Rachel Schulman - Great Neck, NY
Attorney at Rachel Schulman, Esq. PLLC
Appeals Lawyers in Great Neck, NY
10 Bond Street Suite 143 Great Neck, NY 11021
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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25
Years
Experience
Great Neck Appeals Lawyer
Updated: 07/21/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appeals
- Arbitration
- Business Torts
- Civil Rights Claims
- Class Actions
- Commercial Disputes
- Consumer Litigation
- Contract Claims
- Discrimination Claims
- Employment Law
- Fraud Claims
- Gas and Oil Litigation
- Healthcare Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- International Disputes
- Labor and Employment
- Mediation
- Partnership Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
After graduating from Columbia Law School in 2000 as a James Kent Scholar, Rachel clerked for the Honorable John Gleeson on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She later clerked for the Honorable Morton I. Greenberg on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Rachel gained significant litigation and trial experience as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, and at the Hoyle Law Firm in Philadelphia. She also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Rachel began her solo practice in January 2011, teaming as second chair to Krauss PLLC in achieving a favorable multimillion dollar verdict in an asset management partnership dispute following a 12-day federal jury trial. Rachel has worked on numerous other successful federal trials, including commercial and employment discrimination disputes.
Rachel’s firm, teaming with a few other plaintiffs’ firms, achieved a multimillion dollar class-wide settlement of a dispute brought on behalf of Pennsylvania landowners against Chesapeake Energy Corporation, arising from alleged improper royalty deductions. Other representative matters include: defense of labor and employment claims on behalf of an environmental technology corporation; defense of commercial and employment claims on behalf of an automobile dealership; defense of a physician in a labor and employment action; and representation of an anesthesia services corporation in a contract dispute with a former medical affiliate.
Rachel also handles a significant amount of appellate work. She has written appellate briefs and argued a wide range of issues including commercial disputes, employment disputes, and cases involving civil rights, family law, guardianship, estate litigation, and personal injury.
Rachel’s legal writing expertise is in high demand. Her firm has teamed with more than 150 law firms in writing pleadings, memoranda, and legal briefs on countless legal issues. She thoroughly enjoys the academic side of the law, along with her frequent exposure to different industries and claims.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers (2021 - 2026)
- Selected to Rising Stars (2014 - 2015)
- Metro New York Top Attorneys (2021, 2023, 2024)
- Top Attorneys In New Jersey (2022)
- Top Women Attorneys in New York (2014, 2015, 2022, 2024, 2025)
- Attorney At Law Magazine, Long Island Edition (Selected for cover story, February 2015)
- Top Attorneys – New York Metro Area’s Outstanding Young Lawyers (2015)
- Top Women in Law (2016), Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Hofstra University School of Law
- Outstanding Women in Law, Long Island Business New (2016)
Other Sources of Feedback About Rachel Schulman
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Columbia Law School,
New York,
New York, 2000
J.D.
Honors: James Kent Scholar
Law Journal: Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Managing Editor and published author
Non Legal Education
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Duke University, 1997
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Awarded A.J. Fletcher Music Scholarship (25% tuition; awarded to one student per class)
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Awarded Julia Wilkinson Mueller Graduation Prize in Music
Major: Psychology
Major: Music
Past Positions
- Litigation Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY (2000–2001)
- Law Clerk to The Honorable John Gleeson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY (2001–2002)
- Litigation Associate, The Hoyle Law Firm, Philadelphia, PA (2002–2003; 2004–2005)
- Law Clerk to The Honorable Morton I. Greenberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Trenton, NJ (2003–2004)
- Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing, Temple University Beasley School of Law (2004–2005)
- Sole Practitioner (January 2011–Present)
Classes and Seminars
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing, 2004 - 2005
Pro Bono Activities
- Nassau Academy of Law, Hon. Elaine Jackson Stack Moot Court Brief Scorer (2012, 2014, 2015)
Published Works
Articles
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Manipulative Metatagging, Search Engine Baiting, & Initial Interest Confusion, 33 Colum. J.L. & Soc. Probs. 439 (2000)
Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association
- Nassau County Bar Association
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