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Charles Sweeney is a South Bend Native. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1956. He attended the University of Dayton on a football scholarship and graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in 1961. While at Dayton University, he was President of his junior class and Vice-President of his senior class. After getting his BS he attended Notre Dame Law School, receiving his Degree in 1964.
Following graduation from law school, Mr. Sweeney joined the United States Army. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant. Mr. Sweeney served in the Army for over two years as an officer in the Ordnance Corps. He was honorably discharged as a Captain. Following his service in the Army, Mr. Sweeney returned to South Bend and began his law practice.
From the beginning, Mr. Sweeney’s practice concentrated on trial work. Throughout his career, Mr. Sweeney has taken over 100 cases to jury trial. He has also been actively involved with the local community. Mr. Sweeney has, at various times, served as the attorney for both the Town of Roseland and the City of South Bend. He has served on several different occasions as the President of the South Bend Board of Works and the South Bend Board of Safety. Over the years, Mr. Sweeney has also been a guest lecturer on various topics at Notre Dame Law School.
Mr. Sweeney was one of the first attorneys in this area to start a law firm with a practice that was solely dedicated to the representation of injured people and their families. Since the early 1980’s, his practice has been dedicated to that one purpose; helping people fight for their rights when they have been hurt because of someone else’s negligence.
In 2000, Mr. Sweeney founded the new Sweeney Law Firm, with offices in South Bend, Indiana and Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2005, the South Bend office of Sweeney Law Firm became Sweeney Julian as Frank Julian took over as the
managing attorney.
Charles Sweeney is a member of the St. Joseph County Bar Association and has been on the Indiana Trial Lawyers Board of Directors since 1994. He is married to Georgia and has five children and 11 grandchildren.
Mr. Sweeney has always had a close connection with the sport of football. His father was an All-American at Notre Dame and was later a professional football official for 25 years. In 1971, Mr. Sweeney founded the Notre Dame Quarterback Club with Ara Parseghian. In 1982, Mr. Sweeney founded Blue & Gold Illustrated, a newspaper dedicated to coverage of Notre Dame Sports. In 2004, he was given the great honor of receiving an Honorary Notre Dame Monogram. Mr. Sweeney has also been certified as an NFL Players Association Sports Representative, has represented NFL draftees and professionals, and is a member of the NFL Alumni Association. Mr. Sweeney also serves on the Board of Advisors of the South Bend Homeless Center and has served as the President of Sacred Heart Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In his free time, he also serves as a volunteer to our local Hospice.