Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida catastrophic injury law firm, is pleased to announce that it has been ranked by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in multiple practice areas for their 2022 edition. This includes being ranked TIER 1, in both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, and ranked TIER 1, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, in Fort Lauderdale....

By Michael Riedhammer, B.C.S. It seems that of late, perhaps due to a certain public health crisis, many employees who are able to perform their jobs from their homes have been doing just that. Aside from saving time on a commute and missing out on the gossip at the water cooler, the average desk-bound employee probably is not missing a beat in getting his or her job done.  But what happens when one of these...

HPS Co-founder and Senior Partner Eugene K. Pettis, Esq. offers his poignant point of view in The Florida Bar News article recently published discussing the purpose of the Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Opportunity in the Practice of Law, a group he Co-chairs with Hilarie Bass. This group’s focus is to ” look at ways to increase opportunities in the legal industry for all Florida lawyers, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any...

On September 21, 2021, Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida catastrophic injury law firm, won a $6.46M verdict, which is the highest reported wrongful death verdict in Volusia County history.*** This medical malpractice trial lasted two weeks, and law partners, Richard B. Schwamm and Trisha Widowfield, were able to secure this victory for Laura Staib’s surviving family members. In late February 2016, Mrs. Laura Staib, 39, a stay-at-home-mom, was seen by cardiologist Roy...

HPS is excited to be a sponsor of the Seventh Annual Broward County Public Schools’ Debate Initiative Luncheon, which takes place on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 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 registration link below for information on tickets and sponsorship packages. We hope to see you...

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida catastrophic injury law firm, is pleased to announce that James S. Haliczer, Eugene K. Pettis, Richard B. Schwamm and Kenneth J. Miller have been included in the 2022 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. About Best Lawyers Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are...

Please join HPS Partner and Workers’ Compensation Practice Leader Michael Riedhammer, B.C.S., for this intermediate level webinar that will be of particular interest to Workers’ Compensation Adjusters. WATCH A RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR HERE. Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET COURSE OBJECTIVES: To review recent developments in order for an accident to be a compensable workers’ compensation claim under the “arising out of” requirement. To assist adjusters in what factors to...

The Executive Director of the Broward County Bar Association, Braulio Rosa, interviews Richard Schwamm on his story of overcoming his childhood stuttering problem, to his focus and mission today, which is to be a dedicated legal advocate for children in personal injury lawsuits.