Since joining the Blanch Law Firm, Mr. Schneider has represented clients in a broad array of criminal and civil matters. His has represented several criminal defendants accused of theft crimes, assault and DUI. Mr. Schneider is also an experienced White Collar litigator. Prior to joining the Blanch Law Firm, Mr. Schneider represented several White Collar clients including an oil and gas investor being investigated by both state and federal authorities and a construction company implicated in a federal investigation targeting union corruption in New Jersey.

Mr. Schneider began his career as a commercial litigation associate at some of New York’s most prestigious firms. His high-profile representations include a large New York State developer in an appraisal proceeding to determine the replacement value of several iconic structures that were destroyed during the September 11 terrorist attacks and an executive at a Fortune 500 company accused of attempting to spearhead a hostile takeover without the company’s consent. Mr. Schneider continues to service the firm’s civil clients in practice areas ranging from contracts to civil rights.

In addition to his experience as a trial lawyer, Mr. Schneider has also handled several civil and criminal appeals. Recently, he won a unanimous decision in 2006 from a New York appellate court which reversed his client’s conviction for charges of drug possession. The case was prominently featured on the front page of the New York Law Journal.

Mr. Schneider is a 2005, cum laude graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of law. While in law school he served on the Cardozo Law Review who published his article on the use of juvenile adjudications for sentence enhancement purposes. Mr. Schneider holds a Bachelors Degree in History from Union College where he graduated Cum Laude in 1998.

Areas of Practice

• White Collar Crimes
• DUI/DWI
• Computer Crimes
• Assault
• Bribery
• Public Corruption
• Theft Crimes
• Insurance Fraud
• Medicare/Medicaid
• Securities
• Insurance Coverage
• Contracts
• Employment
• Civil Rights
• General Corporate Litigation
• Appellate Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 2005
• New York, 2006
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2007
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2007
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2005

Education

Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 2005 - J.D.

• Honors: Cum Laude
• Honors: Dean’s Merit Scholar (2003-2005)
• Honors: Cardozo Service and Achievement Award (2005)
• Law Review: Cardozo Law Review, 2004 - 2005

Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1998 - B.A.

• Honors: Cum Laude
• Honors: Dean’s List (1996-1998)
• Major: History

Past Employment Positions

• Arkin Kaplan Rice LLP
• Proskauer Rose LLP