Brett Michael Schwartz

I ​thoroughly recommend ​Brett Schwartz ​as a defense attorney​. He worked tirelessly and relentlessly to get my case dropped even before it went to trial. He succeeded, although the odds were heavily stacked against us. Thanks to ​our overcrowded​ justice system, the entire ordeal took two months, ​...and ​was the most stressful experience of my life, I was in constant panic and anxiety. Schwartz and his partner John Hager helped me through the entire ordeal, even ​affording me the opportunity to speak to them after hours ​and any time I needed them. They also waded through a tremendous amount of evidence I provided that showed my innocence, and used it to get a meeting with the prosecutor that eventually ended with the charges being thrown out. Here’s my story: I was married to a particularly vindictive and manipulative woman who has threatened to lie to the police and have me arrested on domestic violence charges for over three years. ​I made the mistake of not taking her seriously and ​finally, after a particularly nasty fight in June, she made good on her threats and called the police while I stood there and begged her not to. I was arrested, although my ex-wife lunged at me in front of the police, spent over 24 hours in a jail, and endured the horror that is ​the​ criminal justice system. Afterwards, I came out and hired Hager and Schwartz to handle my case. I provided them with messages in which my wife attempted to extort money from me, recordings of her hitting and yelling at me, and other things that demonstrated her lack of credibility. Armed with this evidence, Schwartz approached the prosecutor, secured a meeting early in the process, and successfully convinced her to drop the charges. I think it is pretty common knowledge these days that when a man is accused of domestic violence by a woman, his guilt is presumed and the system often has little interest in considering his side of the story. I am confident that without Schwartz fighting for me, the prosecutors would not have listened to me. He got them to listen while assuring me that i​I ​would see justice. I am happy to have this ordeal behind me, and I am happy to ​highly ​recommend Hager and Schwartz to anyone who is falsely convicted of a crime and feels like they have the odds stacked against them.

I highly recommend the law firm Hager & Schwartz PA. Mr. Schwartz handled my battery/domestic violence case in such a professional and expedient manner. My wife and I were celebrating our 25th anniversary in South Beach, Florida when a hotel staffer turned what should have been the happiest vacation ...into our worst nightmare. The second night of our stay we went out clubbing, celebrating our anniversary. When we arrived back at the hotel later that night, my wife and I had an argument that resulted in a 911 call from the hotel front desk clerk. The hotel staff member called 911 and told the police we were fighting. When the police arrived, they stated; “When a 911 call is made in Florida and the caller is alleging harm, someone had to be arrested” and escorted me to jail. Since the alleged victim was my wife, the police arrested me for domestic violence. I spent the next 2 days in jail waiting for an arraignment and bail. Once released from jail, my wife and I contacted the law firm Hager & Schwartz to discuss my case. I called on a Sunday expecting to get voice mail and a returned call during business hours. I was pleasantly surprised when the call was forward to Mr. Schwartz cell phone. Mr. Schwartz, made me feel confident in his experience and abilities as a former prosecutor handling similar cases. He promised he would do everything within his power to help me. He even gave me his cell number to call anytime to discuss my concerns. In addition, as promised his firm acted immediately on my behalf. The results from Mr. Schwartz far exceeded my expectations. At the first sounding, he had my case dismissed and is currently having my case expunged. I never expected this to happen so quickly given the current media coverage and national outrage concerning domestic violence. Being from out of state, I cannot thank Mr. Schwartz enough for handling our case so quickly and effectively and keeping us informed of the process along the way. Thank you again-