Leighton Law - Miami, FL
Leighton Law is a premier Florida personal injury and wrongful death trial firm founded in 1986, led by board-certified civil trial lawyer John Elliott Leighton, offering aggressive contingency-based advocacy and free consultations for victims of catastrophic injury and medical malpractice.
Board-Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyers in Miami
Catastrophic injuries and sudden wrongful deaths alter lives permanently, leaving victims and families with profound emotional grief and tremendous financial pressure. Leighton Law, also known as Leighton Panoff Law, is a nationally recognized Florida personal injury practice with prominent offices situated along Brickell Avenue in Miami and downtown Orlando. Founded in 1986 and led by John Elliott Leighton, a board-certified civil trial lawyer with over four decades of courtroom experience, the firm represents individuals who have suffered severe harm due to corporate or individual negligence. When injured victims need to find a lawyer with a demonstrated record of winning multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements, Leighton Law delivers relentless, client-centered advocacy.
Aggressive Representation for Serious Vehicle and Trucking Crashes
Collisions involving commercial freight carriers and high-speed passenger vehicles on Florida highways like I-95, Florida Turnpike, and the Palmetto Expressway frequently result in permanent disabilities. As dedicated car accident lawyers and truck accident lawyers, the firm utilizes accident reconstruction experts, forensic engineers, and medical life care planners to build compelling liability claims. When you hire an attorney from Leighton Law, the trial team acts quickly to preserve electronic logging device data, maintenance records, and witness statements. The practice represents victims across diverse transit accident scenarios:
- Commercial truck and semi-trailer collisions involving carrier negligence, driver fatigue, and federal safety regulation violations.
- Complex car accident lawsuits against reckless, impaired, and distracted motorists.
- Motorcycle accident lawsuits securing compensation for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, and severe fractures.
- Pedestrian injury claims holding negligent motorists accountable for failing to yield at crosswalks and intersections.
- Resort and cruise passenger accidents, vacation transit injuries, and parasailing negligence claims across South Florida destinations.
- Wrongful death lawsuits pursuing financial security, lost support, and justice for surviving family members.
Medical Malpractice and Defective Product Litigation
Holding healthcare providers and medical corporations accountable requires specialized technical knowledge and trial courage. As accomplished medical malpractice lawyers, the team at Leighton Law litigates severe medical mistakes, including surgical errors, missed cancer diagnoses, obstetrical birth injuries, and medication administration mistakes. In addition, as experienced defective product injury lawyers, the firm prosecutes dangerous pharmaceutical companies, vehicle equipment manufacturers, and consumer goods producers through comprehensive product liability and mass tort actions.
National Leadership in Inadequate Premises Security and Crime Victim Rights
John Elliott Leighton is widely recognized as a foremost national authority on negligent premises security litigation and author of the definitive treatise, Litigating Premises Security Cases. As experienced slip and fall injury lawyers and premises liability attorneys, the firm holds commercial landlords, apartment complexes, shopping centers, nightclubs, and parking garages accountable for failing to provide reasonable security measures. When foreseeable criminal assaults, robberies, and shootings occur due to broken gates, deficient lighting, or absent security guards, the firm fights tenaciously for violent crime victims.
The Leighton Law Contingency Guarantee
Leighton Law operates strictly under a contingency fee arrangement, ensuring that injured clients never pay attorney fees or litigation costs unless the firm successfully recovers financial compensation through a negotiated settlement or courtroom verdict. Serving clients throughout Florida and across the United States in English and Spanish, the firm treats every client with the compassion and dignity they deserve. If you urgently need a lawyer following a devastating injury, contact Leighton Law today to request your free, confidential consultation.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Situated in the prestigious financial district of Brickell, right in the center of Miami's international banking corridor.
Building Location
This is a premium 14-story commercial office building (historically known as the Banco Santander Building). It is centrally located along Brickell Avenue, next to Havana 1957 Cuban Cuisine Brickell and Vapiano.
Parking Details
The building features an easily accessible covered parking garage containing over 500 spaces for clients and visitors.
Public Transit
Served by Miami-Dade Transit Brickell Loop (Metromover); nearest stop is at Financial District.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the main ground-floor lobby, check in at the reception, and take the passenger elevator up to the 9th floor. The law firm is situated in Suite 900.