David Alan Schwartz

Protecting the civil rights of all for over 32 years.

DAVID A. SCHWARTZ is a partner in the law firm of Schwartz & Posnock. Mr. Schwartz, an attorney since 1983, is licensed in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and California, as well as before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Schwartz was a member of the Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California in 1996. As a Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, New York, Special Federal Litigation Division, Mr. Schwartz was awarded the Division Chief’s Award for Outstanding Legal Services on behalf of the City of New York in 2003. Mr. Schwartz clerked for the Hon. John Garrett Penn, U.S.D.J., in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and worked extensively on the trial of ABSCAM defendant John Jenrrett, a former U.S. Congressman from South Carolina. Presentations: August, 2001, The Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors Annual Conference (Outside Counsel’s Cooperation with Health Care Provider’s Counsel to Uncover Potential Fraud and Abuse); March, 1999, Surviving Health Care Fraud Investigations – Federal Health Care Acquisition Conference, United States Department of Defense and Department of Veteran’s Affairs; 1996, The University of California, State Bar of California “Business Crimes: Their Collateral Consequences for Employers;” and the State Bar of California: “Into the Modern Age: Using Computers, the Internet and Demonstrative Techniques in the Courtroom.” Testimony: 1994, before the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Articles: “The Role of Internal Auditors and Provider Attorneys in Investigations, “New Perspectives on Healthcare Auditing, Vol. 20, No. 3, Summer 2001; “The Digital Telephony Legislation of 1994: Law Enforcement Hitches a Ride on the Information Superhighway, “Cr

Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
White Collar Crime

Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Contingent Fees
California
Since 1993
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Languages

  • English:
    Spoken, Written

Partner
Schwartz & Posnock
1993 –

Current

Partner in state and federal litigation practice focusing on criminal law, personal injury, and civil rights matters.
Special Assistant Corporate Counsel
New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Special Federal Litigation Division
2001 –

2003

Defense of federal civil rights actions brought against the City of New York and the New York Police Department.
Owner
Law Offices of David A. Schwartz
1991 –

1993

Solo practitioner representing individuals and companies in white collar and general criminal matters, civil rights litigation, and personal injury cases.
Associate Attorney
Walder, Sondak, Berkeley & Brogan
1987 –

1991

Associate attorney representing individual and corporate clients in general and white collar criminal matters.
Assistant Deputy Defender
State of New Jersey – Office of the Public Defender, Essex Region
1985 –

1986

Criminal defense attorney representing individuals in all aspects of criminal cases in the New Jersey Superior Court, including numerous jury trials.
Assistant Defender
Defender Association of Philadelphia
1983 –

1985

Criminal defense attorney in a large urban public defender’s office. Represented individuals in all aspects of criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, including motions, trials, and appeals.
Antioch University
J.D. (1983) | Law
1980


1983

Honors: Phi Delta Phi
Activities: Teaching Assistant
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Rutgers University – New Brunswick/Piscataway
B.A. (1979) | History
1975


1979

Honors: Highest Honors
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Division Chief’s Award for Outstanding Legal Services
City of New York Law Department, Special Federal Litigation Division
2003
Phi Delta Phi
International Legal Fraternity
1983
Highest Honors History Department
Rutgers University – New Brunswick/Piscataway
1979
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys

Member
Current
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State Bar of California

Executive Committee Member
1993 –
1998
Activities: Criminal Law Committee
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State Bar of California

Chair, Business Crimes Panel
1996 –
1996
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State Bar of California

Chair, Business Crimes Panel
1996 –
1996
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Articles & Publications
The Role of Internal Auditors and Provider Attorneys in Investigations
New Perspectives on Healthcare Auditing
2001
The Digital Telephony Legislation of 1994: Law Enforcement Hitches a Ride on the Information Superhighway
Criminal Law Bulletin
1995
California Criminal Law Forms Manual
State Bar of California
1994
Corporate Compliance Programs Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: From the Theoretical to Effective Implementation
California Business Law Reporter
1994
Legal Dispositions and Interventions
Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependence
1994

Defending the Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Case
New Jersey Lawyer
1992
Using the Amendments to the Domestic Violence Act Offensively
New Jersey Lawyer
1992

Websites & Blogs

Website
NJ Civil Rights Lawyers

Main office
99 Corbett Way
Suite 203
EATONTOWN, NJ, NJ 07724
US
Telephone: (732) 544-1460
Fax: (732) 544-1462

70 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ, US
Telephone: (732) 544-1460
Fax: (732) 544-1462