John Leighton chosen as Orlando Legal Elite…again

John Leighton was selected by Orlando Style magazine as Orlando’s Legal Elite again.  Mr. Leighton was featured in the magazine’s September 2016 issue.  Mr. Leighton has previously been recognized as Orlando Legal Elite in medical malpractice.  He was recently selected for inclusion in Florida SuperLawyers, “Top Lawyers” in South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Trend magazine’s “Florida Legal Elite” and The Best Lawyers in America (for the 10th consecutive year). As one of the top accident and injury lawyers in Orlando, Mr. Leighton continues to represent seriously injured people in meritorious cases throughout Florida.

Mr. Leighton has been litigating serious personal injury cases in Orlando and Central Florida for over 30 years.  His Central Florida victories include a record setting $24 million verdict for a brain damaged baby from a medical mistake as well as a $24 million verdict for the family of a police officer who was shot and killed in an ATM robbery.

Leighton Panoff Law, P.A. opened their Orlando office in 2009 to serve their clients in Central Florida, including Orlando, Tampa, Melbourne, Kissimmee and the entire I-4 corridor. Mr. Leighton and the firm handle serious injury and death cases caused by car and truck crashes, medical malpractice, falls, criminal assaults/shootings/rapes, defective products, resort injuries, defective products, plane crashes, and cruise ship injuries. Mr. Leighton also represents people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries, and has lectured and taught lawyers about trying brain injury cases.