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Philip Schwartz 
4000 Legato Road
Suite 400
Fairfax, Virginia 22033-5556
 

Communication Center 
Phone: 703-341-4758
866-313-3775 (Toll Free)
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Fax: 703-222-9090
Web site: http://www.pschwartzlaw.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
AffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Areas of Practice:
International Family Tax Law
Divorce
International Law
Child Support
Custody & Visitation
Tax Law
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 1959
District of Columbia, 1966
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1964
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1966
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1968
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1966
U.S. Supreme Court, 1966
U.S. Tax Court, 1966
U.S. Court of International Trade, 1988
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1961
LL.M.
Major:  Taxation


George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1959
J.D.


Queens College


Seton Hall University


George Washington University, 1952
Major:  International Economics and Mathematics


Le Sorbonne of University of Paris, 1975


Alliance Francaise, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974


London School of Economics, 1972


Harvard University, 1971


Defense Language Institute, 1955


Representative Cases:
Harper, et al. v. Virginia State Board of Elections, Albertis Harrison, Governor, et al., 383 U.S. 663, 86 S. Ct. 1079 (1966)
Hoffman v. Horton et al., 212 Va. 565, 186 S.E. 2d 79 (1972)
Bergen v. Bergen, 4 Va. App. 516 (1987)
Brown v. Harms, 863 F. Supp. 278 (1994)
Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers in America


Washingtonian Magazine's Best Divorce Lawyer's


Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers


Senior Barrister, American Inns of Court


Lifetime Achievement Award, Virginia State Bar's Family Law Section


Named a Virginia Super Lawyer


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New York State Bar Association
Member


Federal Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Interamerican Bar Association
Member


Virginia State Bar
Member


District of Columbia Bar
Member


American Society of International Law
Member


British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Member


Solicitors Family Law Association of England and Wales
Member


Union Internationale des Avocats
Member


Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association
Member


North American Council of London Court of International Arbitration
Member


U.S. Secretary of State's Advisory Comm. on Private International Law
Member


American College of Family Law Trial Lawyers (only Member in Virginia)
Diplomate


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994 - 1996
Vice-President


International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1996 - 1997
President


International Bar Association, 1988 - Present
Liaison to International Monetary Fund


International Bar Association
Former Chair of Family Law Section


Languages:
English
French
Spanish
Russian
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi