Mr. Swerling is also known for his lectures, presentations and appearances as a trial lawyer, a criminal defense analyst or guest commentator on national, regional and local TV stations. Among the shows on which he has been a guest are: American Justice, Inside Edition, NBC's Today Show, NBC Evening News, NBC Dateline, CNN, CNN International, ABC Nightline, Fox News, Court TV, A&E, ETV, Ricki Lake, Rita Cosby and Nancy Grace.
Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Damages. Faculty: University of South Carolina School of Law; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry. Listed: Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008; M/D Register. Co-Author, "Criminal Trial Advocacy," South Carolina Bar, 1998. Author: "The Right to Free Speech Versus the Right to a Fair Trial-Balancing Competing Interests," 42 S.C.L.R. 901 (1991); Author, " I Can't Believe I Asked That Question: A Look at Cross Examination Techniques," 50 S.C.L.R. 3 (Spring 1999); "The Preliminary Hearing as a Discovery Device," Fall, 1982, The South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Bulletin; Inside Drug Law, "Handling the Preliminary Hearing in Drug Cases," Volume 1, Number 5, December, 1984; South Carolina Lawyer, "Jury Charges for Self-Defense in Homicide Cases," September/October, 1989; South Carolina Lawyer, "Defending the Battered Woman," December, 1990; South Carolina Trial Notebook, Volumes I, II and III (S.C. Bar 1991); "On Being A Trial Lawyer," South Carolina Lawyer 1999 and The Champion 2000. Contributor: South Carolina Criminal Trial Techniques Handbook, South Carolina Bar, 1998. Member, South Carolina Board of Bar Examiners, 1987-1992. Member, Board of Commissioners and Grievance and Discipline 1989-1993. Member, South Carolina Pre-Trial Intervention Advisory Committee, 1980-1982. Appointed Advisory Committee, The Child Victim Court Notebook by the Governor, 1987. Member: South Carolina Legislative Committee on Indigent Defense, 1990-1995; South Carolina Uniform Jury Charge Project, Criminal Drafting Committee, 1991-1994; Chairman, South Carolina Criminal Docket Committee; Member, Chief Justice's Commission on the Profession.