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Eric T. Schneider

Senior Counsel

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Eric T. Schneider focuses his practice on Commercial Litigation, Trucking, Transportation, and Professional Liability Defense. Prior to his current role, he worked with local defense firms, managing cases in Trucking & Transportation, Premises Liability, and Workers’ Compensation.

Schneider earned his J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School, where he served as a Teacher's Assistant for Professor Rogelio Lasso. He was also an active member of the ADR Trial Team and the Trial Team. During law school, Mr. Schneider gained valuable experience as a law clerk with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and as a judicial extern for Judge Peggy Chiampas in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Criminal Division.

Eric received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Mediated Communications from Stonehill College in 2016, where he competed in NCAA Football and Baseball. 

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois

Community Involvement

  • Editor for “Do the Write Thing – National Campaign to Stop Violence”.
  • Contributor and volunteer for Planting Seeds International, a non-profit organization that provides education for children and families in Guatemala.
  • Contributor to St. Jude’s.

Education

  • J.D., University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall School of Law, 2021
    – Teacher’s Assistant
  • B.A., Economics and Mediated Communication, Stonehill College, 2016