Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS) is pleased to announce that Richard “Rick” L. Allen, Jr. has joined the firm’s Orlando office as a Partner. For more than 40 years, Rick has represented clients in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice and professional/legal malpractice. “Rick is a great addition to our Orlando office,” says Jim Haliczer, Managing Partner of HPS. “His years of experience handling personal injury and medical malpractice trials, and the knowledge he gleaned...

By Richard B. Schwamm. The annual check-up is the time when patients can see their physician and discuss the need preventative care services such as screening tests, x-rays, and other tests that may detect early signs of serious illness. The “failure of preventative care” occurs when routine or well-known standards of practice are not followed because the physician misunderstands the patient’s risk factors, fails to recommend necessary treatment or fails to order the right tests....

By Debra P. Klauber and Trisha Widowfield. Perhaps the question is rhetorical, but “are men and women treated the same in medical research, diagnosis and treatment?”* In our view, the answer is a resounding “no” and some of the statistics are shocking. Women are not offered the same treatment as men in many common conditions such as coronary artery disease, Parkinson’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, neck pain, and arthritis. Most adverse events related to prescription...

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS) is pleased to announce that Kaitlin Stapleton has joined the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office as an Associate. Kaitlin mainly focuses her practice in the areas of personal injury litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Kaitlin was an attorney for a law firm located in Deerfield Beach, FL. She also served as a legal intern for the HIV Education and Law Project, Inc., an organization that provides legal assistance to low-income clients...

Trisha Widowfield‘s MTN Legalcast podcast interview “Medical Malpractice: Practicing with Professionalism & Kindness,” is available now! Trish talks about the collaborative environment being one of HPS’s biggest strengths, some of Ms. Esquire group’s creative networking opportunities and how even though we are in an adversarial industry, “there is a graceful way to represent your clients.”

Eugene K. Pettis‘s Legal Talk Network podcast interview “Service To Others, The Secret To Success,” is available now! Listen in as Gene discusses his business development philosophy — public service builds connections, a memorable brand, and ultimately business!

HPS is pleased to roll out a series of videos, presented by Kenneth J. Miller, discussing common types of medical malpractice cases. Ken has investigated and litigated hundreds of medical malpractice cases and has the experience HPS clients need to fully evaluate injuries and successfully obtain justice. In this first episode, Ken discusses “Failure to Diagnose” cases, including what happens when a physician makes the wrong diagnosis, or fails to make a timely diagnosis, of...

By James S. Haliczer and Kenneth J. Miller. Emergency Room staff are tasked with addressing a wide variety of ailments, in a fast-paced environment. Because of these factors, emergency rooms have higher error rates than many other areas and these errors can result in serious and tragic consequences. Some ailments that are commonly missed in the Emergency Room include: Heart attacks Blood clots Strokes Infections Complications from bone fractures There are two common situations when...