Florida Legislature Makes Expert Testimony More Difficult To Use

As of July 1st, Florida has replaced the Frye standard, which was the standard by which expert testimony was admitted.  […]

Florida Trend Names John Leighton Among the 2013 Legal Elite

Every year, Florida Trend recognizes the top attorneys in the state as chosen by their peers in the Legal Elite special report. […]

Leighton’s Latest Newsletter Summer 2013

The Parasailing Carnage Continues: Two Teens in Critical Condition After Parasailing Accident in Panama City

Two 17 year-olds from Indiana are in critical condition today after their parasail crashed in a Panama City Beach parking […]

Be Prepared as Things Heat Up for the Fourth of July

As the heat continues to turn up and with July just around the corner, everyone is getting ready to celebrate […]

Negligent Vacation Packaging Against Timeshare Promoter – Florida Supreme Court Allows Case Sent to Mexico to Be Brought in Miami

Reversing an appellate court which had upheld a motion to transfer the case to Mexico, Florida`s Supreme Court last week […]

What`s Even More Important Than Being a Lawyer? Being a Dad.

John Leighton takes his profession very seriously. Something he takes even more seriously is being a father to his daughter […]

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, University of Miami, School of Law Bachelor of Education, New York University

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

MEMBERSHIPS

The Florida Bar The Dade County Bar Association The Miami Beach Bar Association University of Miami Greater Miami Alumni Club […]