# Nicholas Sarwark (@sarwark.org)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/sarwark.org
Headline: Attorney and advocate helping clients defend their rights in both civil and criminal matters. Our firm helps businesses collect on financial obligations by enforcing legal judgments and negotiating equitable settlements.

## About

Mr. Sarwark has a wide range of advocacy, leadership, and business management experience. In addition to his legal practice, he also provides strategy, communications, and fundraising advice to individuals and organizations working to build a world free from coercion. He also has extensive litigation experience, including over 36 trials to a jury and argument before the Colorado Supreme Court. Prior to practicing law, he spent 13 years in computer science, encompassing all areas of the software development life cycle, from initial requirements analysis through design, development, testing, training, and maintenance.Licensed to practice law in Colorado, Arizona, New Hampshire, and the Federal Districts of Arizona and New Hampshire.

## Experience

- **Of Counsel at Hallstrom Law Firm** (2025 – present)
  We use the law to satisfy obligations. If somebody agreed to pay you, then they didn't live up to their agreement, we can help. If you are a business who wasn't paid for goods or services you delivered, we can help. If you are a lender who wasn't paid for money that was borrowed, we can help.
  
  Admitted in Colorado, Arizona, and New Hampshire.
- **Executive Director at Libertarian Policy Institute** (2019 – 2025)
  Providing candidates and legislators the tools they need to communicate and implement a near term libertarian policy agenda.
- **Vice President at Consolidated Auto Sales** (2014 – 2019)
  Assisting the President in all aspects of managing the oldest used car dealership in Phoenix, including everything: purchasing cars, selling cars, servicing cars, marketing, finance, administration, and legal compliance.
- **Vice President at Family Loan Company Inc** (2014 – 2019)
  Responsible for operations at Arizona's oldest automotive finance company. Underwriting and managing a portfolio of over $2MM in auto loans. Responsible for legal matters, including Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance, credit reporting, and responding to credit disputes. Handled bankruptcy claims,  ECF filings and appearances at meetings of creditors on behalf of the loan company.
- **Contractor/Consultant at Carousel30** (2008 – 2009)
  Analyzed, designed, and implemented web application changes using various web development languages, configuration control tools, and content management systems.
- **Senior Systems Developer at AAMC** (2003 – 2008)
  Designed software systems to meet customer requirements and integrate into a larger enterprise technology model.
  
  Mentored others in systems analysis, object-oriented software engineering, and technical writing.
  
  Implemented software in a variety of languages and technologies, including ColdFusion and Java.
  
  Recommended process and architecture improvements and technology strategies and worked closely with the Chief Software Engineer to improve the quality of software produced by the Association.
- **Law Clerk at Institute for Justice** (2007 – 2007)
  Drafted an expert declaration challenging the admissibility of survey evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence in the context of FRCP Rule 56 summary judgment proceedings. Wrote memoranda analyzing the constitutionality of a Texas interior design regulation and supporting statutes. Researched the admissibility of web site evidence in litigation under the Federal Rules of Evidence.Worked closely with senior attorneys at the firm on active cases, providing legal research and analysis under tight deadlines.
- **Senior Systems Analyst/Consultant at Technical Services Group** (1996 – 2003)
  Directed the application of effective full life cycle software development practice to the development effort.
  
  Led teams working on the elicitation of user requirements and the translation of those requirements into a system design.
  
  Ensured that the requirements, design, and delivered systems accurately reflected the customer’s needs, within the scope of the project.
  
  Maintained clear communication with the customer in support of the project.
- **Principal at Wedge Squared Strategies** (2019 – present)
  We help people who want to set the world free achieve their political and philanthropic goals with strategy, communication, and fundraising. Before we work with any client, we spend the time to find out about their goals, strengths, and challenges so we can provide tailored solutions to meet their individual needs.
  
  Are you are a great communicator who needs strategic advice and a support team to help your message reach more people? Are you a great organizer bringing a team together to do incredible work who needs to effectively communicate the value of your work to potential supporters? Are you having trouble finding your strategic focus and inspiring your team to achieve success?  We have helped clients in all of these situations identify what they are doing right, what they could do better, and what they haven't even thought of doing yet. If you are ready to take things to the next level, reach out to schedule a time for us to discuss your goals and see how we can help you.
- **Member at Kravos LLC** (2024 – present)
  Firearms manufacturer and importer, including the Altor affordable self-defense pistol, offered in 9mm and .380 calibers.
  
