Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun LLP

9 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Biography

Patricia Lebow is Of Counsel to the law firm of Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun and resident counsel in its newly opened office in Palm Beach where Patricia is a long-time resident. The current focus of Patricia's practice is estate planning, trusts and related litigation. Patricia is best known for having founded the West Palm Beach Office of Broad and Cassel in 1983 which she and her partners grew into a full service law office and where she served as Managing Partner until its acquisition by a regional firm.

Best Lawyers in America has recognized Patricia over many years in its leading legal guide as a "Bet the Company" litigator.

Patricia has also been named in the prestigious Chambers USA for many years as a Leading Commercial Litigator with client remarks describing Patricia as "smart, experienced, practical and connected....." and having a "deep psychological understanding of human motivation....."

Most recently, Patricia was honored by the Anti-Defamation League with its Jurisprudence Award and by the Litigation Counsel of America with its Peter Perlman Award. Both of these awards recognize Patricia's dedication to her clients and service to her community.

Additional honors received by Patricia for her expertise and integrity include being named as a Florida Super Lawyer, Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine, Leading Lawyer by South Florida Business Journal, Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide (including being named as one of the Top 100 Florida Lawyers and one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers), South Florida Power Player, Top Attorney in Florida and one of Florida's 50 most successful women leaders.

Patricia holds an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, a rating achieved by only five percent of all attorneys. The rating indicates that the attorney "has reached the height of professional excellence" and is "recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."

The American Bar Association named Patricia a "Fellow" in recognition of her dedication to the profession.

Patricia is best known for finding practical solutions to complex problems. Due to her expertise in multiple practice areas, client goals are achieved cost effectively, often with “outside the box” resolutions. Most recently, her role on behalf of clients is that of outside general counsel--assisting clients with a wide range of legal and non-legal issues that need to be addressed in connection with family business succession planning and overall risk management. Patricia's many years in the courtroom and her experience as a managing partner provide her with the ability to identify, understand and deftly address these matters for her clients.

The list of Boards on which Patricia has previously served is too numerous to mention, but her high energy and interest in many diverse areas always result in her imprint being left on an organization. The most significant of those roles were: first female Chair of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County; a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Richmond; and the co-founder of Kids' Dreams, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity, provides economically underserved students in Palm Beach County with cultural, academic and athletic opportunities. Most notably, among other honors, Patricia was awarded the Sun Sentinel Excalibur Award as Outstanding Business Leader of the Year and received the Award for Leadership in the Private Sector by the Executive Women of Palm Beach County.

Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun LLP

9 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • French
  • Spanish

  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1973
  • Boston University, graduated 1969

  • Florida, Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, Bar Association
  • New York, State Bar Association

  • Economic Council of Palm Beach County - Sustaining Member, Former Chair
  • Executive Women of the Palm Beaches - Member
  • Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society - Member
  • Impact 100 Palm Beach County - Member
  • International Women's Forum, Palm Beach Chapter - Board Member
  • Junior League of the Palm Beaches - Member (Sustaining)
  • Kids' Dreams, Inc. - President and Board of Directors
  • Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Founder
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation - Founder
  • University of Richmond - Former Member of the Board of Trustees
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Florida, Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, Bar Association
  • New York, State Bar Association
  • Economic Council of Palm Beach County - Sustaining Member, Former Chair
  • Executive Women of the Palm Beaches - Member
  • Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society - Member
  • Impact 100 Palm Beach County - Member
  • International Women's Forum, Palm Beach Chapter - Board Member
  • Junior League of the Palm Beaches - Member (Sustaining)
  • Kids' Dreams, Inc. - President and Board of Directors
  • Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Founder
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation - Founder
  • University of Richmond - Former Member of the Board of Trustees
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1973
  • Boston University, graduated 1969

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Recognized as one of eight "Distinguished Attorneys" by South Florida Legal Guide
  • Achieved AV® Peer Review Rating with Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America®", 2008-2016
  • Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers - Commercial Litigation, 2007-2015
  • “Florida Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics magazine, 2006-2015 and "Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers" and "Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers"
  • "Florida Legal Elite" in Commercial Litigation, 2006-2015
  • Inclusion in the Top 25 Female South "Florida Super Lawyer" list by Law & Politics magazine
  • Inclusion in the Top 50 Women “Florida Super Lawyer” list by Law & Politics magazine
  • "South Florida Power Player" by Business Leader magazine
  • Named a “Top Attorney” in Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Defense) and Commercial Litigation by the South Florida Legal Guide
  • Named to Amity Regional District 5 Hall of Honor for Business and Finance
  • Sun-Sentinel’s Excalibur Award as Outstanding Business Leader of the Year for Palm Beach in 2005
  • FastTrack magazine: One of South Florida's 50 Most Successful Women Leaders
  • Palm Beach County Woman of Distinction by March of Dimes
  • Award for Leadership in the Private Sector from the Executive Women of Palm Beach County
  • Featured as a "Legal Legend" in the Palm Beach County and Fort Lauderdale edition of Attorney at Law magazine (Vol. 4 No. 3)
  • Recognized among the top 20 Women in Law by the Daily Business Review, 2015
  • Honored among the 2014 Power Leaders in Law by the South Florida Business Journal

Case History

Cases
  • Estate Dispute
Mrs. Lebow successfully represented her client in a dispute with siblings regarding settlement of their late mother’s estate. The value of the estate was in excess of $10 million. There was complexity in this matter as a result of disagreement as to the disposition of diverse assets owned by the Estate. Ultimate resolution was achieved after months of negotiation resulting in a settlement agreement providing for a non-judicial modification of trust. Some of the complex issues were: resolution of claims of multiple siblings; disputes over personal property; objections to accountings; objections to distribution of estate; internal modifications to a charitable foundation; access to and sale of real property.
  • Property Dispute
Mrs. Lebow filed a lawsuit on behalf of her client, the plaintiff, to establish boundaries by acquiescence, to quiet title and for adverse possession due to a discrepancy in a legal description of real property resulting in the seller’s (client’s) inability to convey marketable title. Upon investigation, it was determined that the discrepancy impacted multiple other parcels in the surrounding neighborhood thereby creating a complicated title defect for multiple owners. As a result of Mrs. Lebow’s expertise in multiple areas of law, including trusts and estates, real estate and litigation, she was successful in resolving the dispute by obtaining corrective instruments from the original grantor’s successors, as well as the adjoining property owners. This involved significant research on estates and the laws of intestacy, as well as locating heirs, and convincing all parties involved that their best interests would be served by execution of instruments instead of continued litigation.
  • Employment Claim
Mrs. Lebow successfully represented a national, multi-million dollar company with an employment claim. The EEOC claim had complexity that required the expertise of a senior lawyer in careful negotiations with opposing counsel to reach resolution confidentially and expediently due to business and legal issues in a national company.
  • Pre-Litigation Mediation
Mrs. Lebow represented her client, a developer, in connection with litigation threatened by a Homeowners Association for negligence, violation of Declaration of Covenants, breach of statutory and fiduciary duties, and common law negligence. As an option to avoid the litigation process, Mrs. Lebow was able to convince counsel for the plaintiff to enter into pre-litigation mediation. That process continued until a settlement was eventually negotiated by Mrs. Lebow on behalf of her client. The client was extremely grateful due to the cost-effective manner in which this potentially explosive matter was handled for the best interest of the client.

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