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Eugene Pettis to Receive the 2025 17th Judicial Circuit Friends of the Bar Award

Congratulations to HPS Partner and Co-founder Eugene Pettis, who will be receiving a Friends of the Court Award, by the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, at the 2025 Judicial Procession and State of the Circuit Ceremony, on January 24, 2025. The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida is the court for Broward County, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It is the second largest circuit court in the state of Florida.

Eugene Pettis to Receive the 2025 YMCA South Florida’s Spirit of Community Award

Congratulations to HPS Co-Founder Eugene K. Pettis, who will be the recipient of the 2025 YMCA South Florida’s Spirit of Community Award for Broward County on January 17, 2025. This award honors those within the community that “exemplify the social activism, advocacy, nonviolence, civic engagement and diversity ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”  Read all about the YMCA of South Florida’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Inspirational Celebrations schedule of events here: https://www.citybiz.co/article/643771/ymca-of-south-floridas-21st-annual-martin-luther-king-jr-inspirational-celebrations-set-for-january-16-20/

Ken Miller Appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida’s Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases

Congratulations to Kenneth J. Miller on being appointed by the Supreme Court of Florida as a member of the Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. This membership is for an initial three-year term that begins in January 2025 and expires in December of 2027. In accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.270, the Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases is responsible for preparing standard jury...

Was There Malpractice In The Emergency Room?

Emergency room staff are well prepared to deal with almost any emergency room problem that comes their way. They protect their patients while engaging in demanding work.  Unfortunately, each year in the United States, 7.4 million ER patients are misdiagnosed, resulting in 2.6 million patients experiencing preventable harm, and 370,000 patients suffering permanent disability or wrongful death, according to a 2023 report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Five conditions – stroke,...

Civil and Criminal Medical Malpractice: Understanding the Differences

When you go to the doctor’s office for a medical procedure or to a medical clinic or hospital for surgery, you just assume that things will go well. Doctors are generally well-trained in the United States and, in most cases, well-prepared to diagnose your condition and provide you with the proper treatment you need. But sometimes, things don’t go as planned, and medical malpractice is involved. In fact, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts believe that...

Florida Healthcare Legislation in 2024

The Florida legislature passed a package of comprehensive healthcare and workforce reforms during the 2024 legislation session. Known as the “Live Healthy” Act, this series of laws carries a cost of more than $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2024-25 to grow the healthcare workforce, remove regulations, protect patients, and enhance access to healthcare among marginalized groups. The bills included in this package are: SB 7016 – The bill aims to grow Florida’s healthcare workforce by...

Press Release:  Best Law Firms Ranks HPS TIER 1 in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation

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...

Eugene Pettis Selected to Florida Trend’s Florida 500 for 2024

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...