What is Fred Levin?
'''Fredric Gerson Levin''' (March 29, 1937 – January 12, 2021) was an American lawyer and philanthropist. He worked for [[Levin Papantonio Law Firm]] in [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaczor|first=Bill|title=Controversy Loves Lawyers Whose Name is on School|newspaper=The Miami Herald|date=March 1, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fredric Levin -- Attorney Profile|url=http://www.levinlaw.com/attorney-profiles/fredric-levin|website=www.levinlaw.com|publisher=Levin Papantonio|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-date=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922044558/http://www.levinlaw.com/attorney-profiles/fredric-levin|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Fredric G. Levin College of Law]] at the [[University of Florida]] is named for him because of a donation he made to the school in 1999. He was born in [[Pensacola, Florida]]. In January 2016, Levin was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bornhoft |first1=Steve |title=Legendary Fred Levin Has Had A Long Streak Of Luck And Good Ties |url=https://www.emeraldcoastmagazine.com/legendary-fred-levin-has-had-a-long-streak-of-luck-and-good-ties/ |website=Emerald Coast |date=August 2018 |access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> He died from [[COVID-19]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]] on January 12, 2021 at the age of 83.<ref>[https://eu.pnj.com/story/news/2021/01/12/pensacola-attorney-fred-levin-has-died-age-83-covid-19/6646195002/ Famed Pensacola Attorney Fred Levin has died at the age of 83 from COVID-19]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Fred}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from Florida]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Florida]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]] [[Category:People from Pensacola, Florida]]