John Elliott Leighton, managing partner of Leighton Law, P.A. was re-elected Chairman of the Inadequate Security Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, an organization of lawyers dedicated to promoting a fair and effective justice system.
The re-election was announced July 26 in Vancouver, at the Association’s Annual Convention, where Mr. Leighton gave a presentation entitled: “Terrorism as an Inadequate Security Case.”
During the same week, Mr. Leighton gave a presentation on “Dealing with the Violent Criminal in Civil Cases” for the Melvin Belli Society Annual Seminar. The Society’s purpose is to promote the international exchange of ideas among lawyers through meetings and education.
This appointment follows a previous announcement of Mr. Leighton’s re-election to a fourth term as Chairman of The Academy of Trial Advocacy, an invitation-only association of the nation’s leading catastrophic injury trial lawyers.