Brent Hazzard

Brent Hazzard is an attorney listed by Richard Schwartz & Associates Injury Lawyer, P.A. His background includes civil litigation, government enforcement work, and legal representation involving individual rights. Earlier in his career, he represented individuals in employment discrimination and civil rights matters. He later worked on major actions for the Mississippi Attorney General and served as a prosecutor in Hinds County. The firm currently presents him as part of its personal injury-law team.

Hazzard earned an accounting degree from the University of Mississippi and later completed his law degree there. The firm’s biography states that he graduated with the accounting degree in 1996 and the law degree in 1999. His education provided preparation for legal matters involving financial information, complex claims, and litigation. After his studies, he began legal practice in Tupelo, Mississippi, with work involving civil rights and workplace discrimination.

Hazzard served as a Special Assistant Attorney General handling civil cases against Microsoft and a vitamin cartel. His firm profile discusses a $100 million settlement between Mississippi and Microsoft and his participation with Richard Schwartz in negotiations involving a vitamin cartel settlement of approximately $27 million. He later served as an Assistant Hinds County Prosecutor and joined a litigation committee in the Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement proceedings.

Brent Hazzard has handled disputes involving individuals, public enforcement authorities, and significant settlement negotiations. His background includes work in trial-level courts and appellate proceedings described by the firm. His published professional profile emphasizes litigation and state enforcement matters more than individual personal injury case examples. He brings experience with civil claims, negotiations, and court proceedings to his current role with an injury-focused law firm.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Richard Schwartz & Associates Injury Lawyer, P.A.
• Member, The Mississippi Bar

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi
  Law Degree
• University of Mississippi
  Accounting Degree

Awards & Badges