Mark Swartz

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Mark Swartz: Attorney with Swartz Fogy Law Group
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

I have been representing people who have been injured or killed due to the wrongful acts of others for 35 years.

Education

In 1980 I graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with Highest Honors in Philosophy and Political Science. While at UCSB I was selected to the Dean's List every quarter and served on the College of Letters and Sciences Dean's Honors Council.

I attended law school at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1985. While at Boalt I served as an Executive Editor for the Ecology Law Quarterly and I worked as a student intern for the Alaska Supreme Court.

Experience

After graduating from Boalt Hall, I began my career as a trial lawyer with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office from 1985 to 1990. During this time I was a member of the Hardcore Gang Unit and prosecuted numerous murder and attempted murder trials involving various members of Blood and Crips gangs in Compton and South Central Los Angeles.

In June of 1990 my wife and I moved to Sacramento and I joined the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. During my career with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, I served in the Career Criminal Unit, the Gang Unit and the Major Crimes Unit where I prosecuted 17 murder trials.

Community Involvement

• Sierra Sharks Swim Team - Past President, Vice President and member of the Board of Directors.

• El Dorado Youth Soccer League - Member Board of Directors and Director of Risk Management

• Coach - National Junior Basketball, Ponderosa Little League, Prospector Soccer League

• Friends of the Library - Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors

Professional Affiliation

• Member of the State Bar of California

• Sacramento County Bar Association

• Consumer Attorneys of California

• Arbitrator for Sacramento

• El Dorado Counties

• listed in Who's Who and the Best Lawyers Consumer Guide

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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Trial Practice
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Governmental Liability
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Slip and Fall
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., highest honors, 1980
Law School Attended:
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1985, California
Memberships:
Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Capital City Trial Attorneys.
ISLN:
912432234

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (13 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 01/17/12 in Real Estate

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/09/12 in Personal Injury

    I have known Mr Swartz professionally for 15 years and we have had a number of cases against each other with Mr. Swartz representing personal injury plaintiff's and I representing insured defendants. One such case we took from answering through a 6... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Of Counsel on 01/06/12 in Civil Practice

    Great attorney.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Staff Lawyer on 01/05/12 in Torts

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 01/04/12 in Personal Injury Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/03/12 in Personal Injury

    Mark is not afraid to take on tough cases and will go to the extreme to properly evaulate potential liability when some of his peers would merely turn away a possible client if it wasn't an easy settlement or guaranteed payday. Because of this, I fe... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/02/12 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

    Swartz is a great attorney

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/02/12 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

    This is an excellent trial lawyer, with equal experience as a District Attorney (over 10 years) and as a civil, plaintiff's attorney. In my view, he meets the A-V criteria.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 12/16/11 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

    Mr. Swartz is one of the finest personal injury lawyers I have had the pleasure to be associated with. Thorough, knowledgeable, very good persuasive skills in court.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Senior Associate on 12/16/11 in Personal Injury

    Mark conducts himself with the highest degree of ethics, and places the interests of his clients above all. I am happy to give Mark the highest rating available.

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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (12 reviews)

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5.0/5.0 (3 reviews)
Silver Client Champion

It was very pleased to have Mark represent me in my case. Mark was always very professional, responsive to my phone calls when I had questions, thorough and explained the process in easy to understand...

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Contact Information:

916-277-0326  Phone

916-631-7280  Fax

www.swartz-law.com/Attorney-Profiles/Mark-Swartz.aspx

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