Los Angeles native Joel D. Schwartz, an attorney at the law offices of Nachshin & Langlois LLP, is known as a top-notch family law attorney, with experience in handling a variety of cases as they relate to family law disputes.
Many of the firm’s clients are celebrities and high net worth individuals such as: television producer Don Bellisario; Film director, John McTiernan (“Hunt for Red October” and “Die Hard”); Rap artist, Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus); novelist and screenwriter Terry McMillan ("Waiting to Exhale," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," among others); Miami Heat’s Brian Grant; Rod Stewart’s ex-wife Alana Stewart; Will Smith's ex-wife, Sheree; actor/singer David Cassidy; Atlanta Braves’ Gary Sheffield; Welterweight Champion Oscar de la Hoya; David Wesley of the Charlotte Hornets; Bret Saberhagen, former Major League Baseball pitcher for Kansas City, Boston and the New York Mets; the late Buck Owens, country music legend and host of "Hee Haw" for 15 years; Walt Disney Corporation’s CEO, Robert Iger; and Brian de Palma’s ex-wife, for whom the attorneys at the firm were able to seek and obtain double the amount of her existing child support award. Schwartz has worked closely with the firm’s partners, handling various aspects of their many notable cases. The firm is best known for its precedent-setting win in the Barry Bonds prenuptial case that was heard at the California Supreme Court level where the firm prevailed on Bonds’ behalf.
Schwartz strives to obtain the best possible results for his clients. He makes certain that each client is actively involved in the decision-making process and that they fully understand all aspects of his or her case. His goal is to spare the client undo stress and trauma in what is typically a very difficult life experience. Finding workable solutions—and helping clients move forward with their lives—are always his primary goals and a top priority.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in English from California State University, Northridge in 1989, Schwartz attended Southwestern University School of Law where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in administrative law and graduated cum laude in the top 10 percent of his class in 1992. While in law school, Schwartz authored “Inadvertence Requirement of the Plain View Doctrine,” Southwestern Law Review, December 1991.
Schwartz’s commitment to his clients is evident in his availability. Day or night, weekday or weekend, Schwartz is available to assist his clients with questions, or to just listen. He prefers challenging and competitive cases in which he has an opportunity to utilize his written and oral advocacy skills. “I try to achieve the best results for my clients, and each case differs, therefore, each solution is unique,” says Schwartz.
He holds membership in the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association and State Bar of California.