Stuart R. Schwartz

Stuart has been a partner at ScottHulse for more than  30 years and a member of the firm's board of directors.  He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, creditors' right, and international litigation.

In the commercial litigation area, Mr. Schwartz represents a variety of interests in both prosecuting and defending actions for breach of contract, tortious interference, fraud, fraudulent transfer, trademark infringement, and deceptive trade practices.  His clients include lenders, factors, landlords, equipment lessors, and commercial and individual creditors.

Mr. Schwartz is one of four Texas attorneys Board Certified in Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification.  He represents both secured and unsecured creditors in actions for debt, garnishment, sequestration, execution, attachment, turnover, and other creditor causes of action and methods of relief.  Mr. Schwartz is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.  Membership is awarded to less then one-half of one percent of American lawyers and is by invitation only.  Fellows are selected based on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

Mr. Schwartz is a frequent speaker on subjects pertinent to his practice, including the State Bar of Texas and the University of Texas.  He was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to serve as a member of its Ancillary Rules Committee to redraft the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to garnishments, attachments, and other post-Judgment remedies.