Matthew G. Schwartz - Macon, GA

New York City is where "Matt" Matthew G. Schwartz grew up. He earned a BA in Russian and Russian and Soviet studies from the University of Arizona in 1994. In 1999, he graduated from the law school at Seton Hall University with honors. Mr. Schwartz is qualified to represent clients in civilian or military proceedings according to his bar admissions in Georgia, New York, and New Jersey.

Before accepting a position as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, Mr. Schwartz worked as a private practitioner in New York and New Jersey. Prior to his retirement, he held a number of positions within the military, including those of base prosecutor, Area Defense Counsel, Senior Trial Counsel, defense counsel at Guantanamo Bay, and deputy staff judge advocate at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

Mr. Schwartz established the military criminal and administrative defense practice at Anderson Walker & Reichert, LLP when he joined the firm in October 2018. While serving in the Air Force, Mr. Schwartz gained extensive experience defending service members in a wide variety of disciplinary proceedings, including courts-martial, officer boards of inquiry, enlisted administrative discharge boards, medical credentialing boards, flying evaluation boards, non-judicial punishment (NJP) under Article 15 of the UCMJ, and administrative paperwork (Letters of Counseling, Admonishment, and Reprimand); and defending civilians who have had their security clearances revoked, civilian jobs terminated, or security clearances barred.

It's not just military criminal defense that Mr. Schwartz deals with; he also deals with a wide range of sophisticated civil lawsuits.