Lee Kantor

Division Leader/Palm Beach Office

"As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also."
Thomas Jefferson

Lee A. Kantor is a well known young attorney in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and the Treasure Coast. Mr. Kantor has recently been named as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers© Magazine. He has garnered a reputation as an aggressive litigator practicing exclusively in Florida in the defense of bodily injuries, wrongful death, toxic torts, automobile negliegence, negligent security, breach of contracts and first party property damage. Mr. Kantor has successfully secured numerous low settlements for his clients. He has tried automobile negligence cases and achieved verdicts for the defense. As a division leader in Hightower & Partners West Palm Beach office, He has concentrated on clients in the hospitality industry, hotels and for the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association.

Mr. Kantor is admitted to the Florida Bar. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

Mr. Kantor was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan but moved to Southampton, Massachusetts shortly thereafter. In Massachusetts, Mr. Kantor was actively involved with sports and politics. He attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Political Science. While at UMass, he was a member of the Political Science Honors Fraternity, Pi Sigma Alpha. He was also involved with the Special Olympics.

After graduating from UMass, Mr. Kantor entered law school at Loyola University of New Orleans. He was awarded Outstanding Achievement Award for creating and maintaining an alternative dispute resolution educational website.

During law school, Mr. Kantor clerked for the law firm of Tusa & Richards in Covington, Louisiana. He assisted the partners obtaining numerous settlements for their personal injury clients. Additionally, he wrote a memo to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, which helped obtain a favorable decision for the firm's client.

In his free time, Mr. Kantor enjoys spending time with his family, hiking and listening to music.

GREAT RESULTS

Warren vs. Avis/Trial

In this West Palm Beach case, Mr. Jones represented Avis in a suit where the Plaintiff had C ¾ Laminectomy allegedly as a result of admitted negligence of Avis renter. Past medical totaled $150,000 and future estimated at $480,000. Plaintiff filed proposal of settlement of $850,000 and Avis filed one for $450,000. After a week long trial the jury returned a Defense Verdict finding that injuries were not related to the accident.

Florida County vs. Landscape Architect – Professional Malpractice – Settlement

Plaintiff allegedly suffered over 2 million dollars in damages related to repairing botched municipal landscape projects spanning the Naples Area. The projected repairs included closing down major throughways for days at a time and replacing over 1.5 million dollars in lighting fixtures and sprinkler systems. Plaintiff demanded 1.3 million dollars and hired numerous landscape architecture experts. The case settled without mediation, for $99,500.

M.S. vs. Luxury Hotel – Personal Injury – Settlement

Plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell on the sidewalk of the a West Palm Beach hotel due to a dangerous slope on its handicapped access ramp. Plaintiff suffered a “shattered” elbow necessitating immediate open surgery and forcing her to cease her $118,000 per year consulting business. Plaintiff hired a civil engineer who found the subject ramp to be out of date and would violate current codes. Plaintiff demanded $750,000 and the case settled at mediation for $150,000.

S.M. vs. National Movie Theater – Negligent Security – Settlement

A meek teenage Plaintiff was battered by a larger school mate at the movie theaters on a Friday night. Plaintiff alleged the negligence of the theater in having only one off duty police officer as security on a busy weekend night. Plaintiff suffered a broken jaw, loosened teeth and bulging discs in his back. Additionally, Plaintiff suffered trauma requiring psychiatric treatment. Plaintiff had four surgeries to insert dental implants which were drilled into the Plaintiff’s jaw and skull. Plaintiff’s hired a former Broward Police Chief as their security expert. Plaintiff demanded $750,000. The case came to an impasse at mediation where the lowest demand from Plaintiff was $650,000. The Plaintiff accepted a settlement of $150,000 less than two weeks before trial.

School teacher sues for a trip and fall at Gourmet Restaurant – Personal Injury – Settlement

Plaintiff, a 60 year old school teacher, tripped over a curb after avoiding a valet parker. Plaintiff alleged the restaurant parking lot was dimly lit. Additionally, Plaintiff alleged the sidewalk was open to the automobile right of way. Plaintiff suffered a fractured elbow. The elbow was described as shattered and required an open surgery to repair. Plaintiff suffered over $40,000 in medical bills. The Plaintiff accepted a settlement of $10,000. We were then able to recover $5,000 for our client from the co-Defendant valet parking company.

Teenage girl vs. owner of ATV and parents – Personal Injury - Settlement

Plaintiff, a 17 year old girl, was riding Defendant’s 4 wheel ATV at the home of his parents. Defendant had not given Plaintiff any instruction on proper technique in riding the ATV. Plaintiff crashed the ATV into a tree. She alleged injuries including a complex injury to her left knee. Plaintiff sustained a lateral collateral ligament tear, a medial meniscus tear, a tibia fracture and a constricted peroneal nerve. Plaintiff, an accomplished dancer, required arthroscopic surgery to repair her knee. All told, Plaintiff’s medical bills were over $85,000.00. Plaintiff was forced to miss a semester of school and was unable to further pursue her dancing career. Plaintiffs demanded $300,000 (the statutory maximum insurance coverage for a FIGA claim). The case settled for $59,900 without mediation.