Phillips Nizer LLP
Ernie Schoellkopff is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Counsel at Phillips Nizer LLP since November 2019. With extensive experience as an Attorney at Piekarsky & Associates, LLC and Coughlin Duffy LLP, among others, Schoellkopff has specialized in litigation, insurance law, appellate law, personal injury, disability law, and commercial litigation services. Prior to these roles, Schoellkopff worked as a Staff Attorney for the Tenth District Court of Appeals, contributing to opinion drafting for Judge Jennifer Brunner. A Partner at Connell Foley LLP for over two decades, Schoellkopff has handled diverse legal matters, including business valuation, healthcare finance, and appellate practice, with a notable record of reported opinions. Schoellkopff holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Notre Dame Law School and an A.B. in English from Dartmouth College.
Phillips Nizer LLP
We are a mid-sized New York law firm whose guiding principle is "Resourceful Representation." Our firm was founded in 1926 by Louis Nizer, considered one of the most outstanding trial lawyers of the twentieth century, and Louis Phillips, Vice President and General Counsel of Paramount Pictures. Our size and diversity of our practice enable us to be a full-service law firm in virtually all areas of law, while affording clients close contact and working relationships with partners, counsel and associates. Our practices include: * Corporate Law * Litigation & Arbitration * Intellectual Property Law / Trademarks; Copyrights * Licensing * Fashion Law [Blog: www.fashionindustrylaw.com] * Real Estate Law * Environmental Law * Land Use & Government Relations * Trusts & Estates Law * Tax Law * Immigration Law * Securities Law / Private Placement / Fund Formation * Employment Law / Labor Law * Entertainment Law * Technology Law / Internet Law / Cyber Security * Family Law / Matrimonial Law * International * White Collar Criminal Defense We are headquartered in New York City, with additional offices on Long Island, New York and in Hackensack, New Jersey. Our firm is a member of Ally Law, an international legal network of over 60 independent law firms located in more than 40 countries. Through our association with Ally Law, we are able to maintain a strong position in the legal marketplace. We are the Ally Law member in the New York metropolitan area.