Adam W. Schneid - White Plains, NY
Attorney at Most & Schneid, P.C.
Child Custody Lawyers in White Plains, NY
222 Bloomingdale Road Suite 410 White Plains, NY 10605
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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19
Years
Experience
White Plains Child Custody Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Child Custody
- Child and Spousal Support
- Equitable Distribution Aspects of Divorce Proceedings
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Separation Agreements
- Appeals
- Trials and Modifications of child custody, access and support
Attorney Information
Overview
Adam W. Schneid's practice is devoted primarily to Family and Matrimonial law. Mr. Schneid is a graduate of Cornell University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude, was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif, and received the Jacob Burns Medal (scholastic achievement award) in 2006. While at law school Mr. Schneid was a Dean's Distinguished Scholar, a recipient of the Dean's Merit Scholarship, an Associate Editor of the Cardozo Law Review, and a teaching assistant for a class on contract law. Prior to joining Most & Schneid, P.C. Mr. Schneid spent five years at Proskauer Rose LLP, a vault 100 law firm with offices around the world, where he was in the litigation department. Mr. Schneid is a member of the New York State, American, Westchester and White Plains Bar Associations. Mr. Schneid is admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the District of New Jersey.
Representative matters include:
- Family Law cases involving divorce, child custody and child support;
- the Senior Vice President of Gen Re against criminal charges of mail and wire fraud relating to a $500 million transaction with American International Group;
- Sun Capital Inc. and Promise Healthcare in an SEC investigation and in SEC and related litigation in the Middle District of Florida;
- the Director of an international mining company in an SEC investigation; and
- a triple lessee of a 23 story office building in Manhattan in connection with a $15 million dispute relating to profit sharing and repair obligations.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Adam W. Schneid
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
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,
New York,
New York, 2006
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Jacob Burns Medal (scholastic achievement award)
Honors: Recipient of the Dean's Merit Scholarship
Honors: Dean’s Distinguished Scholar
Honors: Teaching Assistant for a Class on Contract Law
Law Review: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Associate Editor
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Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,
New York,
New York, 2006
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Non Legal Education
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Cornell University,
Ithaca,
New York, 2003
B.S.
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
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Cornell University,
Ithaca,
New York, 2003
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Proskauer Rose LLP, Associate, 2006 - 2011
Pro Bono Activities
- Executive Committee of the Cardozo Alumni Association
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2007
- New York, 2007
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009
Other Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- White Plains Bar Association
- Westchester County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Nassau County Bar Association
- NYSBA Committee on Child Custody (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Kappa Sigma
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Contact
222 Bloomingdale Road
Suite 410
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: 866-808-1204
Fax: 914-997-9180
Email: Send a message
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