James A. Swartz
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James A. Swartz
Biography
James A. Swartz is a nationally known and respected trial attorney and consumer advocate. Mr. Swartz’ law practice is headquartered in the historic John and Ebenezer Hancock House on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Swartz graduated cum laude from Tufts University and earned his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Swartz is a member of Public Justice Foundation (Public Justice’s Massachusetts State Coordinator since 1995); American Association For Justice (Co-Chair of AAJ’s Toys and Recreational Equipment Litigation Group since 2002-2010); The American Trial Lawyers Association (Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts since 2008); The Massachusetts Bar Association (member of the Lawyer Referral Service Committee from 1995-1998); The Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; The American Bar Association; and The Boston Bar Association, among other associations.
James Swartz is a dedicated consumer advocate. For many years, Mr. Swartz and World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), has issued an annual “10 Worst Toys” list to alert parents and other consumers to the dangers of unsafe toys. James Swartz has, in recent years, been responsible for an annual press conference to alert the media and public to unsafe toy hazards. Articles about James Swartz and the W.A.T.C.H. press conference have appeared in newspapers and other print media throughout the country. He is a director and founding member of W.A.T.C.H., a non-profit organization dedicated to children’s causes and committed to the creation of multidimensional education programs, including “TOYS, YOU and the REAL WORLD”, a bilingual educational curriculum which has been taught in public schools in several states.
Mr. Swartz has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters relating to child, medical and product safety.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Nursing Home Abuse
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Fees
- Free Consultation - Free initial consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Professional Experience
Attorney Swartz & Swartz, P.C.
Year: Current
Description:
Professional Associations
American Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Member (Current)
Public Justice Foundation Member (Current)
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) Member (Current)
Boston Bar Association Member (Current)
Massachusetts Bar Association Member (Current)
American Bar Association Member (Current)
Publications
Fighting Mandatory Arbitration Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal (2002)
Supreme Court Rejects Medical Device Preemption Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal (November, 1996)
The Controversy Surrounding the Adjustment of Earnings and Profits for Accrued Tax by Cash Method Taxpayer 42 Tax Lawyer 821 (1989)
Protecting Our Children 116 Products Liability Advisory (October, 1998)
Warning! Injury Prevention Mandates Safer Design and Adequate Warnings 125 Products Liability Advisory 12 (July, 1999)
The Common Law In The New Millenium—Protecting Our Children Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc. (2000)
Holding The Electronic Game Industry Accountable For The Deleterious Effects Violent Video Games Can Have On Our Children Products Liability Advisory (May, 2001)
Keeping Our Children Safe Facts & Findings (November, 1999)
Danger At Play TRIAL (November, 2003)
Medical Instruments And Devices”, Medical Errors And Litigation Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc. (2004)
Med Mal and Products Liability: A Dangerous Intersection Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal , Vol. 1, No. 4 (2007)
James Publishing Trial Preparation Tools (2009)
“Hazardous Playthings Causing Injury To Children”, Children and Injuries Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc. (2001)
Awards
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Martindale Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
Martindale Hubbell
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Super Lawyer
Boston Magazine
Note: since 2004
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ATLA Top 100 MA Lawyer
ATLA
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center J.D.
Year: 1990
Honors: Activities: Law Review: Executive Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1989 - 1990
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Tufts University B.A.
Year: 1987
Honors: Cum Laude
Websites
http://www.swartzlaw.com/
Swartz & Swartz, P.C. Website
10 Marshall St, Boston, MA 02108
(617) 367-7193