Arnold Schwartz

Arnold W. Schwartz, was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 9, 1945. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1974. He served on active duty in the United States Army from 1968 through 1970. After graduating from law school, Mr. Schwartz spent seven years as a defense lawyer representing major corporations. In 1982, he joined the plaintiffs' bar and has since specialized in representing plaintiffs on a contingency basis in employment discrimination, major personal injury, product liability, including drug product liability, insurance bad faith, business litigation and professional liability cases. More recently, he has specialized in representing employees and consumers in major class actions. Education State University of New York at Albany (B.S., 1967) Southwestern University (J.D., 1974) Honors -Voted Southern California Superlawyer by Los Angeles Magazine, 2006 -President, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1998 -Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1998, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles -Treasurer, Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1997, 1998, 1999 -Vice President, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1996 -Secretary, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1995 -Treasurer, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (formerly Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association), 1994 Memberships State Bar of California: -U.S. District court, Central Distract of California, 1978 -U.S. District court, Southern and Northern Districts of California, 1980 -U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit -U.S. Supreme Court -American Board of Trial Advocates -American Bar Association Arbitration Committee -The Association of Trial Lawyers of America -Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (formerly Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association) -Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association) Member at large and Board Member -Los Angeles County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee