MIKE PAPANTONIO
SENIOR PARTNER/SHAREHOLDER, LEVIN PAPANTONIO, PENSACOLA
With over 200 employees and 35 attorneys, Levin Papantonio is one of the most successful personal injury and mass tort law firms in the nation. The firm, founded in 1955, has helped secure more than $80 billion in jury verdicts and settlements and provided millions to support the local community. Papantonio was a lead in recent litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors, securing a $26-billion settlement in the landmark case. He was a key member of a national litigation team that fought chemical manufacturer DuPont over water contamination. In 2000, he founded Mass Torts Made Perfect, a biannual conference in Las Vegas where 2,000 lawyers and paralegals network and exchange strategies on mass torts. He’s the host of the YouTube show America’s Lawyer, where he provides in-depth investigations into corporate and government corruption, as well as the founder of the nationally syndicated radio program Ring of Fire. Papantonio has written over a dozen books, including a series of legal thrillers, the most recent of which, The Middleman, was published in 2025.
EDUCATION: Cumberland School of Law (JD),
University of Florida (BS)
