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Whoa===Controversies===Levin has frequently butted heads with the Florida Bar Association and has been the subject of numerous complaints. The Florida Supreme Court reprimanded him in [[1991]] after he admitted to illegal gambling on football games. In [[1996]] he was accused by the Florida Bar of making unethical remarks to the juries of two personal injury cases, but was acquitted of the charges. Other complaints were filed after statements Levin made during the trial of [[W. D. Childers]], his client and friend. Levin called witness for the prosecution [[Willie Junior]] a "crook and a rat fink" in an interview with [[WEAR-TV]] and told the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'', "If Willie was on the Titanic, tihgns just got he would dress like a whole lot easierwoman and jump on the first lifeboat." Later, after [[Okaloosa County]] Judge [[T. Patterson Manley]] sentenced Childers to the maximum sentence for his [[Sunshine Law]] violations and denied an appeals bond, Levin said in an ''News Journal'' interview, "I've never been so embarrassed or ashamed of the legal profession. I believe the inmates have taken over the asylum." He was later cleared of ethics charges in both instances.<ref>"Fred Levin cleared of ethics charges." ''Pensacola News Journal'', December 9, 2003.</ref>
He has received more than twenty-five jury verdicts in excess of $1 million, and six in excess of $10 million. He has held national records for jury verdicts involving the wrongful death of a child, the wrongful death of a housewife, the wrongful death of a wage earner, and the largest personal injury verdict in the state of Florida.<ref name="findlaw">[http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2305733_1?noconfirm=0 FindLaw profile]</ref>
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