About Us

Harvey Schweitzer

He has been an attorney for hundreds of adoption and foster care cases, is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and serves on the Advisory Council of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Recently awarded “National Treasure Award” from Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center.

Mr. Schweitzer also provides legal consulting services to:

Mr. Schweitzer is the co-author of Foster Care Law: A Primer (2004) available from Carolina Academic Press.

Harvey Schweitzer, a 1976 graduate of UCLA Law School, has been involved in child welfare and related issues since 1980 when he helped create the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect Office at the D.C. Superior Court. Mr. Schweitzer engages in trial and appellate litigation. He is legal counsel to the (D.C.) Consortium for Child Welfare; a consultant to the (D.C.) Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council; and is an adjunct professor at Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America where he teaches juvenile law.  He serves as the general counsel to Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, is of counsel to Savit & Szymkowicz, LLP, is a legal advisor to Catholic Community Services of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. and provides advice and representation to many other nonprofit child serving agencies. He also represents social workers in licensing and disciplinary proceedings.

Mr. Schweitzer is admitted to practice law in D.C. and Maryland.

Leslie Scherr

Leslie Scherr is retired.