Brett A. Panter

Brett A. Panter is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and primarily practices in the area of Complex Civil Litigation including but not limited to Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Neglect, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Mediation, and Aviation Litigation such as in this plane crash case.

Brett A. Panter was lead counsel in Brown v. Alba-Martinez, M.D., a medical malpractice case, and on October 30, 2009 a jury rendered $8.5 million verdict. At age 30, Brett Panter was lead counsel Stark, West and Clay v. Alamo Rent A Car, where a jury rendered a $7.7 million verdict. That verdict was upheld on appeal in Clay v. Alamo, 586 So.2d 394 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1991). After all appeals were exhausted Alamo paid the families over $9.5 million. Mr. Panter also served as lead counsel in Garcia v. Florida Erectors, Inc., a construction accident case. On May 22, 2009, a jury found a sub-contractor negligent and rendered a verdict of $3.6 million. Mr. Panter was also lead counsel in American Aerial Lift, Inc. v. Perez, 629 So.2d 169 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993), rev. denied, 637 So.2d 233 (Fla. 1994), in which a jury rendered a $1.7 million verdict. The Perez case was appealed to the Supreme Court. Mr. Panter’s closing arguments in the cases of Stark and Perez were published nationally. As lead counsel in Del Risco v. Industrial Affiliates, Ltd., 556 So.2d 1148 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), Mr. Panter obtained a jury verdict for his client in the amount of $1.5 million. Mr. Panter has achieved many other settlements in complex claims resulting in recoveries greater than $1 million. Additionally, Mr. Panter was lead counsel in a $7 million settlement in a case where Simon Rider was ejected from his golf cart and sustained traumatic brain injuries. Please see our Verdicts and Settlements page for a list of all of our firm’s results.

Brett A. Panter was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 29, 1959.

• How to Effectively Negotiate TBI and Other Catastrophic Injury Claims, Wrongful Death Claims, Calculating and Negotiation Damages (Speaker)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Lecturer)
• National Business Institute and Institute for Paralegal Education (Lecturer)
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Lecturer)
• Nationally Published Million Dollar Argument Series produced by Professional Techniques Library (Participant)
• Civil Circuit Judges View from the Bench (Moderator, 2008 and 2009)
• “Trial Talk” Television Show sponsored by Dade County Trial Lawyers (Host)
• “Law Talk” Television Show sponsored by Dade County Bar Association
• Florida International University College of Law (Guest Lecturer/Panelist)
• SuperStars in Trial with the Dade County Bar Association and Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association (Guest Lecturer

Lecture topics include: Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Florida, Winning Your Case Through Documentary Evidence, Winning Depositions and Discovery Techniques in Slip and Fall Cases, The Personal Injury Paralegal in Florida, A Practical and Legal Approach to Demonstrative Evidence, Winning Techniques in Handling Supermarket and Store Owner Liability Cases, and many other topics.

• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, (2000- current)
• Department of Homeland Security (founding member)
• Bench and Bar Unit of B’Nai Brith (President, 1995-1996)
• Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education Committee (1998-2001)
• Florida Bar, Board of Legal Specialization and Education
• National Business Institute (Faculty Advisory Council, 2004)
• City College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (advisory committee, 1994-1996)
• Miami Dade Community College, Paralegal Studies, (professor, 1991-1992)
• Received Certificate of Merit from the Dade County Bar Association in recognition and appreciation for outstanding and constructive service to the Bar
• The Bench and the Public as Contributing Author to the Dade County Bar Association Bulletin 2011-2012
• Executive Leadership Committee, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in support of Light The Night (2020)

In 2007, Brett A. Panter was nominated to be a member of Super Lawyers, an organization limited to five percent of practicing lawyers in any one state and that elects members from peer groups.  In 2008, Brett A. Panter was invited to be a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.  Fellowships are limited to less than one half of one percent of American lawyers.  In 2006, the American Academy of Trial Counsel, an invite only organization, extended Brett A. Panter an invitation to become a fellow.  Based upon evaluations of effectiveness, accomplishments, and reputation for ethics, the Academy has grown to 2,500 fellows nationwide.  The Academy represents the best in law among its membership, as selected by clients, lawyers, judges and business leaders throughout the United States.

Brett A. Panter is the founding and principle partner of the firm of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A.  The firm currently consists of 6 attorneys and 12 support staff and multiple independent contractors.  The firm has handled cases throughout the southeastern United States.  The firm has had significant involvement in class action cases: Total Health Care of Florida (Marie Guillaumine) v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; Total Health Care of Florida (Juan Iglesias) v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; and Todd Sussman v. Bank of America, Case No. 03-04963 CA 25.  Mr. Panter has also been involved in Multi District Litigation regarding Baycol, a cholesterol lowering drug, against Bayer, In Re Bayer Corp., (MDL – 1431 D. Minn.).  Mr. Panter was previously involved in Multi District Litigation involving Vioxx against Merk Corp., In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, (MDL -1657 E.D.La.).