Mr. Kapner specializes in all aspects of family law, including significant and complex financial and custody cases. A former chief judge of Palm Beach County, he is Certified as a Mediator and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Marital and Family Law Attorney. Mr. Kapner is a former faculty member of the National and Florida Judicial College and has served as a dean of the Florida Judicial College. The recipient of the outstanding Judicial Contribution Award of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter and the Learned Hand Award from the American Jewish Committee. Mr. Kapner is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was recently named by Best Lawyers in America as the Family Lawyer of 2009 for South Florida.

“Lewis is a certified family law mediator."

Education
JD 1962, Stetson University; BA 1958, University of Florida

Admitted
1962 Florida; 1962 U.S. Dist. Ct. (S. Dist. FL); 1968 US Sup. CT

Employment History
Founder 1988-present, Kapner & Kapner, P.A.; Attorney (Marital Division Head) 1984-88, Montgomery, Lytel, Reiter, Denny & Searcy, P.A.; Circuit Judge 1972-84/Chief Judge 1981-83, Palm Beach County; Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge 1967-72, Palm Beach County; Attorney 1965-67, Kapner & Kapner; Assistant County Solicitor 1962-65, Palm Beach County

Professional Associations
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Past or Current: AAML Journal, Board of Governers, Institute of New Lawyers.
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American Law Institute;

Community Involvement
National Legal Committee, American Jewish Committee; Founding President, Jewish Arts Foundation (Palm Beach County)

Firm
Established in 1988, Kapner & Kapner, P.A. consists of three attorneys, one of whom is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and one paralegal. The firm is engaged primarily in family law at both the trial and appellate levels.