South Florida attorneys Michael J. Pike and Daniel Lustig recently founded the law firm Pike &Lustig LLP-Turnpike Law, located in West Palm Beach.
The firm handles personal injury matters including, but not limited to: auto accidents, trucking accidents and accidents on Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate-95, as well as personal injury matters including, but not limited to, premises liability, slip and falls and negligent security cases. The firm also handles business and insurance litigation.
Led by Managing Partner/Owner Pike and Owner/Partner Lustig, the attorneys at Pike &Lustig represent individuals and their families after they have suffered serious personal injuries, or have been impacted by the catastrophic loss of a loved one because of the negligence of another.
The firm also holds insurance companies accountable when they fail to handle claims in good faith. In addition, the firm represents individuals and companies in commercial-related disputes.
Pike &Lustig handles complex business litigation in state and federal courts. These matters include, but are not limited to, business contract disputes, shareholder disputes, director and officer liability litigation, banking litigation and intellectual property matters.
Pike has tried several state and federal court cases to jury verdict. He handles cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, real-estate litigation, bad faith insurance litigation, shareholder disputes and complex commercial litigation.
Prior to founding Pike &Lustig, Pike was a partner with BurmanCrittonLuttier& Coleman LLP in West Palm Beach from 2005-13. He was an attorney with RudenMcClosky in West Palm Beach in 2004-05 and was with Broad and Cassel in West Palm Beach from 2002-04.
Pike is a former clerk of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission and has worked with the State Attorney’s Office. He is past president of the Palm Beach County Justice Association, a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and a board member of the Florida Justice Association and SOS Children’s Villages of Florida.
Pike received his law degree with honors from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and his bachelor’s from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, both in Gainesville. He has received numerous accolades and awards including “Top Up and Comer Attorney” by the South Florida Legal Guide, “Up & Comers” by the South Florida Business Journal, “Florida Legal Elite” by Florida Trend magazine and was named a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine.
Lustig has also tried several cases to jury verdict in state court. He handles cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes.
Before establishing Pike &Lustig, he was an attorney with Burman, Critton, Luttier& Coleman LLP in West Palm Beach from 2010-13, an attorney with Lesser, Lesser Landy& Smith in West Palm Beach from 2008-10 and worked as a special prosecutor with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office in 2009. Lustig also worked as a law clerk with the law offices of John B. Schulte, was staff counsel for Liberty Mutual in 2008 and clerked at Lott &Friedland LLP in Coral Gables assisting partners in intellectual property matters.
Lustig earned a law degree and master of laws in intellectual property law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly known as the Franklin Pierce Law Center) in Concord, N.H., a master’s degree in international affairs from Florida State University in Tallahassee and a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
Pike &Lustig, LLP-Turnpike Law is located at 2465 Mercer Ave., Suite 204, in West Palm Beach. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. To contact the office, call (561) 855-7585, (855) TRN-PIKE or e-mail mail@turnpikelaw.com.
ABOVE: Attorneys Michael J. Pike and Daniel Lustig.
