Admitted
in Washington and California
Concentrating in White Collar Criminal Litigation and Related Civil
Matters, e.g., RICO and False Claims Act Defense
Federal
Public Defender, WD WA, 1975 -1981
Assistant U.S. Attorney and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, WD
WA, 1972 - 1975
J.D.,
Stanford Law School, 1971 (Order of the Coif)
B.A. Brooklyn College, 1968 (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Irwin
H. Schwartz is a litigator concentrating in the representation of companies
and persons in federal criminal and related civil matters. Before entering
private
practice, Mr. Schwartz was both a federal prosecutor and the Federal
Public Defender in the Western District of Washington (Seattle).
Mr.
Schwartz has represented a diverse group of clients faced with allegations
of antitrust violations, tax offenses, government program fraud, bank
fraud, money laundering, Export Control Act violations, and environmental
crimes. His work includes representing witnesses before federal grand
juries, trial and appellate litigation. He has also assisted clients
with in-house compliance programs and in
conducting internal investigations.
Although
based in Seattle, Mr. Schwartz has appeared in United States District
Courts from coast to coast and from border to border. Clients range
from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, and their officers and
employees.
Mr.
Schwartz is active in Bar Association matters and has served on governing
boards of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the
American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, and the Washington
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL). He is a past president
of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington
and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.