New deputy Jeffrey Schwartz to join Humboldt County District Attorney's Office soon
by Christine Bensen-Messinger, 8/24/2005
The Eureka Reporter
In mid-September, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office will welcome its newest deputy district attorney, San Francisco-based attorney Jeffrey Schwartz.
“He’s been practicing quite a while, (he’s) a pretty experienced attorney,” said Paul Gallegos, Humboldt County’s district attorney.
Schwartz has spent time and represented cases in Humboldt County, Southern California and Northern California.
He is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City and the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago. Schwartz has been working exclusively as a criminal defense attorney since the early 1980s, according to his Web site, www.yougofree.com.
“When we were recruiting, he was one of the people that applied,” Gallegos said. “I’ve actually been talking to Jeff for a couple years.”
For one reason or another, he said, it did not work out until now to hire Schwartz.
“Jeff’s been out there, we’ve talked. (The District Attorney’s Office has) talked to all sorts of people,” Gallegos said. “(Since Tim Stoen left) we have a senior position available and we’re filling it with a senior deputy.”
Schwartz has tried almost every type of case, including misdemeanors, white-collar crime, robberies and death penalty murders.
Although he will be a senior deputy, Gallegos said, he is willing to start with less pay.
“He’s coming in at a reduced salary, he agreed to that,” he said.
Because of his experience, Gallegos said, he should fit in well with the office.
“He will be a senior deputy, which means he will come in and do senior work or he won’t last long (but) he’s a pretty qualified guy,” Gallegos said.
Although the office is not staffed as it should be, Gallegos said hiring Schwartz will start to level out the playing field.
“Our base level of attorneys should be 17, we have 13 right now, (and) we will be at 14,” he said.
(Christine Bensen-Messinger can be reached at christine@eurekareporter.com.)
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