Jonathan Schwartz

Biography

Jonathan Schwartz was born in Washington D.C. After graduating from Bard College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he went to work in Washington D.C. for the Federal Trade Commission, and later for the Department of Commerce. He ultimately made the decision to accept an SEC position in Los Angeles, and decided to make Southern California his home. He now lives and practices law in Marina del Rey, California, where his private law practice is limited to securities regulation, disputes between broker-dealers and customers, securities fraud, and enforcement. He worked his way through college as a professional musician and has performed stand-up comedy at numerous venues in the Los Angeles area.

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Books

Point Sal - A Story of Organized Crime, Identity Theft, Mexican Magic and Cooking
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 54,250. Language: English. Published: August 25, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Marina del Rey attorney Tom McGuire learns that a credit card he never applied for has just been used to buy a new car that winds up in the middle of a 'turf' war outside Santa Barbara, at an idyllic Central California beach called Point Sal.
Caviar Crimes - A Tale of Smuggling, Internet Fraud and Stand-up Comedy
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 51,480. Language: English. Published: August 25, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Marina del Rey attorney Tom McGuire's efforts to develop as a stand-up comedian lead him into a Los Angeles underword of Russian caviar smugglers. At the same time, his old friend is assisting a veteran stock promoter to tout a bogus stock offering on the Internet. Tom winds up taking heat from both the SEC and the US Attorney's Office, neither of which have a sense of humor.
Marina Man - A Southern California Novel of Crime and Confusion
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 63,310. Language: English. Published: August 25, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Marina del Rey attorney Tom McGuire must defend his client against a charge of carjacking and murder, rescue a proctologist-turned-plastic-surgeon, and battle with a government administrator of the Federal Witness Protection Program. Tom also runs into a modern-day Indian tribe that inhabits a high-rise office building, and some environmentalists opposed to a Malibu real estate development scheme.

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