Kenneth B. Schwartz - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

Awards

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Trial and Appellate Attorney, Winer Law Group, 2021 - 2023
• Senior Associate Attorney, Laurence Leavy & Associates, P.A., 2018 - 2021
• Owner, Kenneth B. Schwartz, P.A., 2004 - 2018
• Associate Attorney, Kelley Kronenberg Gilmartin Fichtel & Wander, P.A., 2001 - 2004
• Associate Attorney, Greenspoon Marder Hirschfeld Rafkin Ross & Berger, P.A., 2000 - 2001

Languages

• English

• Spanish

• Japanese

Classes and Seminars

• 2022: Florida Workers’ Advocates Educational Conference — Setting Up a W/C Case for a Successful Appeal
  
• 2021: Trial Presentation and Other Issues in the COVID-19 Era — Medical and Legal Perspectives of Headache Complaints in W/C Claims
  
• 2021: Quarterly Review of Recently Issued Appellate Opinions — Case Law Update
  
• 2015: Palm Beach County Bar Association — Workers' Compensation Case Law Update
  
• 2015: Palm Beach County Bar Association — Resolution of Third Party Liens in Workers' Compensation Cases
  
• 2015: Florida Workers’ Advocates Educational Conference — Settlement of the Workers Compensation Case: Pitfalls and Red Flags
  
• 2013: Palm Beach County Bar Association's 1st Annual Workers' Compensation Seminar — Legal Perspective on Next Wave of Minimally Invasive Treatment for the Spine
  
• 2012: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Addressing the Attorney Fee Statute (Moderator)
  
• 2012: FWA Educational Conference — Hot Topics: Recent Cases and the Impact on Your Practice
  
• 2011: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Electronic Filing with the OJCC (Moderator)
  
• 2010: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Ripeness of Claims Before the Judges of Compensation Claims
  
• 2009: Workers' Compensation Round Table — Workers' Compensation Case Law Update
  
• 2007: Workers' Compensation Round Table — Attorneys' Fee Case Law Update
  
• 2007: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Workers' Compensation Attorneys' Fee Cases
  
• 2006: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Workers' Compensation Case Law Update
  
• 2005: Workers’ Compensation Defense and Related Employment Law Issues for HR Professionals — Workers’ Compensation in Florida
  
• 2005: Workers' Compensation in Florida — Workers' Compensation in Florida
  
• 2005: Palm Beach County Bench-Bar Conference — Workers' Compensation Rules of Procedure
  
• 2003: Workers' Compensation in Florida — Workers' Compensation in Florida
  
• 2003: Introduction to Workers' Compensation in Florida — Workers' Compensation in Florida

Representative Cases

• Sedgwick Claims Management v. Thompson, Case No. 1D2023-0193 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025)
• Andrews v. McKim & Creed, 355 So.3d 957 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023)
• Cristin v. Everglades Correctional Institute, 310 So.3d 951 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020)
• Stanley Steemer Int’l, Inc. v. Smith, 139 So.3d 507 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)
• Covell v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., 118 So.3d 991 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)
• Taylor v. TGI Friday’s, 108 So.3d 698 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)
• Gorham v. Zachry Industrial, Inc., 105 So.3d 629 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013)
• Arlotta v. City of West Palm Beach, 82 So.3d 1221 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
• Bergstein v. Palm Beach County School Board, 97 So.3d 878 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
• LeBlanc v. City of West Palm Beach, 72 So.3d 181 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
• New Hope Baptist Church v. Duran, 38 So.3d 170 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)
• Engler v. American Friends of the Hebrew University, 18 So.3d 613 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
• Scanlon v. TG Investments, LLC, 17 So.3d 910 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 2000
• Florida, 2001
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certification Status, from The Florida Bar (Workers’ Compensation Law, 2014 to present)

Other Affiliations

• The Florida Bar
• Hawaii State Bar Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee to The Florida Bar
• Broward County Bar Association
• Florida Workers Advocates