Lee C. Swartz

Lee C. Swartz is a shareholder with the firm. Lee concentrates his practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial law and personal injury. He has been a frequent lecturer on the law of evidence, automobile insurance and general negligence law with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and numerous bar associations throughout Pennsylvania and the United States and is past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He has taught products liability law in law school and was a member of the consultative group of the American Law Institute Restatement of Products Liability, and has been a co-author of two books on automobile insurance and evidence and numerous legal articles. As one of the first lawyers to be certified as a civil trial advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he is the State Coordinator of that certifying institution.

Lee has received numerous awards from the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association of which he is a past president. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the Personal Injury Law category and has been listed in the directory for over 25 consecutive years. He was also named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for Plaintiff Personal Injury for 2006, 2007 and 2008

Leehas had extensive involvement in continuing legal education as a past chairman and board member of the CLE boards of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is currently the Chairman of the Civil Instructions Subcommittee of the Supreme Court Committee for Suggested Standard Jury Instructions and a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Evidence Rules.

In addition to his legal activities, Lee has been very active in services to the community including various cultural and civic organizations. As a corollary to his practice in civil litigation, Lee has developed into his practice experience in representing musicians in the entertainment industry and promoting musical events. His article "The Development and Operation of a Jazz Society" has received national recognition and has served as a blueprint for the formation of a number of non-profit arts organizations.

Lee is a lifelong resident of Harrisburg. He received his undergraduate degree from Albright College in 1958 and his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1961.

 

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