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Daniel Schneider Joins Offit Kurman’s Construction Law and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups

October 4, 2024

Offit Kurman is pleased to announce the addition of principal attorney Daniel J. Schneider to the firm’s construction law and commercial litigation practice groups. Based in the firm’s New York office, Daniel also actively serves clients in California and New Jersey (he is licensed to practice there, as well as in Massachusetts and Illinois). He focuses on adjoining property disputes, real estate and construction issues, defective construction/design, property damage, and personal injury defense.

In addition to construction matters, Daniel handles commercial disputes and works closely with the labor and employment practice group for his general counsel clients. He also handles tort defense cases, including slander, libel, assault, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He has used his tough yet realistic and pragmatic approach to successfully bring matters to the best possible conclusion, whether through trial, arbitration, or negotiation.

“Offit Kurman mirrors my personal philosophy,” said Daniel Schneider. “The firm takes an objective, business-based, service-based approach to servicing clients.”

Daniel brings a client-centered approach to the practice of law. His previous experience in the restaurant industry taught him the value of client satisfaction through the delivery of superlative work product, excellent service, and problem-solving. He is committed to bringing those values, paired with his zealous advocacy to Offit Kurman.

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