Herb Schwartz brings to Bailey & Galyen many years of experience in the legal representation of people and business interests before state and federal courts nationwide. He has emphasized and limits his practice areas to consumer and business class actions, the economic field of antitrust and trade regulations and the relatively new area of civil RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations).

Serving more than 28 years of enlisted and commissioned service in the U.S. Air Force, Herb Schwartz has a background in intelligence analysis and as a Judge Advocate, prosecutor, defense counsel and Certified Military Trial Judge. He continues to serve as a Houston based volunteer for the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) in the capacity of an academy information officer (commonly known as a Blue and Gold officer) assisting candidates seeking appointment to the USNA as well as the other service academies.

He teaches trial advocacy to lawyers as a member of the faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and is an adjunct professor of law teaching antitrust and trade regulation courses for advanced law students while also serving as a frequent continuing legal education lecturer and author for the ABA, Texas and Florida bars.

Mr. Schwartz, an amateur military historian, has authored articles in what's known as Alternative History; the what if of events in U.S. military history. He is a founder and director of the American Inns of Court program in Houston and is a speaker to civic groups on the topic of the current issues of military law and terrorist detainees. He proudly serves the community as member of the Board of Directors of Be an Angel Foundation, a charity dedicated to the learning needs and welfare of profoundly deaf and disabled children.

At Bailey & Galyen, Herb Schwartz applies his extensive legal background, training and experience in the interests of clients who present issues for litigation and resolution in his areas of practice.

Areas of Practice

• Class Actions
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Civil RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations)

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• Florida
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois - LL.M.
• Law Journal: "The Student, The University and the First Amendment" Ohio State University Law Journal
• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida - Juris Doctor
• Wichita State University - M.A. - Major: International & Strategic Studies
• University of Florida - B.A. - Major: International Relations and History

Published Works

• ''A Law Course for Undergraduates'', ABA Journal
• ''Corporate Economic Litigation'', South Texas College of Law - Corporate Counsel Law Review
• ''Managed Health Care and The Law Governing Competition'', ABA/CLE - Health Care and Antitrust Committee
• ''The Antitrust Implications of Hospital Diversification'', National Health Lawyers Association
• ''Downstream Expansion of Health Care Facilities - Antitrust Concerns'', CLE Chapter & Presentation
• ''Aggregation of Claims for Jurisdiction in State Court'', Class Actions & Derivative Suits, ABA - Vol. 5, No 1.
• ''A Brief Answer to the Question: Why Do We Have Law Governing Economic Conduct?'', MD News Magazine
• ''Committee Assignments- Hazardous Duty; Peer Review Activities and the Safety Net'', MD News Magazine
• ''The Hospital as an Essential Facility'', MD News Magazine
• ''The Practitioners’ National Data Bank'', MD News Magazine
• ''Standing of Unnamed Class Members to Appeal a Trial Court’s Approval of a Class Action Settlement'', ABA Class Actions & Derivative Suits
• ''The Silence of the Corporate Lambs; Proving the Corporate/Governmental Defendant Class'', American Bar Association Class Actions and Derivative Suits

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston
• Adjunct Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law
• Class Action and Antitrust Classes and Seminars, Continuing Legal Education Programs

Professional Associations and Memberships

• College of the State Bar of Texas
• American Inns of Court - Master of the Bench
• American Bar Association, Antitrust and Litigation Sections
• Retired Judge Advocate Association
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
• American Justice Institute - Former, Trial Lawyers - Public Justice
• The Air Force Association
• The U.S. Naval Institute

Past Employment Positions

• USAF, Lt. Colonel
• U.S. Army Mititary Judges School, University of Virginia - Certified as U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate and Graduate
• U.S. Air Force, Certified and served five years as Military Trial Judge before retirement

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, ''The Veterans Project'' Assist Returning Veterans
• U.S. Naval Academy Information Officer (Blue & Gold Officer), U.S. Naval Academy Admissions Office Member, Board of Directors, Be An Angel

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