Congratulations to HPS Partners James S. Haliczer, Eugene K. Pettis, Richard Schwamm, and Debbie Klauber, who were named as 2020 Florida Super Lawyers. This has been an unprecedented year of challenging times. At Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, the partners, associates and administrative staff, continue to work diligently to support the needs of those that need us. We thank our colleagues in the community for their nominations, their continued support and recognition of our work in...

Congratulations to our very own Eugene K. Pettis who received the University of Florida Levin College of Law UF Law Distinguished Service Award. This is only the third time in the school’s history that this honor has been awarded, which honors alumni who have contributed outstanding service over an extended period toward the progress and activities of the law school and its students. Mr. Pettis graduated from Levin in 1985 and has made it his...

Tune in to an exciting episode of The Successful Lawyers Podcast and hear HPS Senior Partner, Richard Schwamm share his experience being on “both sides of the v.” as a Defense lawyer turned Plaintiff’s lawyer, our success building a referral-based Plaintiff’s practice, and how we’re managing and maintaining our relationships through COVID-19. Click here to listen to the podcast.

HPS’ very own Eugene K. Pettis has some thoughts on how to maintain professionalism while we settle into what could be the new age of teleconferencing as a means of practicing law and conducting our busy professional and personal lives. Read his article in The Florida Bar News!

HPS co-founding partner Eugene K. Pettis asks Broward County residents to STAND UP AND GET COUNTED in the 2020 United States Census! The Census count shapes how over $1.5 trillion per year is distributed to communities like ours. Responding is easy. It’s safe. It’s important. It’s confidential. As a longtime Broward County resident and respected community leader, Mr. Pettis knows that Broward counts…and YOU count! Watch the video

Trisha S. Widowfield, partner at Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, has been named the Director of Operations of Ms. Esquire, a dynamic and growing women attorneys’ networking group. Ms. Esquire has over 8,500 members nationwide and another 3,000 on the waiting list. Widowfield and founder Rahysa Vargas will continue the group’s mission of bringing women in the legal profession together to empower each other with camaraderie, support, and charity. They launched their empowering new 2020 MS....

Our very own senior partner, Richard Schwamm has been recognized as one of Orlando Family Magazine’s Awesome Attorneys 2020! Across 33 specialties, readers within the Orlando community voted for the area’s top lawyers – Richard was selected as the ONLY attorney recognized in the field of medical malpractice! We are so proud of this recognition, in one of the most widely distributed publications in Orlando. Congratulations to Richard for his continued, dedicated service to the...

HPS Senior Partner Eugene K. Pettis, Esq. offers his poignant point of view surrounding Governor Ron DeSantis’ power to make a major decision that will shape Florida’s high court, and the need for diversity and inclusion for decades to come. Read his op-ed Point of View: A diverse Florida Supreme Court is worth the wait in today’s Palm Beach Post (Feb 4, 2020).