Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida catastrophic injury law firm, is pleased to announce that it is ranked TIER 1 in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in all the practice areas it is listed for in 2023. HPS received the following total rankings: REGIONAL TIER 1: Fort Lauderdale Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs REGIONAL TIER 1: Orlando Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs About U.S. News...

By Kenneth J. Miller. In our prior two alerts, we discussed some of the difficulties, specifically in the State of Florida, to successfully prove a violation of the Standard of Care and Causation in medical malpractice cases. In this alert, we will discuss Damages, which some may say is the most challenging factor of every successful case. Because even if you prove a violation of the Standard of Care or Causation, none of that matters if...

Join James S. Haliczer and Debra P. Klauber as they review some best practices when handling depositions — from start to finish. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: The Bell Curve of Witnesses How to Handle the Five Best Answers from a Witness Filing Depositions with the Court Challenges Relating to Questioning Your Own Witness 1.0 General CLE Credit and 1.0 Civil Trial Certification Credit (Approved) Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Time: 12:00...

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS), a leading Florida-based law firm, is pleased to announce that James S. Haliczer, Eugene K. Pettis, Debra P. Klauber and Trisha Widowfield have been recognized as “Top Lawyers of 2022” by the magazine Fort Lauderdale Illustrated. Attorneys selected to this prestigious regional list received the highest number of votes by attorneys in Broward County in their respective practice areas. You can also view a full copy of the magazine here (the...

By Kenneth J. Miller. In our previous HPS Legal Alert, we discussed that when attorneys bring forth a medical malpractice claim, they need to prove that there was a violation of the Standard of Care. In this alert, we will discuss the second step to successfully proving liability in a medical malpractice claim, which is to establish Causation. Many articles discuss what negligence is and how to prove it, but Causation is often an overlooked...

This CLE seminar will discuss why medication-related errors are an issue, the types of medication errors that can take place, with real-world examples and case studies, and what can be done to uncover when a medication error malpractice case has occurred. Speakers: Rick Allen and Richard Schwamm from the Orlando office of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm CLE: 1.0 General Credit; Certification Credit: 1.0 Health Law   Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m....

By Kenneth J. Miller. In every negligence case the elements are the same: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Medical malpractice cases are a specific type of negligence case. The difference is that when bringing a medical malpractice claim, instead of discussing the duty and breach, the legal discussions revolve around whether there was a violation of the Professional Standard of Care. What to Prove? The Florida legislature enacted Chapter 766 of the Florida Statutes in...

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, Kenneth J. Miller and HPS’s newest attorney, Richard L. Allen, Jr., are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Eugene Pettis is listed as a “Lawyer of the Year.” Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as...