Brian Schwalb | |
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Attorney General for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
Preceded by | Karl Racine |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mickie |
Children | 3 |
Education |
Duke University (
BA) Harvard University ( JD) |
Brian Lawrence Schwalb (born 1967), is an American attorney serving as the attorney general of the District of Columbia. Prior to becoming attorney general, Schwalb was the Partner-in-Charge of Venable LLP's D.C. office. [1] [2]
Schwalb was born to a Jewish family at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., in 1967. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Schwalb served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge John R. Hargrove in Baltimore. After completing service as a law clerk, Schwalb joined the Department of Justice Honor Program and became a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Tax Division. After leaving the Department of Justice, Schwalb formed a boutique law firm. [3] In 2005 he joined Venable LLP, where he worked as the firm's vice chairman for four years and was subsequently partner-in-charge of the D.C. office. [3]
In the 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election, Schwalb was endorsed by the two previous District of Columbia Attorneys General. [4] In the primary, Schwalb ran against Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones and won with 45% of the vote. [5] He was unopposed in the general election. [6]
In 2023, Schwalb began investigating the political funding networks of Leonard Leo and Arabella Advisors. [7]
Schwalb lives in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington D.C. He and his wife, Mickie, have three daughters. Schwalb is Jewish and is a member and trustee of Adas Israel Congregation. [1] [2]
Brian Schwalb | |
---|---|
Attorney General for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
Preceded by | Karl Racine |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mickie |
Children | 3 |
Education |
Duke University (
BA) Harvard University ( JD) |
Brian Lawrence Schwalb (born 1967), is an American attorney serving as the attorney general of the District of Columbia. Prior to becoming attorney general, Schwalb was the Partner-in-Charge of Venable LLP's D.C. office. [1] [2]
Schwalb was born to a Jewish family at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., in 1967. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Schwalb served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge John R. Hargrove in Baltimore. After completing service as a law clerk, Schwalb joined the Department of Justice Honor Program and became a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Tax Division. After leaving the Department of Justice, Schwalb formed a boutique law firm. [3] In 2005 he joined Venable LLP, where he worked as the firm's vice chairman for four years and was subsequently partner-in-charge of the D.C. office. [3]
In the 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election, Schwalb was endorsed by the two previous District of Columbia Attorneys General. [4] In the primary, Schwalb ran against Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones and won with 45% of the vote. [5] He was unopposed in the general election. [6]
In 2023, Schwalb began investigating the political funding networks of Leonard Leo and Arabella Advisors. [7]
Schwalb lives in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington D.C. He and his wife, Mickie, have three daughters. Schwalb is Jewish and is a member and trustee of Adas Israel Congregation. [1] [2]