WHO WE ARE
• EDUCATION
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) -
2003
- Law Review Managing Editor 2002-2003: Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
- “Scribes” Award Recipient [presented to member of J.D.
graduating class for outstanding published writing]
- Dean List Recipient
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award [Advanced Practical Criminal Procedure],
Spring 2003
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award [Alternative Dispute
Resolution], Spring 2002
- Environmental Moot Court: Board Member 2002-2003
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Secondary School Counseling - 1997
- 1997 American Counseling Association, Counselor Awareness, National Graduate Student of the Year
- University of South Carolina, 1997 Ed.S./Masters Graduate Student of the Year in Counselor Education
- Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic & Professional Honors Society, University of South Carolina, Upsilon Sigma Chi Chapter (1995)
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Education, Minor in Spanish - 1995
- Gold Star Recipient (Semester GPA of 3.75 or Higher)
- Dean’s List Recipient
- Departmental Honors Graduate
- Member: Sigma Delta Pi, National Spanish Honors Society, The
Citadel, Tau Iota Chapter (1994)
• PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE
- The Bennett Law Firm, P.A.
Portland, ME
Attorney Of Counsel
- Justin O’Toole Lucey, P.A
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Associate Attorney
- South Carolina Circuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit Judicial Law
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Roger M. Young
• BAR ADMISSIONS
- Maine State Courts (2006)
- South Carolina State Courts (2003)
- Federal District Court of Maine (2006)
- Federal District Court of South Carolina (2004)
- U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals (2006)
- U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (2004)
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association (“ABA”)
- ABA Young Lawyers Division
- ABA Litigation
Section
- American Association for Justice
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Maine State Bar Association
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- American
Counseling Association
- National Certified Counselor (“NCC”) from the
National Board of Certified Counselors (“NBCC”)
• PUBLICATIONS
- Jeffrey A. Schwartz, Elaborating on Sham Transactions as Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, 13 WASH. U.J.L. & POL’Y 357 (2003)
- Schwartz, J.A., & Miller, G.M. (1998). Background profiles of adult offenders in South Carolina. Journal of Correctional Education, 49 (4), 182-195.