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Ken Schwartz is admitted to practice law before all courts in the following jurisdictions:

  • State of Florida
  • State of Hawai'i
  • United States District Court: Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court: District of Hawai'i, and
  • United States Court of Appeals: Eleventh Circuit.

    In April 2004, Mr. Schwartz opened Kenneth B. Schwartz, P.A., as a sole practitioner attorney. Before that, he was an associate attorney for two statewide law firms, where his practice areas were litigation and appeals of commercial matters and insurance claims.

    Mr. Schwartz received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, where he was enrolled in the honors program and served as Vice President of the Board of College Councils. He received his law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i and was awarded a Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Certificate. During law school, Mr. Schwartz interned with the Hon. Leslie E. Kobayashi, federal magistrate judge in the District of Hawai'i, he was twice a member of the Sports Law Moot Court team, and he was Executive Editor of the Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal.

    Prior to attending law school, Mr. Schwartz lived in Japan for several years, where his jobs included translating/interpreting, teaching, tending bar, and appearing regularly on regional television. Mr. Schwartz speaks fluent Japanese, and he holds a black belt in goju-ryu karate. He lives near West Palm Beach with his wife and their yellow lab, Chester.

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    Kenneth B. Schwartz, Esq., represents employers, insurance carriers, and aggrieved individuals in litigation, trials, and appeals of business and employment matters, including contract disputes, enforcement of noncompete and trade secret agreements, allegations of wrongful termination and discrimination, workers' compensation claims, Rule Nisi enforcement proceedings, resolution of stop work orders and premium disputes, and construction defect litigation.

  •    News / Updates

    May 20, 2008: FlaLaw.com added a blawg (i.e., law-related blog) to the site, called "Florida Workers' Compensation Law," which will contain Mr. Schwartz's summaries of and comments on recent court opinions related to this area of law.

    More news here...

     

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