Area of Practice: Civil Rights

Jack B. Swerling is an active Columbia criminal attorney, litigator, writer, and lecturer. He focuses his legal practice on criminal cases in state and federal courts and a select group of civil cases. Mr. Swerling has been a member of the South Carolina Bar and licensed to practice by the Supreme Court of South Carolina since 1973. In recognition of his work, he has been honored by election to several prestigious organizations that only invite attorneys into their ranks who have been subjected to a rigorous investigation of the lawyer?s experience, demonstrated skill, and character.

Area of Practice: Family Law & Criminal Defense Adam B. Swickle is a Partner at Swickle & Associates, PLLC, and leads the Family Law and Criminal Defense Departments. Adam concentrates his practice on Criminal Law and Family Law including cases involving paternity Actions, Divorce matters and Commercial Litigation as has represented more than 100 professional athletes over the years. Adam has been published numerous times on family law issues and has authored various articles for The Daily Business Review, Aventura Moves Magazines, The Miami-Herald, The Sun-Sentinel, Jet-Set Magazine, and The Family Law Commentator, a high-end quarterly publication for attorneys and judges. He has appeared on countless radio shows and in print media pieces discussing his work with professional athletes. Adam was recognized in the Who’s Who of Attorney’s and is a previous member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who, comprehensive database and registry of business leaders and professionals. Adam is a member of the Broward County Bar Association and actively supports numerous local and national charities throughout South Florida. He is a former host of “The Talking Divorce Show” on AM Big Talk 850, a weekly talk show dedicated to family law issues. Adam frequently appears as a Legal Analyst on local and national television programs including CNN, Fox News Network, In Session on truTV and Good Morning America. Adam received his undergraduate degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1992. He earned a law degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 1995. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and is admitted to the Florida Supreme Court and the Sothern District Court of Florida.

Trent J. Swift is a attorney licensed to practice law in the states of Florida and New York, the federal district courts for the middle and southern districts of Florida, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Swift has advocated on behalf of his clients in myriad matters from breach of contract and defective construction, to excessive force. Mr. Swift prides himself on providing the tailored individual representation that makes boutique litigation growingly preferential to clients over big law firms impersonal approach. Mr. Swift is a native of south Florida and is active in the local south Florida community. His pro bono practice focuses on assisting under privileged and developmentally delayed individuals with the legal advice necessary to have their interests protected. Mr. Swift received his bachelors from New York University with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He received his JD degree in 2010.

Alexis K. Swope is a native of York County. She obtained an Associate’s Degree from Consolidated School of Business and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Central Pennsylvania College. While working toward her Bachelor’s Degree, Alexis held the position of a paralegal at a law firm in Lancaster County, where she remained until being accepted to Widener University School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate. While attending law school, she interned for two semesters at the York County District Attorney’s Office under the supervision of Tom Kearney. Alexis entered private practice with her father, Donald Swope, in 2011 and has taken on the task of updating the practice to the 21st Century via increased use of computers, software and the internet. Admitted to practice before the state bar of Pennsylvania, she is also a member of the York and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.