James Swartz

James Swartz

Managing and Principal Attorney at Swartz & Swartz
Boston, MAAdmitted 1990
Car AccidentsProduct LiabilityMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About James Swartz

James A. Swartz is the Managing and Principal Attorney at Swartz & Swartz, P.C., a role he has held since joining the firm in 1993. His practice centers on negligence, torts, products liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and catastrophic personal injury cases, including traumatic brain injuries. He maintains a nationwide litigation and trial practice on behalf of severely injured plaintiffs and their families, with numerous million-dollar and multi-million-dollar results. He holds an "AV" Peer-Review rating (highest level) from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine every year since 2004. A member of the American Trial Lawyers Association since 2008, he has been selected to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters on child, medical, and product safety, and has testified before the Massachusetts legislature on consumer education and safety issues. He also served on the Editorial Advisory Board for Trial Preparation Tools (James Publishing, 2009).

Notable case results

$6,000,000

Doe v. Day Camp (drowning death of young boy)

Reported by the firm
$6,012,000

Parilla v. BIDMC/Arrow (brain injury from separation of two-piece introducer)

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., 1990
Tufts University
Undergraduate, 1987

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Massachusetts, admitted 1990