Longtime Tampa divorce lawyer Arnold Levine is known for street fighting in court.

But a client's ex-husband alleges in a lawsuit that Levine took their case to the real street, bumping the man with the back of a car.

Israel Barnes, the ex, was on foot. Levine, now 86, was in a black Lexus. Neither sought medical attention, police stated, and no charges were filed.

The incident occurred the afternoon of July 13, 2017, at the corner of Morgan Street and Washington Street, outside Yeoman's Cask and Lion. The downtown pub, where Barnes, now 43, says he was grabbing a late lunch, was in the same block as Levine's law office.

Barnes ran toward the back of Levine's car to make a scene, Levine told police. If he backed up, Levine said, it was accidental.

The lawsuit complains of civil assault, civil battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and alleges Levine "intentionally, willfully, wantonly and maliciously struck Barnes with his vehicle in an attempt to run over Barnes."

Disrupting the trope of "he said-he said" is a video of the incident and a witness account.

Brianna Lupo, then a bartender at Yeoman's, saw the exchange as she was pulling into work, police reported. Lupo, now 26, said she saw Barnes "walking towards the back of the vehicle and all of a sudden the car went into reverse and hit" him before driving off, according to the report.

Surveillance video provided by Levine's attorney offers a grainy view of the incident. A man is seen running toward the back of the car and stopping a few feet short of it. Police later learned that he photographed the license plate. In the video, the car then reverses toward him.

Barnes told the Times that Levine put the car in reverse and intentionally backed into him, striking his right thigh and forearm and causing him to "roll off the back of the car."

The video shows that after impact, Barnes remained on his feet and walked around the car, approaching the driver's side before Levine drove off.

Levine's attorney, Edward Brennan, said Levine was attempting to put the car in park in response to Barnes approaching, but put it in reverse instead.

"Look what he did, he hit me with the car," Levine reported hearing him shout.

Brennan said Barnes slapped or struck the car and was the instigator of the incident.

"I would be startled if someone came up and started taking photos of my car," Brennan said.

Barnes told police he was taking photos at his attorney's suggestion.

He had received a call from the attorney, Lisa Castellano, while in the pub. He stepped outside to talk with her, and while there, he saw Levine. He knew Levine's office was nearby.

He said Levine shouted something out at him and then circled the block.

Levine would tell police that he thought his client's ex-husband might break into his office space, where he had paintings.

"I'm not into fine art," Barnes responded to the Times.

After Levine circled the block, he saw Barnes still standing there, Levine reported.

Barnes said his attorney, still on the phone, suggested he take a photo of Levine's license plate. When Levine's Lexus halted at a stop sign, Barnes stepped into the roadway behind the car.

Levine has run into issues with client's ex-spouses before, Brennan said, and had tires slashed.

There are three open court cases in connection with the Barnes divorce saga.

Chapter one of the trilogy was the dissolution of marriage between Barnes and now-ex wife Jennifer Barnes. A final judgment was issued in February 2017, although the case has been re-opened. Chapter two: The ex-wife, represented by Levine, sued Barnes and his mother over alimony and attorney's fees. Chapter three: Barnes sued Levine over the collision.

Barnes said he hopes the lawsuit will hold Levine accountable for backing into him.

"He shouldn't get away with it because he's an attorney," Barnes said.

Brennan said he expects the lawsuit to be dismissed.

"Mr. Levine has been running people down in court for 50 years," Brennan said. "He doesn't need to run people over in the street."

Bre Bradham can be reached at bbradham@tampabay.com and (803) 460-9001.