Intro 

Brian Schwalb was sworn in as only the second-ever independently-elected District of Columbia Attorney General on January 2, 2023. 

Early Life and Education 

AG Schwalb grew up in D.C. and is a third-generation Washingtonian. He attended Duke University before earning his law degree from Harvard Law School.  

Career Highlights 

After completing a two-year judicial clerkship following law school, AG Schwalb served as a trial attorney in the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Eventually, he entered private practice, where he represented individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and families in cases, including those injured by excessive and unconstitutional police force, people defrauded out of assets, and those fighting for their lives on death row.   

AG Schwalb is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He previously served in leadership at Venable, including firm-wide Vice Chairman and then Partner-in-Charge of their D.C. office. 

Attorney General Accomplishments 

During his time as Attorney General, Brian Schwalb secured $6.8 million for nearly 100 tenants living in dangerous conditions, received settlements for DC workers who worked for employers suspected of violating DC laws, and sued Maryland gun stores for facilitating illegal gun trafficking into DC.  

Personal Life 

AG Schwalb and his wife Mickie Simon live in Ward 3 of Washington, DC, where they raised their three daughters.