John Leighton, a Florida Bar board certified civil trial lawyer with more than 28 years of experience in litigating and trying complex and catastrophic cases in all state and federal courts, has been selected as a 2013 Florida Top 100 Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine. Each year, less than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team to be a part of this list and only the top 100 from that group receive this honor. This year marks Leighton's 8th consecutive year as a Super Lawyer, and 4th year in a row as a Top 100 Super Lawyer.

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John Leighton is the Managing Partner of Leighton Law, a trial law firm which represents catastrophically injured individuals or have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others. Founding partner John Leighton is the author of numerous leading texts and peer reviewed articles in the field and is a national lecturer in the field of trial advocacy.

John Elliott Leighton, Managing Partner of Leighton Law, P.A., in Miami, Florida, litigates and tries cases throughout Florida and the United States. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization, and is dedicated to representing victims in all areas of negligence. Some of his areas of specialization include catastrophic injury, maritime, Resort Torts, inadequate premises/security violent crime, legal malpractice and complex commercial litigation, medical malpractice, and product liability. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the country, and several of his cases have been the driving force behind policy or procedure changes. For more information, visit http://www.leightonlaw.com.