Justin Schwartz

I hired Mr. Schwartz to help me in an emergency case regarding being unlawfully evicted for my orientations and my disability statuses. I received a letter demanding my removal from a University housing facility within 48 hours of the notice. Mr. Schwartz was the second person I called out of the mee...ting (the first was family) in which I received the letter and an explanation that the evictions were due to sexual identities that were "not yet accepted as orientations" and to "stop calling them orientations" and my being "too autistic for staff to deal with" (my only crime is asking a lot of questions!). Mr. Schwartz acted swiftly and with fierce gusto, working late into the night corresponding with me and their lawyer. Within 24 hours he got me a week extension on my eviction, and within 48 hours he got the charges completely dropped, otherwise rescinded, and my "punishment" modified to an agreeable level (the university moved me to housing that would have cost me $8000 more per year and waived the fee, talk about an apology for wrongdoing!). While the University, as Universities do, still ended up having me removed from the place I called home and put me on probation status, Mr. Schwartz won me more than I could ever ask for. He took on an institution of higher learning, something most lawyers would never ever touch, because those are cases that "can't be won". Mr. Schwartz sympathized with my situation, and although he knew me (and my penchant for being utterly pesty and asking too many questions) from a prior appeal a couple years ago (which I am retroactively giving 5 stars, although that case is ongoing), he was still willing to work with me. Mr. Schwartz is knowledgeable and more willing to work with a client than any other legal counsel I have ever known, gets the work done and can get it done even on the world's worst anti-due-process time limit. He helped me even though my gender orientation and sexual orientations are abnormal, and we both acknowledged that the latter are not yet protected classes. Mr. Schwartz is also funny. That's not something I would normally write in a review but I feel it's important to say. Mr. Schwartz is not a cold-hearted lawyer like we hear about or see on TV. It is not a bore to work with him. He brings life to the room and life to a case. He makes legal work feel more loving, more approachable, even more human. He pulls the stress right out of the situation and makes the whole process a lot more user friendly. Mr. Schwartz is not just a lawyer. He is a blessing in disguise. He is my savior. He protected me, despite my monetary limitations, because my being put out onto the streets would mean death. I am alive, and I am eternally indebted to him, I feel, even after my actual debt is paid off. In another life, Mr. Schwartz could have been my friend (that's the best analogy I can use). He's just that kind of lawyer. He's the best kind of lawyer. None of the TV/Media stereotypes about lawyers fit him. Mr. Schwartz is an anomaly. If I had to describe Mr. Schwartz in one word, it would be "relentless". Because for Mr. Schwartz it isn't only about getting paid at the end of the day, it's about saving the lives of the downtrodden. I would absolutely recommend Mr. Schwartz to any minority person in a civil suit. Even if you're going up against someone who "can't be defeated" like an institution of higher learning. Even if your minority status involves alternative sexualities, gender identities that may not be understood, or things that just flat out aren't "protected classes". Even if your identity is frowned upon, Mr. Schwartz will work with you. Because Mr. Schwartz has heart, and he is truly relentless.

Mr. Schwartz is professional, patient, and a very knowledgeable lawyer I contracted. Justin is a highly experienced well spoken attorney who goes above and beyond for his clients, and always shares his knowledge of law with me as if I was one of his students. He, in a sense, has inspired me to go ba...ck to law school and complete BA so that I could become a well respected attorney just like him.

Justin was a good and attentive lawyer who kept me informed, revived a case over a default judgment, showed resourcefulness and creativity, coming up with approaches few other lawyers would have known about. He defended the estate as fiercely as he did with my cousin (the original client who passed a...way during the pending case), he wound things up as fast as the court would permit, and in general did a good job.