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GARY LESSER OF LESSER, LESSER, LANDY & SMITH, PLLC
RECEIVED UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI LEADERSHIP
AWARD
AT ANNUAL JUDICIAL RECEPTION IN PALM BEACH
COUNTY
WEST PALM
BEACH, FL (April 18, 2012)—
Gary S. Lesser, Managing Partner of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC
(LLL&S), received the University of Miami School of Law Alumni Leadership
Award at the Annual Judicial Reception held at the Phillips Point Club in West
Palm Beach. Lesser was presented the coveted award by School of Law Dean and
Professor of Law Patricia D. White and Law Alumni Association President
Elizabeth B. Honkonen for his legal and business achievements and impressive
on-going community involvement.
West
Palm Beach native Lesser earned his J.D. in 1992 at the UM School of Law where
he was a member of the 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. He continued to support the
university by later serving as Vice President of the UM Law Alumni Association.
Under his
leadership, the LLL&S law firm focuses on serious personal injury and
wrongful death cases, delivering significant verdicts and settlements for its
clients. All Firm partners are “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell for
demonstrating the highest level of legal ability and ethics. Through Lesser’s
stewardship the Firm grew from two attorneys and one assistant when he joined
his father Shepard Lesser following his graduation in 1992 at a
2,000-square-foot storefront office location in downtown West Palm Beach, to 11
attorneys and 17 staff operating from a 15,000-square-foot freestanding
headquarters it owns on Northpoint Parkway in West Palm Beach.
In
recognition of his dedication to and leadership role in the legal profession,
Lesser was peer-elected in 2011 to serve on the Florida Bar Board of Governors
for a two-year term, following several leadership positions that included
serving as Chair of the Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee and Advertising
Committee. He has served as Chair of the Palm Beach County Bar
Association’s Medical Legal Committee and Professional Committee, is an Eagle
Patron and a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Florida
Justice Association. Supporting and championing business growth, higher
education and healthcare in South Florida, Lesser serves on the Florida
Atlantic University Foundation Board and American Cancer Society Board/North
County Unit, and is an active member of the Palm Beach County Medical Society,
Economic Council of Palm Beach County for which he serves on its membership
committee, and serves as a Trustee at the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of
Commerce and the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce.
Lesser has
been chosen by his peers as a Florida Legal Elite for five consecutive years,
earning him the prestigious induction by Florida Trend magazine into the
Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame in 2010 as one of only 56 out of
over 90,000 Florida attorneys to receive the honor. He has been consistently
named a Florida Super Lawyer in personal injury law (2006-present) based
upon peer recognition, professional achievement and independent voting, and
limited to 5% of the lawyers per jurisdiction as well as a Top Lawyer by
South Florida Legal Guide.
He has
received several awards, including the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Coalition of Palm Beach County “Supporter of the Year” Award, Stuart/Martin
County Chamber of Commerce “Business Person of the Year” Award, Jewish
Federation Annual Young Leadership Award and the Israel Unity Award from the
State of Israel Bonds. The Firm received the PR News’ (national trade magazine)
Corporate Social Responsibility/Philanthropy Award for the Firm’s on-going
"Business Builds Community, Community Builds Business" initiative.
Inspired
by his grandfather’s impassioned legacy of “give back” while at the helm of the
Firm, Lesser has stewarded the boutique-size firm to contribute more than
$400,000 in donations and sponsorships in the past 18 months to support vital
charity and business missions of South Florida, including health, medical
research, education, special needs, humanitarian/human rights, veterans, arts
and culture, economic development, legal aid organizations and other causes,
and provided more than 2,500+ hours of pro bono legal services and community
service. This year, LLL&S gave a major gift to the athletics program of
Florida Atlantic University that has been commemorated with a concession stand
named for the Firm in the new FAU Stadium. It has also dedicated a bench at the
entrance to the new Palm Beach County Bar Association building.
For more
information on LLL&S services and its offices in West Palm Beach, Stuart
and Boca Raton, call (561) 655-2028 or visit the Firm’s website at www.lesserlawfirm.com.
