 Areas of Practice: Maureen Martinez-Schwab is a partner in the law firm of Romano Law Group where she maintains a successful trial practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, medical malpractice, and construction defects.
Prior to joining the Romano Law Group, Maureen began her career as an Assistant State Attorney at the Office of the State Attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit, Florida. In this position she gained extensive and diversified trial experience prosecuting numerous misdemeanor and felony trials (attempted murder, burglary, aggravated battery and DUI) to verdict. She then left the State Attorney's office to work with an insurance defense firm in West Palm Beach for several years prior to joining Romano Law Group. Maureen currently serves on the Board of Directors of thePalm Beach County Bar Association, The Belli Society and the Young Lawyers Section of the Florida Justice Association. She is a member of the Criminal Justice Section of the Florida Bar and the Young Lawyers Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association where she also serves on the Judicial Relations Committee and is the Co-Chair of the 2009 Law Week Committee. She is a member of the Executive Board (Secretary) of the Craig S. Bernard American Inns Court LIV, the American Association for Justice and the Palm Beach County Association for Justice. Maureen received her B.S. from the Florida State University and her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University. She is fluent in Spanish and resides in Palm Beach County with her husband Scott and Cody, their yellow Labrador Retriever. Bar Admissions:
• Florida, 1997
• United States Supreme Court, 2005
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Education:
• Florida State University, B.S., 1994
• Nova Southeastern University Law School, J.D., 1997
Professional Memberships & Leadership Roles:
• Member: American Association for Justice
• Member: American Association for Justice – Construction Litigation Group
• Member: American Inns of Court LIV – Craig S. Bernard
• Board of Directors: The Belli Society
• Member: Florida Bar
• Member: Florida Bar – Criminal Law Section
• Member: Florida Justice Association – Young Lawyers Section
• Former Member: Hispanic National Bar Association
• Board of Directors: Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2008
• Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section
• Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association - Judicial Relations Committee
• Chair: Palm Beach County Bar Association - 2007 & 2008 Law Week Committee
Publications:
• "The Deposition Field Manual," (co–author); published by Professional Education Systems, Inc., 2003
Lectures/Presentations:
• “Quick Hit Steps to Win the Spoliation Issue,” ATLA Annual Convention; Toronto, Canada; July 2005.
• "When your Client is Accused of Perpetrating a Fraud on the Court," ATLA Winter Convention, Palm Springs, California, January 2005.
• "The Art of Depositions in Personal Injury Cases: How and When to Make Objections and Preserve Privileges;" ATLA Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2004.
• "Strategic Interrogatories, Production Requests and Requests for Admissions," ATLA Winter Convention, Orlando, Florida, February 2004. |
