Adam S. Hecht - Lawyer in West Palm Beach, FL

ADAM HECHT, aveteran of more than 75 felony and misdemeanor jury trials as an AssistantState Attorney, now works with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart Shipley,P.A. handling medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and productsliability cases.

Mr.Hecht is licensed to practice law in all jurisdictions in the State of Floridaand has been admitted to the United States District Court for the SouthernDistrict of Florida. He has served on the Young Lawyers Board of Directors atthe Florida Justice Association and is a member of The Florida Bar, the PalmBeach County Bar Association and the Palm Beach County Justice Association.

Whilein law school, Mr. Hecht was selected to serve as an intern in the Washington,D.C. office of United States Senator Bill Nelson. Mr. Hecht also worked forFlorida Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Pariente and served as a judicialextern at the 8th Judicial Circuit, providing legal counsel to indigentclients. After earning his law degree, he was a felony prosecutor and ChiefCounty Court Prosecutor with the Palm Beach County State Attorneys office. Heprosecuted a wide range of criminal cases, from drug trafficking to murder.

Mr.Hecht is a Palm Beach County native who majored in communications at AlexanderW. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts and was a nationally ranked debater. Hereceived both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida,where he was a member of Florida Blue Key, the University Scholars Program, andan active member of the Law School Mentoring Project.