Dean E. Swartz

From 1971 - 1988, Mr. Swartz served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve (Active Duty 1974 - 1978) achieving rank of Major assigned to the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy in Washington, D.C., serving in the Torts and Claims Branch as a Claims Attorney defending the United States in medical malpractice, aviation, and general negligence claims and litigation arising throughout the world under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Military Claims Act. Mr. Swartz also served as a member of the US Navy's 3-Member Foreign Claims Commission to adjudicate claims of foreign nationals under the Foreign Claims Act. Awards and Honors Honors AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 1985 - Present Million Dollar Advocates Forum Chapin Award for Distinction in Forensics, Stanford University

• U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Washington, D.C., Special Assistant to the General Counsel, 1978 - 1981

• Ohio, 1974
• District of Columbia, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2001
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1976
• Specialties and Certifications
• Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1999-2007

• American Association for Justice, January 1, 1976 - Present (Federal Torts and Military Advocacy Section)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Former Sustaining Member and President's Club)
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Former Member)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers' Association (Former Member)
• Trial Lawyers' Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC (Former Member of the Board of Governors)