with sophisticated facilities and services.
Levin’s son, Martin -- who graduated at the top of his class at Stanford in 1985 and in the number one spot of his UF law school class in 1988 -- has achieved exceptional success in his own career.
www.law.ufl.edu /news/releases/060221.shtml   (975 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Levin, after whom the University of Florida law school is named, faces no disciplinary action but will receive a letter of advice that has yet to be drafted, said Edward Iturralde, assistant disciplinary counsel with the Bar.
Levin's son, Martin Levin, responded forcefully, stating his father did what attorneys should do to stand up for their clients and fight injustice.
Fred Levin also was cleared of wrongdoing in a complaint filed last year over remarks about suspended Escambia County Commissioner Willie Junior.
www.judicialaccountability.org /articles/attorneyclearedcharges.htm   (362 words)

  
 State: In trial, suspended official asks help of old ally
Levin's specialty is suing insurance companies on behalf of accident victims and Childers then supported restricting such lawsuits.
Levin recalled being relieved as he got up to leave because Childers apparently had forgotten the contribution to his opponent.
Levin said Childers had instead persuaded Chiles to remove him from the case, arguing that he had a conflict due to his involvement in passing the law.
www.sptimes.com /2002/06/23/news_pf/State/In_trial__suspended_o.shtml   (828 words)

  
 identity theory | weblogs | tourist information by matt borondy
Fred Levin, a trial lawyer in Pensacola, Fla., who previously supported Florida Sen. Bob Graham and Edwards, expects to raise at least $100,000 for Kerry.
Levin wrote the legislation, and was instrumental in its passage.
Immediately after its passage, the legislation was described as "the single biggest blow against the tobacco industry in United States history." The legislation eventually resulted in a $13 billion dollar settlement for the State of Florida.
www.identitytheory.com /tourist/2004_02_29_tourist.html   (442 words)

  
 University of Florida News - Gifts to fund $5.2 million advocacy center of UF law school   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pensacola attorney Fred Levin has contributed $2 million as the lead gift to the University of Florida Levin College of Law to build a $5.2 million complex that will include a large, modern courtroom and much needed faculty offices.
Levin received the “Perry Nichols Award” in 1994, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers to recognize a person’s lifetime achievements in the pursuit of justice.
Levin’s son, Martin — who graduated at the top of his class at Stanford in 1985 and in the number one spot of his UF law school class in 1988 — has achieved exceptional success in his own career.
news.ufl.edu /2006/02/22/advocacy-gifts   (975 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Boxing league to unify titles planned
He said the only thing Levin has going for him is that a wealthy sponsor might be able to sustain the league over the long haul.
Levin raised the possibility of such a league during testimony in March 1998 before a senate committee that was investigating professional boxing.
Levin also envisions a reduction to about ten weight classes with the emphasis on title fights that would appeal to television matchmakers who often are forced to show mandatory mismatches under the existing structure.
www.rediff.com /sports/1999/jun/02box.htm   (496 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - New Jersey v. Neulander - Prosecution Witnesses
Following a mistrial, former rabbi Fred Neulander is retried for allegedly hiring two hit men to murder his wife so he could pursue an adulterous affair with radio host Elaine Soncini.
Fred Neulander denies having extramarital affairs, a claim he would later recant.
Two indictments were filed against Fred Neulander — one before the admitted hit men confessed and one after.
www.courttv.com /trials/neulander/witnesses-sta.html   (1057 words)

  
 Fool.com: Fool Interview: Millennium Pharmaceuticals CEO (Special) March 22, 2000
Levin: Well, what Uncle Fred would see is a lot of people identifying genes and targets that are involved in the cause or pathway of all major human diseases.
Levin: Well, I think if we look at all the therapies that are delivered today, most of the therapies are what are called small molecule therapies.
Levin: Well the first question is I took biomedical engineering 25 years ago, so I'm not sure I remember much of it.
www.fool.com /specials/2000/sp000322levin.htm   (2207 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Levin is under investigation by the bar for comments he made after the sentencing of former county commissioner W-D Childers.
Fred Levin/Attorney: "God forbid if they are able to keep lawyers from speaking out when they believe there's an injustice done in courts or laws that this a dangerous dangerous thing."
Levin says he's prepared to fight any attempt to remove his law license by going to court and speaking out publicly against the bar.
www.weartv.com /news/Stories/July/0722/levin.shtml   (137 words)

