Gary
S. Lesser
 Gary
S. Lesser was born in West Palm Beach in 1967. After graduating
from Forest Hill High School, Gary attended the George
Washington University, where he graduated with a B.A. in
International Affairs in 1989. Gary was named to the Dean's
List and served as the President Pro Tempore of the Student
Senate. He was the Associate Editor of the GW Hatchet,
the school newspaper, and the Editor-in-Chief of the GW
Journal, a monthly political opinion commentary. Gary
then attended the University of Miami School of Law, earning
his Juris Doctorate in 1992. He was a member of Bar & Gavel
Society, and served as Associate Editor of the Yearbook
of International Law and Editor-in-Chief of Res
Ipsa Loquitur, the law school's newspaper. In law
school, Gary was fortunate to clerk for Tod Aronovitz,
one of the nation's leading trial attorneys and a past
President of the Florida Bar.
The firm was founded by Gary’s grandfather Joseph
Lesser in 1927, and Gary has continued the firm's tradition
of community involvement, has served as the Chair of
the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee and is
the past Chair of the Palm Beach County Bar Association's
Professionalism Committee. Gary has also served as the
Chair of the Attorneys Division of the Jewish Federation,
President of the Federation's Young Leadership Division,
and Chair of the Rabin Society. Gary has also served
as the Legal Vice President of the Jewish Community Day
School, and continues to serve on the Board of Directors
of the school, now known as the Meyer Jewish Academy.
Gary has received the Young Leadership Award from the
Jewish Federation and the Israel Unity Award from State
of Israel Bonds, and recently became an Eagle Member
of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
Gary S. Lesser is the firm's Managing Partner and concentrates
his practice in general personal injury matters, and has handled
numerous high profile cases. He has handled a large number
of personal injury cases, including automobile injury, wrongful/
accidental death, premises liability (slip and fall), negligent
security, product injury and other related injury cases.
Legal
Communal Involvement:
 The
Florida Bar - Professional Ethics Committee (Chair for
2003-2004 and Vice Chair for 2001-2003).
Palm
Beach County Bar Association - Four times appointed as
Chairperson of the Professionalism Committee. Current
Chairperson of the Medical/Legal Committee. Former member
of the Judicial Relations Committee.
Martin
County Bar Association - Professionalism Committee.
The
Florida Bar Foundation - Board of Directors 2005 to Present.
The
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers - Eagle Member and Member
of the Continuing Legal Education Committee.
University
of Miami School of Law Alumni Association - Vice President
Student Recruitment and Placement and Executive Board Member.
Member
of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Chair
of the Attorneys Division, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach
County.
Communal/Charitable Involvement:
Jewish
Federation of Palm Beach County - Chair of the Business & Professions
Division; Campaign Chair and Rabin Society Chair of the
Business & Professions Division; President, Young Leadership
Division; Board Member of the Jewish Federation of Palm
Beach County, 1995-present.
Meyer
Jewish Academy f/k/a Jewish Community Day School - Board
Member, Fundraising Vice
President and former Legal Vice President.
Former
Board Member of the Jewish Community Center and the Temple
Beth David Board of Trustees.
Current
Member of Challenging the Future, benefitting UB Kinsey
Palmview Elementary School of the Arts.
Stuart
Martin County Board of Trustees, 2005-present.
Awards:
Recipient
of Israel Unity Award, State of Israel Bonds, 1996.
Recipient
of Jewish Federation Annual Young Leadership Award, 2001.
Recipient
of Jewish Federation Business & Professions Award, 2006.
Honors:
The
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Described as "the
most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States.
Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million
and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.").
"AV" rated
by Martindale Hubbel for the highest rating in legal ability
and ethics.
Named
to the "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine
as the top 1.6% of lawyers in the State of Florida.
Personal/Biographical Information:
Born
in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1967. Married to Jennifer,
1994. Three children:
Lillian, Josie
and Rebecca.
Education:
B.A.
in International Affairs, George Washington University, 1989.
J.D.,
University of Miami School of Law, 1992.
Seminars
Presented:
Discovery
and Ethics.
Professionalism:
Dealing with Difficult Clients.
Sarbanes/Oxley:
Ethical Obligations.
Legal
Ethics in Florida.
Education:
E-mail: glesser@lesserlawfirm.com
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