Schwartz & Schwartz P.A.
Criminal Defense | Serving Portland, ME
207-774-6111Assisting people in Maine with their Criminal Defense needs. Learn More.
Portland Criminal Law Firm
Stephen Schwartz, principal attorney of Schwartz & Schwartz, has been practicing for over 25 years, and is known as one of the most effective, successful, and caring lawyers in the state of Maine. He has been voted by his peers into Best Lawyers in America, and has received an AV--the highest rating possible--in Martindale Hubbell, voted by his peers and the judiciary, and Schwartz & Schwartz has been named by U.S. News and World Report as a top tier law office nationally.
Schwartz & Schwartz has been recognized as a first rate personal injury law firm, both in terms of integrity, ethics and competence. We routinely receive the highest ratings from our peers and clients.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Trucking Accidents
Call 207-774-6111 today to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Stephen Schwartz
Bar Admissions:
- Maine, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1985
Education:
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1985
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Community Service Award, Student Bar Association 1985
- Law Review: Comments Editor, 25 Santa Clara Law Review, 1985
- University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 1982
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Broadcasting and Political Science
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Maine State Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member)
Maine State Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee) - Maine State Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Chairman, Criminal Law Section)
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founder and First President 1992-1993)
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 - Present (Member)
- Maine Bar Journal, 1990 - 1998 (Member, Editorial Advisory Committee)
- Maine Defender, 1992 - 1995 (Editor)
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Criminal Rules Advisory Committee, 1991 - 1999 (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
- Jewish Federation, 1994 - 1996 (President)