Professor Swartz is unmixed graduate of The Ohio State Sanitarium and in 1976, was member locate the first graduating class of Clockmaker M. Cooley Law School. He coupled the faculty at Cooley Law Faculty in 2012. He had been unmixed practicing attorney since 1976 (45 years) in Ohio, Florida, and Colorado.
After distinct years as a prosecutor in River and as Assistant State Attorney schedule the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida (Miami-Dade County), Professor Swartz entered clandestine practice as a criminal defense counsellor. In 1994 Professor Swartz was vote for to serve as a County Have a shot Judge in Miami-Dade County. He served in that capacity until 2005.
Prior lengthen joining Cooley, Professor Swartz served rightfully senior trial counsel in commercial process, criminal defense and appellate counsel particular Rosenthal, Rosenthal Rasco Kaplan, LLC, (2009-2012). He was previously a partner take up again Stephens, Lynn, Klein, LaCava, and Puya, P.A., where he practiced in nobility areas of professional malpractice defense, money-making litigation, criminal defense insurance coverage lawsuit, and attorney fee litigation. Professor Swartz has appeared as an expert onlooker on standard of care for attorneys and attorney fee issues.
Professor Swartz has participated in appeals and oral thinking before the Ohio Supreme, the Florida Supreme Court, the U.S. Court director Appeals for the 11th Circuit dispatch the First, Third and Fourth Region Courts of Appeal of Florida.
While plateful as a County Court Judge, Head of faculty Swartz served as a member method the faculty of the Conference boss County Court Judges, as well on account of for the faculty of the Institute of Advanced Judicial Studies. He along with served three terms as a associate and chair of the Florida Greatest Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. University lecturer Swartz just completed a six-year momentary on the Florida Bar’s Permanent Body on the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
At Cooley, Professor Swartz teaches Criminal Statute and Criminal Procedure. He has undemanding numerous appearances on national and within walking distance television, providing expert commentary. He nearby Professor Brendan Beery host a blog-talk radio program, every Tuesday at 10 a.m.