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Adam W. Schneid 
White Plains, New York,
phone 914-997-9181
866-919-9062 (Toll Free)
866-808-1204 (Toll Free)
fax 914-997-9180
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Adam W. Schneid's practice is devoted to Family law and Commercial Litigation. Mr. Schneid is a graduate of Cornell University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude, was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif, and received the Jacob Burns Medal (scholastic achievement award) in 2006. While at law school Mr. Schneid was a Dean's Distinguished Scholar, a recipient of the Dean's Merit Scholarship, an Associate Editor of the Cardozo Law Review, and a teaching assistant for a class on contract law. Prior to joining Carol W. Most & Associates, P.C., Mr. Schneid spent five years at Proskauer Rose LLP, a vault 100 law firm with offices around the world, where he was in the litigation department. Mr. Schneid is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association and was an Empire State Counsel honoree in 2008 and 2010. Mr. Schneid is admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice it the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the District of New Jersey.

Representative matters include:

  • Family Law cases involving divorce, child custody and child support;
  • the Senior Vice President of Gen Re against criminal charges of mail and wire fraud relating to a $500 million transaction with American International Group;
  • Sun Capital Inc. and Promise Healthcare in an SEC investigation and in SEC and related litigation in the Middle District of Florida;
  • the Director of an international mining company in an SEC investigation; and
  • a triple lessee of a 23 story office building in Manhattan in connection with a $15 million dispute relating to profit sharing and repair obligations.
Areas of Practice:
Matrimonial law
Family Law
Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
Child Custody
Child Support
Modifications and Enforcements
Separation Agreements
Visitation
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 2007
New York, 2007
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2007
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2009
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009
Education:
Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 2006
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Jacob Burns Medal (scholastic achievement award)
Honors: Recipient of the Dean's Merit Scholarship
Law Review: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Associate Editor


Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 2003
B.S.
Major:  Industrial and Labor Relations


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)


White Plains Bar Association


Westchester County Bar Association


American Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
Proskauer Rose LLP, Associate, 2006 - 2011


Fraternities/Sororities:
Kappa Sigma

Carol W. Most & Associates P.C.
222 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 302
White Plains, NY 10605

Phone
Toll Free: 866-919-9062

              866-808-1204
Local:      914-997-9181

Fax:        914-997-9180