T. Todd Pittenger
Recognized since 2008
Orlando, Florida
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Real Estate Law
Todd is a litigation shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Orlando office. With more than 35 years of trial and appellate court experience, Todd focuses his practice on both state and federal civil litigation, real estate and contract litigation, securities and corporate governance disputes, class action defense, and intellectual property litigation throughout Florida. With a mission focused entirely on client service, Todd has a successful track record handling bench and jury trials in state and federal courts. Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation in 2005 and recertified by the Florida Bar every five years since, Todd is continually ranked by leading industry publications such as The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Intellectual Property, and Florida Super Lawyers for Business Litigation. In 2025, Todd was named "Lawyer of the Year, Litigation Intellectual Property" by Best Lawyers. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney and a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Todd is a past Orlando Chapter Federal Bar Association president, and his civic involvement includes recent tenure as chair of the board of directors for the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. Todd presently serves as Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, as well as member of the Diocesan Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board. After graduating from the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill in 1988, Todd practiced for 23 years at the Orlando law firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A. where he became a shareholder in 1995 and later led the firm’s complex litigation team. Todd then joined Akerman LLP’s litigation practice group as an equity partner, where he practiced for six years before proudly moving his sophisticated business litigation practice to GrayRobinson.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: todd.pittenger@gray-robinson.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.gray-robinson.com
Location
- 301 East Pine Street, Suite 1400
P.O. Box 3068
Orlando, FL 32802-3068
Education
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Juris Doctor, graduated 1988
- Rollins College, BA, cum laude, graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
- Florida, The Florida Bar
Affiliations
- Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Board of Directors (2013-2022); - Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2018-19; Real Estate Committee, 2019-24 (Chair 2019-20), Governmental Relations Committee (Chair, 2020-22), Board of Directors Member, 2013-22
- Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida - Diocesan Board of Directors. 2021-2024, Executive Committee, 2021-2024, Volunteer Church Attorney, 2020-24
- Federal Bar Association, Orlando Chapter - Chapter President, 2003-2005, Member since 1998
- Leadership Orlando, Class of 1999 - Graduate
- Leadership Winter Park - Class XI
- Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Guardian Ad Litem Program - Volunteer
- Litigation Counsel of America - Senior Fellow
- Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division 2003-2005, Federal Judicial Relations Committee - Chairman
- National Federal Bar Association - Eleventh Circuit Vice-President, 2006-2008
- NITA Robert F. Hanley Advanced Trial Skills Program in Boulder, Colorado - Graduate
- Orange County Bar Association - Member since 1989
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church - Vestry, 2016-2019, Senior Warden 2018-2019, New Record Search Committee. 2014-2015)
- The Florida Bar - Board Certified, Business Litigation since 2005; Member since 1988
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Headquarters:
Orlando, Florida
23 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, Orlando (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Defendants
- Intellectual Property
Awards:
Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2023
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Law
Orlando Magazine, Best Lawyers, 2013-2023
- Commercial Litigation
- Board Certified in Business Litigation since 2005 (recertified every five years through current date), The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated since 1998
- Super Lawyers Magazine 2006-2023, Listed in Florida for Business Litigation
Publications
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