Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS) is pleased to announce that it has once again been ranked TIER 1, in the Fort Lauderdale and Orlando regions, by Best Law Firms in its most recent edition. HPS received the following rankings: REGIONAL TIER 1: Fort Lauderdale Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs REGIONAL TIER 1: Orlando Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs About Best Law Firms The 2025 edition...

HPS Co-Founder Eugene K. Pettis has once again been selected to Florida Trend magazine’s “Florida 500” Florida’s Most Influential Business Leaders. According to Florida Trend, selection is based on numerous factors: “What distinguishes Florida 500 honorees is demonstrated impact beyond their companies, and we place a high premium on community service and philanthropy. We look for individuals to whom others in their communities or industry sectors turn to for leadership or who set a standard for best practices...

HPS is excited to once again be a sponsor of the Annual Broward County Public Schools’ Debate Initiative Luncheon, organized by Eugene Pettis and the rest of the Debate Broward Initiative Host Committee. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 12, at 11:30 a.m., at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.  Please consider attending or sponsoring this worthy activity, which supports the debate programs for over 200 schools and 15,000 students! Click on the...

HPS is a proud sponsor of this year’s Ms. Esquire Gala, hosted by Ms. Esquire VP Trisha Widowfield and the entire Ms. Esquire organization. Email Trisha at twidowfield@hpslegal.com to learn more about their in-person chapters that have led to bringing in more than $15.5 million in business!

If you or a loved one will be having surgery, it’s likely that you will be asked by your doctor’s office, clinic, hospital or other medical venue to sign a form known as a consent form. This form usually contains language about the risks of the procedure and often attempts to have you, as the patient, waive your right to bring claims if there are complications. The waiver language within the consent form can often...

HPS Senior Partner Richard Schwamm will be a panelist at the upcoming CommonSpirit Health Perinatal Summit, to be held October 23-25, 2024, at Creighton University in Phoenix, Arizona. Richard’s panel presentation title will be “Lessons from Our Legal Experts,” and will take place on October 24 at 1:15 p.m. His presentation will focus on the common mistakes seen in medical malpractice litigation related to medical care during labor and delivery. Learn more about CommonSpirit Health’s...

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida medical malpractice law firm, is extremely pleased to announce that every single one of our attorneys is listed in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America! Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Each attorney’s The Best Lawyers in America rankings include the following notable practice areas: James Haliczer Medical Malpractice Law...

This two-day training program hosted by the OCBA and sponsored by HPS is designed especially for young lawyers. Participants will learn from the experts on how to navigate the court system and practice with professionalism and success. These practical sessions – and much more – will help new attorneys become professional, confident, and successful practitioners in Orange County and beyond.  HPS Partner Richard Schwamm will be presenting on his favorite topic, LAWYER NETWORKING & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING,...