Daniel Schneider

Daniel J. Schneider is a principal of Offit Kurman and a member of the firm’s Construction Law and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Based in the firm’s New York office, Daniel maintains a broad litigation practice focused on construction, real estate and commercial disputes and represents clients at the trial and appellate levels.

Daniel has extensive experience in adjoining-property disputes and other complex real estate and construction matters, including defective construction and design, property damage, adverse possession, and related commercial claims. His practice also encompasses business disputes, personal injury defense, and tort claims involving defamation, fraud, conversion, assault, and breach of fiduciary duty. Daniel also works closely with the firm’s Labor and Employment practice in counseling and representing his outside general counsel clients.

A seasoned trial and appellate advocate, Daniel has tried numerous jury and bench trials and has represented clients in evidentiary hearings, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and appeals in state and federal courts. His appellate experience includes matters before the New York Appellate Division and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as well as appellate matters in other jurisdictions. Daniel has successfully represented both appellants and respondents and has obtained significant reversals as well as affirmances for his clients. Drawing on his trial-court experience, Daniel approaches appeals with an understanding not only of appellate law and procedure, but of how cases and records are actually developed through litigation.

Daniel is a pragmatist. He approaches litigation as a means to achieve his client’s business and personal objectives, not as an end in itself. A tough but realistic negotiator, he looks for opportunities to resolve disputes when resolution serves the client’s interests and litigates aggressively when it does not.

Before becoming a lawyer, Daniel worked in the restaurant industry, an experience that continues to shape his approach to practicing law. He believes that being a lawyer has much in common with being a server: both require excellent service, clear communication, the ability to solve problems on a moment’s notice, and, above all, a commitment to the customer. Daniel brings that service philosophy to every engagement, with the goal of ensuring that his clients are not only well represented, but well taken care of throughout the process.