  Made entirely in America of high-quality materials and offered by quality sporting goods stores nationwide.
  
  https://altorcorp.com
- **Chair at Libertarian National Committee** (2014 – 2020)
  Served as the chief executive officer of the Libertarian Party with full authority to direct its business and affairs, including hiring and discharging of National Committee volunteers and paid personnel, subject to express National Committee policies and directives issued in the exercise of the National Committee's plenary control and management of Party affairs, properties and funds. Primary spokesperson for the Libertarian Party in public and in the media.
- **President at Consolidated Auto Sales** (2023 – present)
  Dealer principal at Phoenix's oldest independent automobile dealership, founded in 1942 by Roman “Slim” Sarwark with his wife Ruth. We're keeping his vision alive as a family business born in downtown Phoenix providing affordable transportation to families who need to get where they're going.
- **Deputy Public Defender at Colorado State Public Defender** (2009 – 2014)
  Represent indigent clients in felony criminal matters at all stages from investigation through jury trials and post-judgment filings. Tried over 25 criminal jury trials to a verdict, most recently a complete acquittal in a First Degree Murder case.
  
  Litigate constitutional motions and appellate issues, including arguing a case before the Colorado Supreme Court (Tate v. People, 290 P.3d 1268 (Colo. 2012)).

## Education

- **Columbia Union College** — BS, Computer Science (1993 – 1998)
- **American University Washington College of Law** — JD, Law (2004 – 2008)

## Skills

- Crisis Communications
- Direct Mail Fundraising
- Advertising
- Political Campaigns
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Executive Management
- Director level
- Automotive Sales
- Debt Collection
- Criminal Defense
- Criminal Law
- Programming
- Requirements Analysis
- Inside Sales
- Pre-sales
- PHP
- Java
- Business Analysis
- Software Project Management
- Project Management
- SQL
- C++
- UML
- Eclipse
- Xcode
- J2EE Application Development
- CSS
- HTML
- JavaScript
- XML
- Systems Analysis
- Consulting
- Knowledge Management
- Jury Trials
- Motions
- Integration
- Management
- Legal Research
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Planning
- Program Management
- Social Media
- Research
- Leadership
- Bankruptcy Law
- Automotive Finance
- Technical Writing
- ECF
- FCRA
- Public Policy
- Trials
- Litigation
- Credit Reporting
- Rules Of Evidence
- Small Business Management
- Objective-C
- Toad
- RUP
- Oracle SQL

## Projects

- **U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Technical Directorate - Infrastructure Plan for Information Technology**
  Interviewed managers to determine their requirements for automated project management, Intranet and Internet accessibility and open data base connectivity.

Developed a matrix or requirements gathered to evaluate a set of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software candidates for fulfilling those requirements.

Made recommendations of COTS tools to procure.
- **Acquisition Reform Office: Knowledge Management Initiatives**
  As Deputy Development Lead with the Department of the Navy's Acquisition Reform Office's Knowledge Management (KM) initiative, managed a team of 10 people in building a component-based web application, integrating ColdFusion, SQL Server, and Verity K2 Search Engine.

Drafted architectural and system design, translating user requirements into a finished product. Led efforts to create a repeatable, structured development process, based on the Rational Unified Process, which would remain responsive to rapidly evolving requirements. Implemented configuration control and test procedures.

Developed technical documentation and development standards for the development of web-based KM systems.

Developed components to be integrated into the delivered project.

Created a strategy for ongoing requirements analysis efforts.
- **US Census Bureau: WebCATI Redesign**
  As Project Manager, led an integrated team of 20 government and contractor personnel in the redesign of a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system.

The existing DOS-based system was to be redesigned as a web-based Java (J2EE) application using the Unified Process. In addition to the software requirements analysis and design tasks, the project also included creating a software development infrastructure that the customer could use in future development efforts.

This infrastructure comprised Embarcadero modelling tools, iPlanet Application and Web servers, running in a clustered environment using Sun hardware architecture.
- **Global Combat Support System – Army (GCSS-A)**
  Led the Security Integrated Product Team (IPT) in the design and development of the Security Access Module (SAM) of GCSS-A.

Worked with representatives from each of the stakeholder organizations to develop a coherent security strategy that met the customer’s needs and complied with the Department of Defense Security Criteria and Processes.

Translated the security requirements into a design that integrated with the other modules of the cross-platform Oracle application.

Identified issues with the security policy, and brought them to the attention of the working groups responsible.

## Volunteering

- Treasurer at Polaris Educational Foundation (Manchester, NH)

## Other profiles

- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsarwark/