BRIDGET O'BRIEN SWARTZ, CELA
Ms. Swartz’s practice focuses on the financial and legal needs of minor disabled children and disabled adults under age 65, with an emphasis on public benefits eligibility issues.
She graduated cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law, obtained a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Arizona State University, and obtained her Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Ms. Swartz is currently acting as Judge Pro Tem in the Probate Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court and is a Specialist in Estate & Trust Law certified by the State Bar of Arizona. She is also certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). Ms. Swartz is past Chair of the Estate & Trust Advisory Commission of the State Bar of Arizona.
Ms. Swartz also served as President of the Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and Co-Chair of its Public Policy Committee. She continues to be an active participant in the Public Policy Committee, and authored SB 1184 pertaining to special treatment trusts and their treatment by AHCCCS, which became effective September 19, 2007, as well as an eleventh hour amendment to the Arizona Trust Code as it relates to special needs trusts, which legislation becomes effective January 1, 2009.
Ms. Swartz was awarded the NAELA Outstanding Chapter Member in Arizona for both 2004 and 2005. She is also part of the leadership team of NAELA, and is serving in the capacity of Associate Editor of its publication, the NAELA Journal, as well as serving as Vice Chair of the Senior Rights Political Action Committee (SR-PAC) of NAELA.
Ms. Swartz participates as a member of the Special Needs Alliance and serves as President-Elect on its Board of Directors, is a member of the Mental Health and Elder Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and a member of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona.
Updated 11/08
The Law Office of Bridget O'Brien Swartz, P.L.L.C., consists of: