Attorneys

Attorneys at the Florida law firm of Schwed, Cartwright & Knight, P.A. are qualified to assist you in all of your personal injury and commercial litigation matters.

• Stephen W. Schwed, Managing Partner
• Charles E. Cartwright, Partner
• David Knight, Partner
• Christopher Salivar, Associate
• Juan Asconapé, Associate

Stephen W. Schwed, Esquire

Managing Partner

Personal
Hometown: New York, N.Y.

Bar Admissions
Florida Bar, 1984
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Palm Beach County Bar Association

Education
Washington University (J.D., 1984)
University of Florida; Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1981)

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Automobile Accidents
• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Commercial Real Estate Litigation
• Real Estate Agent and Broker transactions
• Contract Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

Member
Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

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Charles E. Cartwright, Esquire

Partner

Personal
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio

Bar Admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1994
Florida Bar, 1993
Palm Beach County Bar Association

• Professionalism and Civil Practice committees

Education
University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
College of William & Mary (B.B.A., 1987)

Noteworthy Achievements
Book Award, Local Government Law
Florida Bar Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Law, 1992
Lecturer, Defending Collapse Coverage Litigation in Florida, 2000.

Practice Areas

Member
Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

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David Knight, Esquire

Partner

Personal
Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Bar Admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Florida Bar
Palm Beach County Bar Association

Education
University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1983)
University of Florida (B.A., 1979)

Noteworthy Achievements
Past chair of Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Dade County
Frequent speaker at Bar-sponsored seminars on trial tactics and bad faith litigation.
Has tried over 250 civil circuit cases to verdict

Member
Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

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Christopher Salivar, Esquire

Associate

Email: csalivar@schwedcartwright.com

Personal
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida

Bar Admissions
Florida Bar, 2008

Education
University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2007))
Florida Atlantic University (B.S., 2005)

Member
Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

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Juan Asconapé, Esquire

Associate

Email: jasconape@schwedcartwright.com

Personal
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bar Admissions
Florida Bar, 2009

Education
Santa Clara University, School of Law (JD 2006)
Indiana University (BA 2001)

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Civil Litigation
• Wrongful Death

Languages: Spanish (fluent); Italian (proficient); French (proficient)

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Schwed, Cartwright & Knight, P.A. has a bilingual staff available to discuss your case with you today.

Contact us now to see how we can help.

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