Schwartz, Andrew C.

Current Employment Position(s)

President

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Schwartz has been practicing law in Contra Costa County for 37 years. He is a member of both the National Board of Trial Advocates and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He emphasizes litigating serious injury cases. He was lead trial counsel in the cases of Acosta v. City and County of San Francisco, and Wilkes v. Merrithew Memorial Hospital, both of which resulted in successful jury verdicts. A graduate of the University of San Francisco (J.D.) in 1975, Mr. Schwartz was admitted to the California and Federal Bars the same year and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1979. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of both the Contra Costa County Legal Services Foundation and the Alameda/Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, and is currently chairman of the Contra Costa Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Andrew Schwartz is an AV Rated lawyer who is consistently selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers.

Andrew C. Schwartz

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Areas of Practice

• Serious Injuries
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Civil Rights

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Aviation & Mass Transit Accidents, Premises Liability, Employment, Discrimination

Bar Admissions

• California, 1975
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1975
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Certified Civil Trial Advocates, 1999 - Present (Member)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Chairman, ADR Committee)
• State Bar of California (Member)
• Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1992 (Board Member)
• Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Honors and Awards

• Northern California Super Lawyers (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1975
  J.D.
• University of Bridgeport, 1970
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration

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Published Works

• Contributor - CLOSING ARGUMENT, THE ART AND THE LAW, Callaghan's Trial Practice Series, Jacob A. Stein, Thomson-West, Section 374.50, 2003

Address

2121 North California Boulevard
Suite 1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-7333

Phones

925-947-1147
800-496-9152 (Toll free 24/7)

Faxes

925-947-1131

Emails

schwartz@cmslaw.com

Websites

http://www.cmslaw.com
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