Peter Swarth | West Hills DUI-DWI Lawyer

Peter Swarth has been a criminal defense attorney for over 20 years with extensive trial experience in Federal, State and Juvenile Court for both misdemeanors and felonies. He specializes in DUI and DWI defense, and has experience in holding police accountable. He is passionate about the law and defends his clients with equal amounts of concern and guaranteeing their rights under the law. He is steadfast in his belief that everyone has the right to an aggressive and to have a fair hearing, and will rigorously defend your criminal charges.

A graduate of UCLA and Loyola Law School, Attorney Peter Swarth was admitted to the California State Bar in 1989. He is a certified specialist in criminal law defending the rights of the accused. Los Angeles Defense Lawyer Peter Swarth has also distinguished himself in the field of Criminal Law and Trial Skills, having taught this area of practice for 15 years at the University of West Los Angeles Law and Glendale College of Law. He has also been a guest lecturer at UCLA presenting Psychology and the Law. He has been a frequent lecturer at Public Defender Conferences on the subjects of Infant Homicide, Drug Rehabilitation and the Law, and Learning Disabilities and the Law. And Peter Swarth has been published in the Hastings Comm/Ent (Communications / Entertainment) Law Journal. He is active in the Los Angeles County Bar Association as Chairman of the IPEL section.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney at Law	Law Offices of Peter Swarth	West Hills, CA	2000 - Present
Trial Attorney	Office of Los Angeles County Public Defender's	Los Angeles, CA	1989 - 2000

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University	JD	Law School	1989
University of California - Los Angeles	Bachelor of Arts	Political Science	1976

State / Court	Data
California	1989

• Los Angeles County Bar Association as Chairman of the IPEL section

• Certified Specialist - Criminal Law State Bar of California 2015
  Entertainment Law Writing Competition Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property & Unfair Competition Section 1989

• People v Brown
  Practice Area:Criminal Defense
  Date: Sep 04, 2009
  Outcome: Not Guilty
  Description:
  Client charged with 22 counts of child molestation against 2 cousins. Jury aquitted on some counts, but hung on others. The Court of Appeal ordered the hung counts dismissed based on double jeopardy
  
  People v Harris
  Practice Area: Criminal Defense
  Date: Jun 19, 2014
  Outcome: Case Dismissed
  Description:
  Client charged with assualt, possession of gun by a felon, possession of ammunition by a felon, with two prior strikes. Possible sentence of 25 years to life. Matter dismissed after 995 motion and writ by Court of Appeal, because DA failed to disclose they were prosecuting client's prior attorney.
  

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1989) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	January 12, 2016

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