Mike Schwarz was born in Chicago, Il. He attended Columbia College Chicago, and graduated with a B.A. He was a teacher for a few years, then joined the Chicago Police Department in 1982. He attended law school while being employed as a police officer, and graduated with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago Kent College of Law. While attending law school part time, Mike was honored to be a student editor of the IIT Kent Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Nevada.