High Swartz LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Michael A. Luongo, Esq. to the firm’s Doylestown Law office. He will add his diverse skillset to the firm’s business litigation, personal injury, criminal defense, and municipal practices. Michael joins High Swartz after practicing for 4 and a half years in the litigation department at a prominent law firm in Blue Bell, PA.
“I’m excited to be part of the litigation team at High Swartz. Their reputation in the Bucks and Montgomery region is well-respected and I look forward to contributing right away,” states Michael.
Prior to his time there as a business litigator and criminal defense attorney, Michael served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Luongo litigated multiple high-profile criminal cases, including hundreds of bench trials and jury trials. He was the designated vertical prosecutor handling all press cases, non-fatal shootings and gunpoint robberies. He also conducted hearings for motions to suppress, bail, quash, discovery, reconsider, and consolidate prior bad acts. It was Michael’s trial and prosecution acumen that garnered his promotion to Northeast Philadelphia’s top prosecutor position.
Michael utilizes his strong business background in his work as a small and medium-sized business litigator in the Philadelphia region. He plans to also assist the firm’s municipal group, consisting of attorneys who counsel multiple first and second class townships in the region as solicitors.
“What really stood out to me was the opportunity to work with High Swartz’s municipal team. I look forward to gleaning from the many years of Southeastern Pennsylvania representation experience the group possesses,” Mr. Luongo said.
While in law school at Rutgers of Camden, Michael served Philadelphia County’s Court of Common Pleas judge the Honorable Rose Mare Defino-Nastasi as a summer law clerk. He earned a Master’s of Business Administration from LaSalle University and also a Bachelor’s of Science from Lehigh University. Michael also studied International Business during his time at Villanova University’s Post Grad Program and worked at a marketing firm during his law school days.