Bryan Schwartz

Bryan Schwartz is an Associate Clinical Professor at University of Arizona’s College of Law, where he teaches in the legal writing program (ranked #8 by U.S. News & World Report).  His scholarship focuses primarily on emerging issues in criminal law and procedure.  His recent article appeared in the Seton Hall Law Review.

Before joining the University of Arizona in 2023, Schwartz served as a Visiting Associate Professor at George Washington University Law School for two years.  He also taught as an adjunct professor at William S. Boyd School of Law. 

Before transitioning to academia, Schwartz was a Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily serving on the Domestic Violence Unit and the Special Victim’s Unit.  Finally, Schwartz clerked for now-retired Chief Justice Mark Gibbons on the Nevada Supreme Court. 

Representative Publications

• Short & Happy Guide to a Career in Criminal Law, West Academic (forthcoming 2025). 

• Promoting Justice for Survivors Through Improved Notification and Re-engagement, 53 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1119 (2023)

• Justice Delayed is not Justice Denied: Considerations and Concerns for Addressing the National Sexual Assault Kit Backlog, 90 U. Cin. L. Rev. 148 (2021)

• Making it “Click” - Tailoring a Professor-specific Peer Review Exercise, 30 Persps. 27 (2023)

• Using Prominent Criminal Jury Trials to Teach Theme, The Second Draft (2022)

Education

• JD University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
  2013
• B.A. University of Redlands
  2010