HighTower has opened its fourth Florida office with the addition of Hightower Fort Myers.

The Fort Myers team combines Pamela Lynn Abraham, Jack Thomas and Trevor Swartz into a single practice. They manage approximately $800 million in assets and all three join HighTower as partners.

Abraham previously spent 33 years at Merrill Lynch where she led Pamela Lynn Abraham & Associates. Thomas and Swartz led Merrill Lynch’s Thomas & Swartz Global Wealth Management.

Joining the team are Mathew Verrengia serving as director, senior wealth management advisor, while Benita Alstatt serves as senior registered associate and Tiffany Likness joins as client services associate.

This is the 44th team to join the HighTower partnership.