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Say it ain’t so! Broward litigators are becoming more polite in the courtroom…due to the pandemic? Hear what HPS co-founding partner James S. Haliczer and other top senior law firm partners are saying in the Daily Business Review article It Took a Pandemic and a Committee, but Broward Litigators Have Become More Polite, about the Broward Circuit Court’s new civility pilot program to keep attorneys nice during litigation when things return to normal. Read the...

We hear daily about the public health and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The news focuses first on the deaths that this horrible disease has caused. Second, the focus is naturally on the sweeping unemployment that the disease has caused and speculation on what the long term impact will be. These are undoubtedly troubling times. What do we think about the impact of Covid-19 on medical malpractice litigation? There are several trends likely to...

HPS Partner Kenneth J. Miller and top attorneys in their fields give valuable tips and legal updates to help you navigate during these challenging times in this informative webinar “Top 5 Legal Insights to Help You Navigate During Covid 19.” Watch the Webinar on YouTube:  

Congratulations to HPS Senior Partner and co-founder Eugene K. Pettis for, once again, being named to Florida Trend’s FLORIDA 500, which spotlights the 500 most influential business leaders throughout the state. This special edition recognizes CEOs of enduring influence and activity within their sectors to curate the Florida 500 list. Mr. Pettis has been serving the Florida community for 35 years which has earned him many accolades and prestigious positions – namely becoming the first...

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP, Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, and Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert, P.A. selected to represent the School Board of Broward County v. Juul Labs, Inc. / Altria Group, Inc. HPS co-founding attorney Eugene K. Pettis states, “it is imperative that we protect our youth from the predatory practices that these corporations are deploying from the playbook used to entice millions of American’s to get addicted to tobacco. We have an...

In what will be known as one of the most unprecedented times in history, watch HPS Senior Partner and The Florida Bar’s first African American President, Eugene K. Pettis, as he joins current bar President John M. Stewart and other past presidents in a poignant and reflective discussion about “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” the theme of the 2020 Annual Florida Bar Convention. View More on YouTube

We’re proud to announce that Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm senior partners, Eugene K. Pettis and Richard B. Schwamm have been named to Florida Trend’s 2020 Florida Legal Elite list. We are honored to have been recognized by our peers to hold this prominent recognition, which was received by just over 1% of the active Florida Bar members. At HPS, we will continue working tirelessly to service our clients and the community across the State of...

by Michael M. Riedhammer, Esq THE NEWS IS OUT: employees across Florida are being called back to the physical locations of their employment.  As this happens, the cautious and vigilant employer will have put safeguards in place with the intent of preventing any transmission of disease.  But it seems inevitable that some employees are going to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in the coming weeks and months.  It thus seems likely that there will even be...