David Alan Schwartz

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

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California

Since 1993

New Jersey

Since 1985

New York

Since 1995

Pennsylvania

Since 1983

3rd Circuit

Since 1984

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1985

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

Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

B.A. (1979) | History

1975 - 1979

Honors: Highest Honors

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

State Bar of California

Executive Committee Member

1993 - 1998

Activities: Criminal Law Committee

State Bar of California

Chair, Business Crimes Panel

1996 - 1996

State Bar of California

Chair, Business Crimes Panel

1996 - 1996

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