Recognition & Presentations
March 2026:
Speaker at the PULSE Patient Advocacy Symposium
L. Bradley Schwartz spoke about his nationwide access to medical malpractice lawyers in jurisdictions across the country. Schwartz has demonstrated his knowledge and referral resources. He connects with attorneys across the country who are able to dig deep into hospital mistakes, miscommunications, and dangerous transitions and shift changes.
January 2026
Amputee Coalition
L. Bradley Schwartz was recertified as a peer mentor for amputees. He spent time at the coalition event meeting fellow amputees and promoting the GNA Survivor Support program that helps connect survivors who understand the benefits of independent advocacy for people going through situations like their own.
March 2025
Beta Healthcare Group Conference
Keynote Speaker to an audience of 300 healthcare workers, physicians, nurses, case managers and insurance professionals in Pasadena, California, about integrating independent patient advocacy with hospital systems and healthcare in order to prevent medical errors and provide assistance for patients. After his presentation, attorney Schwartz was interviewed on stage by Tim McDonald, Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer at RLDatix about his nationwide medical malpractice experience
September 2024
Senate, Congressional, and White House Presentations
Attended meetings with congressional members and staff about Independent Patient Advocacy and patient safety legislation; White House presentations, discussions with organizations including AHRQ, VA, HHS, and Johns Hopkins leadership.
September 2024
National Healthcare Advocate Summit Presentations
Speaker in Las Vegas to advocacy professionals, attorneys, medical practitioners, nurses, case managers, social workers, and employee benefits representatives about medical errors, systemic failures, and lack of coordinated medical care in Emergency Rooms and during operations.
August 2024
Wall Street Journal Interview
Attorney L. Bradley Schwartz was interviewed about his medical malpractice experience as an attorney and his insight into patient advocacy, becoming covered by Medicare, in order to improve patient care. LINK
September 2023
Capitol Hill, Washington DC
Participated in lobbying efforts and met with legislative liaisons and staffers in the U.S. Senate and Congress to promote and encourage the creation of a National Patient Safety Board (NPSB) in collaboration with Patients For Patient Safety U.S. and the World Health Organization.
April 2023
HIMSS Conference: McCormick Place, Chicago IL
Attorney Schwartz was a panelist at the Patient Experience Forum at the largest global conference on healthcare digitalization, which attracted 35.000 people to Chicago. Mr. Schwartz discussed patient engagement advances and the need for personal one-on-one advocacy to ensure better outcomes.
January 2023
Forbes Article by Michael Millenson “Would A “Patient-Centered” Sepsis Measure Have Saved This Man’s Arms And Legs?”
From his personal experience, Schwartz emphasizes that while sepsis protocols are important, they are only effective if staff actually follow them. He highlights "missed opportunities," such as unreviewed lab results, as a critical failure in care.
October 2022
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Attorney Schwartz presented, “Empowering Patients as Disability Advocates” medical students, residents, faculty, and administrators about the benefits of patient advocacy in the hospital setting.
September 2022
Healthcare Advocate Summit Keynote
L. Bradley Schwartz told his medical malpractice survival story to a national audience of pharmaceutical industry executives and advocates. He made the case for the integration of Independent Patient Advocacy as a necessary and welcome component of the U.S. health system.
August 2021
Pre-Healthcare Advocate Summit Podcast Interview
L. Bradley Schwartz was interviewed by a leader of the Healthcare Advocate Summit. They discussed the interactions between advocates who work directly with patients as opposed to advocates who are employed by hospitals.
November 2020
National online conference attended by hundreds of advocacy professionals and put on by HealthAdvocateX. L. Bradley Schwartz was interviewed by Robin Shapiro, president of the presenting organization.
February 2020
Podcast Interview: TopMedTalk- Sunday Special
Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guest L. Bradley Schwartz, president of Founder and President of Greater National Advocates. he has served on the Board of Directors of both the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) and the Patient Advocate Certification Board (PACB).
https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/sunday-special-greater-national-advocates
February 2020
Podcast Interview: L. Bradley Schwartz – Highway to Heart, Humor, and Honesty in Healthcare
L. Bradley Schwartz recounts his experience with medical malpractice and his career changes after leaving the hospital. He shares the steps he took that led him to his current position, where he is able to assist patients through both legal and advocacy pathways.
2018
Formation of Greater National Advocates
In response to the growing need for Independent Patient Advocacy services, Attorney Schwartz founded Greater National Advocates, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to promote Independent Patient Advocacy and make advocacy services available to patients and loved ones who need support and guidance in healthcare.
July 2018
Peer Mentor Support Certification
Received Peer Support Training and Certification to visit, advise, and counsel recent amputees about the expectations of living with limb loss. Training received at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and the Amputee Coalition.
May 2018
Keynote Presentation at 34th Annual Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) National Conference – Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL.
L. Bradley Schwartz presented, “Perspectives from a Lawyer, Patient Advocate, and Malpractice Survivor” to a national audience of elder care professionals about the emerging role of patient advocacy.
November 2017
Featured Speaker: Washington State Health Advocacy Association - Seattle, WA
Mr. Schwartz addressed attendees at the 5th annual WASHAA Patient Advocacy Conference regarding the implementation of strategies, objectives, and goals for coordination between regional and national patient advocacy organizations
February 2017
Patient Advocacy Certification Board
Attorney Schwartz began serving his one-year term as a director of PACB - the first national Patient Advocacy credentialing body responsible for the development of testing criteria and educational requirements for advocacy professionals on a national scale.
June 2016
Keynote Presentation – Northwestern Memorial Hospital, “Making The Case For Patient Advocacy”
Attorney Schwartz presented this empowering and inspirational speech including his personal medical malpractice story to an audience of physicians, social workers, attorneys, advocates, and hospital administrators about the lifesaving benefits of Independent Patient Advocacy.
April 2015
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago n/k/a Shirley Ryan Ability Lab - Chicago, IL
L. Bradley Schwartz spoke at RIC’s National Limb Loss Awareness Month educational program. Mr. Schwartz addressed physicians, therapists, social workers, the RIC Northwestern prosthetics staff, and amputees regarding limb loss and advocacy for amputees.
April 2015
National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC)
Attorney Schwartz began his three-year term as a Member of the Board of Directors of NAHAC, a non-profit organization serving the Patient Advocacy community.
May 2014
James D. Jacobson Memorial Award Recipient
L. Bradley Schwartz received the prestigious James D. Jacobson Memorial Award for his Outstanding Efforts In Making the Legal System Accessible to those in Need. Attorney Schwartz was honored for his consistent pro bono representation of indigent litigants.
October 2012
Supreme Court Bar Admission
Admitted and sworn in to practice, appear, represent litigants, and present oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States of America
June 2011
Formation of L. Bradley Law LLC
Since 1991, Attorney Schwartz has been a respected trial attorney and partner at a well-known Chicago litigation firm. After losing his limbs to medical malpractice, attorney Schwartz founded a new law firm dedicated to representing sepsis victims, meningitis survivors, and amputees who received either a missed or delayed misdiagnosis.
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