Arthur Edward Schwartz, CAE
Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel

Arthur Schwartz is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). On three occasions, he has served as Acting Executive Director for NSPE. In addition to leading the NSPE staff and supporting the NSPE Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Mr. Schwartz's responsibilities include serving as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, Licensure & Qualifications for Practice Committee, as well as the NSPE/PEPP Professional Liability Committee and Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

Mr. Schwartz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo (1977) and a Juris Doctor degree from the American University/Washington College of Law (1980). Mr. Schwartz is a member of the American Bar Association, as well as the District of Columbia, Florida, and Virginia Bar Associations. He is also an Honorary Member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers and a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Mr. Schwartz writes an ethics column and a legal column in NSPE's monthly publication PE, as well as a column on ethics for Structural Engineer magazine. He has written extensively for various professional journals on matters involving the practice of engineering and has participated as a guest lecturer at many colleges and universities, federal and state agencies, and several national professional association meetings.

Some of his most recent major publications include: Engineering Licensure Laws: A State-By-State Summary and Analysis; A State-By-State Summary of Liability Laws Affecting the Practice of Engineering; Professional Engineer Self-Regulation: A Discussion Paper; and, A State-By-State Summary of Engineering Corporate Practice Laws.He has also recently launched a Web-based teleseminar series on engineering ethics, professionalism, and the law.