Atty. Stuart D. Schwartz
Stuart D. Schwartz started his career as Manhattan Assistant District Attorney in 1982 handling Narcotics, Street crime and Homicide.
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Stuart D. Schwartz is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP. They have 43+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1983. Their practice focuses on business and litigation. Admitted to practice in NY State Courts (1983), New York (1983), US Fed Ct- Southern District (1986), and US Fed Ct-Eastern District (1986). Educated at Hofstra University Law School (J.D., 1982) and Hobart College (B.A., 1978). Active member of Nassau County Bar Association New York County Lawyers' Association New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Stuart D. Schwartz started his career as Manhattan Assistant District Attorney in 1982 handling Narcotics, Street crime and Homicide
- He began Civil practice in 1987 as part of another insurance defense litigation firm where he remained until 2002, when he began Gottlieb Siegel & Schwartz
- His practice involves insurance defense litigation focusing on products liability, construction, and Labor law
- He is counsel for the National Elevator Liability Insurance program and specializes in representing elevator contractors involved in the maintenance, repair, modernization and construction of elevator, escalators, and other vertical transportation equipment
- Stuart defends liability matters involving the elevator industry
- Investigates Elevator/Escalator accidents, Defends Contractors at hearings before Government tribunals involving State and local code violations, and assists clients with Contract drafting and interpretation
- Stuart has been a Trial Advocacy instructor with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and New York Defense Association
- He has lectured on trial advocacy at Hofstra Law School, New York Law School and the NY District Attorney’s office
- He has been a lecturer for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association in the area of Elevator Liability
- He has been a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers
- In 2022, Michael joined HPM&B as a partner
- Stuart has been nominated and included in the New York Metro SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE from 2013-2022
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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