Richard A. Schnoll
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Richard A. Schnoll, a partner with the firm, concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and complex commercial litigation. He is also a member of the Disabilities Law Group in the Special Education practice as the primary trial attorney. Mr. Schnoll is the former Managing Attorney for Jacoby & Meyers and was an Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, New York. He was also a senior executive in a technology company.  Mr. Schnoll authors the NJcaraccidentlawblog where he writes about the many issues related to automobile collisions and insurance.

Mr. Schnoll has extensive trial experience. As Managing Attorney at Jacoby & Meyers, Mr. Schnoll led the litigation teams that secured a multimillion dollar settlement for a brain damaged teenager who drowned in a motel pool and a multimillion dollar verdict against a municipality for negligence resulting in serious leg injuries. At the time it was the largest upheld verdict of its kind in the state. Mr. Schnoll recently has concentrated his efforts on commercial, including employment, litigation obtaining a number of outstanding settlements and verdicts on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. His representations also encompass the areas of securities and real estate disputes.

Mr. Schnoll is admitted to the Bar in New Jersey, New York and California. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Schnoll previously held NASD Series 7 and 66 licenses as well as Life and Health Insurance licenses in New Jersey and New York.

Mr. Schnoll is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Association of Trial Lawyers of America-NJ. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Schnoll is currently an adjunct professor at Montclair State University.

Mr. Schnoll attended the Boston University School of Law where he was awarded a J.D. and SUNY at Stony Brook from which he received his B.A. degree.

Presentations
"Mediation and Due Process in Special Education Cases," Saddle Brook, New Jersey (March 2011).

Selected Published Cases

Smith v. Paterson, 88 AD2d 917 (NY AD 2nd Dept 1982) (Article 78 proceeding challenging the suspension of a real estate broker’s license)

Celestial Food Corp of Coram, Inc., v.. N.Y.S. Liquor Authority, 99 AD2d 25 (NY AD 2nd Dept 1984) (Article 78 proceeding challenging ruling of the NY State Liquor Authority requiring corporation to seal access to an adjoining game room)