Adam S. Hecht
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ADAM HECHT, is a shareholder and trial attorney at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley.
Mr. Hecht is a Palm Beach County native, attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts for high school and was a nationally ranked debater. He received both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.
While in law school, Mr. Hecht was an intern in the Washington, D.C. office of United States Senator Bill Nelson. He also worked for Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Pariente and served as a judicial extern in the 8th Judicial Circuit, providing legal counsel to indigent clients.
Prior to joining Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley, Mr. Hecht was an Assistant State Attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida, where he tried more than 75 felony and misdemeanor criminal cases. The cases Mr. Hecht handled while working as a prosecutor included robberies, child abuse, murder, and drug related offenses.
Since joining Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley, Mr. Hecht has focused his representation of clients in all matters involving catastrophic injury, including, medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, and child abuse cases.
Mr. Hecht dedicates a large portion of his practice to representing abused, neglected, and injured children in foster care, schools, hospitals and other child welfare settings.
When it comes to representing children, individuals, and families who have been victimized, Mr. Hecht devotes a substantial amount of time with his clients. He believes that to have a successful outcome he must put himself in his client’s situation.
In every case, Mr. Hecht continuously asks himself “what if this happened to me, my children or my family.”
What differentiates Mr. Hecht from other attorneys is he enjoys getting to know his clients, spending time with them, becoming a part of their lives, and communicating with them throughout the course of their case.
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