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Overview
Practice Areas
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40% Personal Injury
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20% Business
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20% Employment / Labor
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10% Class Action
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10% Appeals
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Contact Information
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Résumé
License
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53 years since Edward M Swartz was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Massachusetts |
Deceased
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1958 |
01/29/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Michigan Law School |
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LL.M - Master of Laws |
1960 |
| Boston University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1958 |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1955 |
See all 3 degrees
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| The Bar's Top Shelf |
Boston Magazine |
1994 |
| Edward M. Swartz Toy Safety Day |
Proclamation by Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor of the City of Boston |
1992 |
| Toy Safety Award |
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association |
1990 |
| The Best Lawyers in the U.S. |
Town and Country Magazine |
1985 |
| Man of Vision Award |
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness |
1982 |
| Best Personal Injury Performance |
American Lawyer's Emmy Award |
1981 |
| Invited Member |
Inner Circle of Advocates |
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See all 7 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Sustaining Founder |
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
1983-present
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| President |
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association |
1974-1975
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| National Chairman |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Committee on CLE |
1968-1971
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| Member |
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American Judicature Society |
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| Member |
Attorney General's Speakers' Bureau |
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| Member |
Boston Bar Association |
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| Member |
Massachusetts Bar Association |
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| Member |
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association |
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| Member |
Middlesex County Bar Association |
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| Member |
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
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See all 11 association entries
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: 2.5 Million Verdict
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Protecting the Public |
Lawyers Weekly |
1991 |
| 2nd Edition |
Swartz Hazardous Products Litigation |
1988 |
| Ten Toys to Cross Off Kid's Lists |
Boston Herald |
1988 |
| Don't Let a Good Lawsuit Slip Away |
American Bar Association Journal |
1986 |
| Toys-R-Dangerous |
Trial Magazine |
1982 |
| The Dangers of Taking Precautions |
Newsweek Magazine |
1973 |
See all 6 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Product Related Injuries-Acceptable Proof for the Nineties |
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Sixth Annual Workhorse Seminar |
1992 |
| Tort Law and the Public Interest |
The 78th American Assembly at Arden House |
1990 |
| Analyzing Fact Patterns |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
1988 |
| Trial Demonstration-Closing Arguments |
National Conference on Products Liability Law |
1987 |
| Trial Skills Demonstration |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
1987 |
See all 5 speaking engagements
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