  
 San Francisco Film Society
His widow, Irma Levin, worked by his side as hostess from 1957 till 1964, after which the Levins left the running of the Festival to others.
Fred Levin remembers that the Vogue, Bridge and Clay theaters played foreign films in the 1950s, albeit to a small audience.
Levin thought it a great idea and began planning the international festival from the office of his theater business.
www.sfiff.org /levin/how.html   (1633 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Boxing - Sponsored boxing league proposed to unify titles - Tuesday June 01, 1999 04:41 PM
Levin created the WBL concept with Terdema Ussery, president and chief executive officer of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
Levin also envisions a reduction to about 10 weight classes with the emphasis on title fights that would appeal to television matchmakers, who often are forced to show mandatory mismatches under the existing structure.
Levin is one of the nation's most successful plaintiff's lawyers.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/boxing/news/1999/06/01/boxing_league   (589 words)

  
 Independent Florida Alligator - NEWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pensacola lawyer Fred Levin, namesake of UF’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law, is under fire from the Florida Bar for criticizing a judge’s decision to jail an Escambia county commissioner for violating Florida’s open-government Sunshine Law.
Levin called a judge’s decision to jail Commissioner W.D. Childers “unconscionable,” telling the Pensacola News-Journal: “I have never been more embarrassed or ashamed of the legal profession.
Levin, who previously represented Childers, said he was simply exercising his First Amendment rights in criticizing the judge’s decision.
www.alligator.org /edit/news/issues/stories/030710levin.html   (381 words)

  
 Modern Day Santas
Fred Levin’s “day” job is in the importing business, but his true passion is for the many philanthropic contributions he and his wife, Nancy Livingston — an advertising copywriter — are able to make on behalf of the Shenson Foundation.
But to say that Fred’s gifts and contributions are a natural extension of his family connections is to undermine both his concern and the depth of his commitment to the city’s performing arts organizations.
But as much as Fred and Nancy are committed to helping and mentoring young people, they’re also enriching the lives of adults through such programs as the Jewish Home’s Quality of Life Program, or the Music at Meyer series at Temple Emanu-el, in memory of the Shenson brothers.
www.nobhillgazette.com /moderndaysantas.html   (1449 words)

  
 Levin, Papantonio
Levin, Papantonio concentrates its practice in areas involving mass torts, stock fraud, serious personal injury/wrongful death, and medical malpractice.
In the past twenty-five years, the firm has received more than seventy-five jury verdicts in the amount of one million dollars or more, including twelve jury verdicts in excess of ten million dollars, and two in excess of $450 million.
Levin • Papantonio • Thomas • Mitchell • Echsner & Proctor, P.A. 316 South Baylen Street, Suite 600 • Pensacola, FL 32502-5996
www.levinlaw-clients.com   (131 words)

  
 Psyche and Brain: The Biology of Talking Cures -- FORREST 161 (7): 1314 -- American Journal of Psychiatry
Levin relies on Ito’s concept of the nonconscious (3),
Levin points out that data coding in computers is concrete and
Levin F: Mapping the Mind: The Intersection of Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience.
ajp.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/full/161/7/1314   (609 words)

  
 Appellate court again rules against Childers, could face jail
Levin has said he recommended Kahn to Chiles, who appointed him to the appellate court.
Levin made millions on the settlement because he recruited a team of lawyers to represent the state.
Levin disputed that characterization and said he may ask the Judicial Qualifications Commission to review Allen's comments.
www.palmbeachpost.com /state/content/gen/ap/FL_Escambia_Investigation.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=0   (768 words)

  
 Crazewire: Time Condensed: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Live @ Yoshi's
That the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey has existed so long is both a testament to their commitment to their musical mission and their devotion to personal evolution.
I approached the Fred’s return to Yoshi’s in Oakland with some trepidation: their acoustic performance there a year ago was impressive but not up to their usual transcendence.
Levin’s spiritual bent spooned with the Fred’s own exploratory aspirations like a kindred soul, and together they snaked into the night’s most fingersnapping groove that quickly unraveled into a plaintive piano and bass duet colored by Levin’s blue saxophone tones.
crazewire.com /features/20040501421.php?storyID=4645   (1304 words)

  
 Their Risk, Our Money   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
GULF BREEZE - Fred Levin's seaside estate featured 47 rooms, six wet bars and an Italian marble pier that stretched far enough into Santa Rosa Sound for him to dock his gleaming yacht.
Levin, a high-profile Pensacola lawyer, entertained celebrities, politicians and athletes who marveled at his wine cellar and toasted his extensive art collection with works by Salvador Dali and LeRoy Neiman.
Now Levin sits with a $4 million payout from Citizens considering whether to rebuild or sell and let someone else take a chance on Mother Nature.
news.tbo.com /news/metro/MGB50L1QUJE.html   (2413 words)

  
 The Independent Florida Alligator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Levin College of Law announced Wednesday a gift of $2 million to help fund a new advocacy center for the law school.
The donation from Pensacola attorney Fred Levin, for whom the UF law school is named, will go toward the $5.2 million needed for a state-of-the-art courtroom and will give students the most modern equipment to learn with.
It is to be named in honor of Levin's son Martin H. Levin, who is also an alumnus of UF's law school.
www.alligator.org /pt2/060227levin.php   (382 words)

  
 Attorney Fredrick Levin, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Echsner & Proctor P.A., Pensacola, Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Attorney Fredrick Levin, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Echsner & Proctor P.A., Pensacola, Florida
Levin has managed the careers of many champion boxers.
Levin, along with his brother David, and law partner, the late Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr., have gifted a number of professorships and a Chair at the University of Florida law school.
www.levinlaw.com /Bio/FredrickLevin.asp   (904 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Boxing - Tyson-Foreman fight talks continue - Friday June 18, 1999 09:38 AM
The Arizona Republic said Friday that Florida attorney Fred Levin is sending former Foreman promoter and adviser Ron Weathers to negotiate the proposed bout with Tyson.
The Republic said that Levin, attorney for light-heavyweight champion Roy Jones, Jr., confirmed on Thursday that he is attempting to put together the heavyweight bout.
Levin also said Weathers will represent him in any meeting he might have with Tyson.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/boxing/news/1999/06/18/tyson_foreman   (383 words)

  
 February 8, 2000 Press Release
American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. announced today that Fred J. Levin has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, and will serve on the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Fred Levin is President of the Concord division of the Movado Group, a leading international manufacturer of luxury watches.
Levin earned a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.
www.abnh.com /Artdept/abhwebpage/pages/news16.htm   (334 words)

  
 UWF News | February 2004 Press
Levin is currently an adjunct professor of political science at UWF.
Levin is a Vietnam War veteran and was assigned to the Intelligence Staff, U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam, in 1965.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Towson University and a master's from Boston University and is a graduate of the Naval War College.
www.uwf.edu /uwfMain/press/annualreleases/2004/Feb04.cfm?emailID=13118   (321 words)

  
 WARES IS A WONDER NOW HAS FIVE WINS IN A ROW - RacingWest
Levin now has two top five finishes to his credit in five feature events.
The changes in the order of finish really helped Mike Shipyor and Alan Levin, who were running first and second in the division standings, and after the post race review were moved into second and third respectively.
In what had to be one of the most competitive Specialists Spectacular Drags events in track history, John Sheppard in a 2003 Corvette avenged his loss last month by sweeping John Raskob two heats to none in the final round of competition.
www.racingwest.com /news/story.php3/8864   (995 words)

  
 Who We Are
Fred Kaplan writes the "War Stories" column for Slate as well as occasional pieces on music and consumer electronics.
Josh Levin, an assistant editor in Slate's Washington, D.C., office, edits the sports and technology sections and the "Explainer" column.
Levin, a native of New Orleans, graduated from Brown University.
www.slate.com /id/117517   (3009 words)

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