Firm News

D. J. Ward and Matt Schwencke were recently selected for membership in the National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 40 Under 40.” The organization within NTL is composed of the top trial lawyers who are practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law. Membership is by invitation only, and invitees must exemplify superior […]

Andrea Robinson was named “2014 Young Lawyer of the Year” by the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section at its annual banquet held in May 2014.

Sia Baker-Barnes was appointed Palm Beach County Chapter Representative for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Ms. Baker-Barnes will represent the chapter on a statewide level. Ms. Baker-Barnes was also nominated for Florida’s 15th Judicial Circuit’s Judicial Nominating Committee.

The Cornell Law Forum featured SDSBS attorney and Cornell alumnus (1976) Greg Barnhart in its “Profiles” published in the spring of 2014. The subject of the profile was “Taking on Corporate Defendants in the Ultimate Game.” Mr. Barnhart joined SDSBS in 1978, shortly after graduation from Cornell Law School. In […]

Karen Terry was featured in the Palm Beach County, Florida, edition of Attorney at Law Magazine in an article titled “Attorneys to Watch in 2014.” In an interview for the article, Ms. Terry, who practices personal injury law, stated, “I am in a unique practice area. All I do, 100 […]

Chris Searcy was recently elected to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Searcy will serve a three-year term beginning in 2014. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote reform in law, facilitate the administration of justice, and cultivate the science of jurisprudence. Mr. Searcy […]