Rebecca L. Palmer is a Family & Marital Law attorney practicing in Orlando, FL and serves clients throughout the state of Florida. Palmer has a broad background in providing intimate legal advice to those in need at a major time of change in their life. She has been an advocate for her clients for almost 30 years and continues to have steadfast continued relationship even after a divorce has been finalized. Palmer is a champion in the courtroom as well as knowledgeable in alternative domestic dispute resolution avenues like mediation and Collaborative Law. Palmer’s matters range from difficult divorces, mediation, adoption, complex financial issues and custody cases. Palmer is a Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and brings experience in all methods of case resolution, including mediation, arbitration, facilitation and negotiations to serve individuals as well as businesses. She has extensive experience with complex financial issues as well. Palmer has handled dividing celebrity assets with an eye to the family behind the news, and was on the legal team representing Elin Nordegren in her divorce from Tiger Woods. Palmer also loves her community. Palmer has been President of the Central Florida Association of Women, the President of the Orlando Young Professionals, an adjunct professor in the areas of Legal Ethics, Business Law, Trial Techniques and Family Law at Stetson University, Barry University, Southern College, and the University of Central Florida. Palmer also taught for several years at Emory University for the trial advocacy program. In 2022, Orlando’s Mayor Buddy Dyer reappointed Rebecca to the Art Advisory Board until 2024. She is a published author and speaker and appears frequently on Fox 35 News Orlando. Also, Rebecca L. Palmer has been listed on the 2023 Super Lawyers® List once again. For the seventeenth year in a row, Rebecca L. Palmer has been named to the Super Lawyers® list, recognized by her peers as a top-ranked attorney in her practice of family law and alternative dispute resolution. Only 5% of attorneys in Florida receive this distinction.

Michael C. Palmintier is a founding partner of Palmintier, Thrower, and Treuting Injury Attorneys. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctorate degrees at LSU, and has been practicing law in the Capital City since 1975. As a trial lawyer, his practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in personal injury and business litigation. He has stood out as a Baton Rouge personal injury and car accident lawyer. He has represented thousands of families throughout the nation during more than four decades of practice. He has practiced in state and federal courts throughout the nation. He is admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and all three Louisiana United States district courts. An experienced litigator, he has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Louisiana, as well as all Louisiana appellate courts and the majority of district courts throughout the state. Actively involved in the legal community, Michael is a member of both the Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations. As a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ, formerly the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association), he served as past-president, a member of the Board of Governors, twice chaired the Medical Malpractice Section, and is currently on the Executive Committee. At the national level, he serves as a member of the American Association for Justice. As a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, he has chaired its Court Liaison and Inter-professional Cooperation (doctors and lawyers) committees. Over his years of legal service, Michael has served as on the Governor’s Medical Malpractice Commission, the Governor’s Panel to Establish a Uniform Medical Informed Consent Form and the Alliance for Judicial Excellence. He is a member and the past membership chairman of the Henry George McMahon Chapter of the American Inns of Court. At the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, he served on the Board of Trustees and as the chair of the Chancellor’s Counsel. A frequent speaker, he has presented lectures on tort law for the LSU Law Center, Southern University Law School, Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, American College of Surgeons, Louisiana State Medical Society, National Business Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, LSU Paralegal Studies Program and others.

Mr. Pammer received his Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. While at Touro Law, he served as the President of the Student Bar Association, Vice-President of the Suffolk County Bar Association Student Committee, was a member of the Mock Trial team, and published a monthly column in the Suffolk Lawyer. Additionally, Mr. Pammer drafted the rules for the Office of Court Administration’s Poor Persons Application in relation to pro bono uncontested divorce. Mr. Pammer earned his undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies from Purdue University Global, where he was President of the Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Prior to joining MONTEFUSCO | PAMMER, Mr. Pammer was an associate practicing primarily in the area of education, administrative and labor law.

Nicholas P. Panagakis has practiced law since 1997 and is admitted to the Florida Bar. He was born and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area before moving to the Tampa Bay, Florida area in 1983, where he graduated from Dunedin High School in 1990. Mr. Panagakis then attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and graduated in 1994. While in College, he was Chief Justice of the Student Hearing Board, as well as a two-term President and founding father of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity. In his senior year of College, Mr. Panagakis was honored as the top undergraduate member of the International Fraternity. Finally, Nicholas attended Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he obtained his law degree in 1997 with an emphasis in trial practice. Mr. Panagakis began his legal career at the State Attorney’s Office for Orange and Osceola Counties upon his graduation from law school in 1997. During his years at the State Attorney’s Office, he prosecuted and tried misdemeanors and felonies; including drug offenses, sex crimes, and manslaughter. Upon leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Nicholas joined a civil defense firm. He practiced out of the firm’s Orlando and Melbourne, Florida offices for over seven years and ultimately became a Partner at the firm. Mr. Panagakis litigated and tried cases throughout the state of Florida for his clients comprised of various insurance companies, governmental agencies, trucking lines, grocery stores, and automobile parts and repair shops. In early 2007, Mr. Panagakis joined Morgan and Morgan, P.A. and he exclusively represents individuals and families who have been injured in accidents due to the negligence of others. Mr. Panagakis was voted a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers in 2009-2010. This distinction is awarded to the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state. In 2011, Mr. Panagakis was voted into the The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 under 40, which is a professional organization comprised of America’s top young trial attorneys. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership as a young lawyer under the age of 40. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research. Mr. Panagakis is married to his wife, Heather, and is the proud father of four children, Ella, Sophia, Anna, and Peter. He remains active in his community and church having served on the parish council executive committee. He is a partner and shareholder in the firm.

Drawing from his 20+ years of experience as in-house counsel, including as Chief IP Counsel for Lear Corporation, Bill offers sophisticated business judgment that is rare in private practice. His in-house experience includes service for the US Army, BASF, SC Johnson, and Detroit Diesel. As evidence of his breadth and depth, Bill has structured acquisitions of technology companies, set up engineering entities in China for developing next generation batteries, cross-licensed IP, and litigated patent and trade secret issues. He knows how to focus on the clients' specific business objectives, regardless of technology or industry. And he delivers results.