Brock Swartzle

Brock Swartzle serves as an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University's College of Law while concurrently holding an appointment as a Judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals (appointed 2017). His academic affiliation complements extensive legal experience, including roles as Chief of Staff for the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, General Counsel for the Michigan House, and litigation partnership at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP. He specializes in federal court practice with clerkships across Eastern/Western Districts of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Research Focus: His expertise spans critical legal domains, emphasizing:

• Appellate litigation and judicial process
• Corporate law violations (antitrust, securities, white-collar crime)
• Healthcare fraud regulation
• Federal civil procedure

Professional Leadership: Actively contributes to legal scholarship through editorial and advisory roles:

• Editorial Board Member, ABA's Appellate Practice Journal (former Co-Editor-in-Chief)
• Judicial Education Advisory Board, George Mason Law & Economics Center

Education: Earned B.S. with distinction (University of Michigan) and J.D. with honors (George Mason University School of Law), where he served on the Law Review Board of Editors.