Matthew K. Schwencke - Lawyer in West Palm Beach, FL

MATTHEWK. SCHWENCKEearned his law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where he was amember of Stetson's award-winning moot court board. While in law school, heserved as intern to a federal magistrate judge and also prosecuted misdemeanorcriminal offenses as a Certified Legal Intern for the Pinellas County StateAttorney's office. As an undergraduate, Mr. Schwencke attended the Universityof Florida on a Bright Futures Scholarship, he graduated with honors.

APalm Beach County native, Mr. Schwencke is admitted to practice in alljurisdictions in the State of Florida and has been admitted to the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. He isa member of The Florida Bar, the Florida Justice Association, the Palm BeachCounty Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Justice Association, The NationalTrial Lawyers Top 40, and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Mr.Schwencke is recognized by The Florida Bar as a Florida Board Certified CivilTrial Lawyer. This distinction recognizes his special knowledge, skill andproficiency in civil trial law as well as his professionalism and ethics in hislaw practice. As a member of ABOTA, an invitation-only nationalassociation of experienced trial lawyers and judges, he is dedicated to thepreservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by theSeventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership consists of morethan 7,600 lawyers?equally balanced between plaintiff and defense?and judges,spread among 96 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Membersmust have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have triedat least 10 civil jury trials to conclusion, and possess additional litigationexperience. ABOTA members must also exhibit the virtues of civility, integrityand professionalism.

Mr.Schwencke's achievements as a trial lawyer have also been recognized by hispeers. He has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America, aRising Star by Florida Super Lawyers, Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine,and as one of the top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40 by The NationalTrial Lawyers.

Mr.Schwencke was inducted into the Florida Verdicts Hall of Fame as a result ofhis verdict in excess of $12 million in the case of the Estate of Andrew ConnorCurtis v. Villas on the Green Condominium Association, et al. He obtained thelargest surgical error verdict in the State of Florida in 2017 in the case ofHaley vs. Hyland, MD. Mr. Schwencke's verdict in the case of Gray v. Iakovidis,MD was recognized by Courtroom View Network as one of the Top 10 MostImpressive Plaintiffs Verdicts and one of the top 100 medical malpracticeverdicts in the United States of America in 2018. His 2019 verdict in thecase of Roland vs. Waffle House was one of the top 40 slip-and-fall verdicts inthe State of Florida that year. Hissuccess continued in 2021 when his verdict in the case of Rosenberg v.Muhletahler, MD was recognized by Courtroom View Network as one of the Top 10Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdicts in the United States that year.

Asa Shareholder with Searcy Denney, Mr. Schwencke represents victims of catastrophicpersonal injury and wrongful death involving medical malpractice, nursing homeabuse and neglect, assisted living facility abuse and neglect, motor vehiclecollisions, and premises, professional, and products liability.