​Jeffrey R. Schmieler

Managing Partner & CEO

​​​schmielerj@sslawfirm.com

Biography

​Jeffrey R. Schmieler is a founding member and managing partner at S&S. He has decades of experience practicing law and has distinguished himself as an outstanding lawyer and successful trial practitioner. 

​Jeffrey is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated attorney, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. He has been recognized as a "Top Rated Lawyer" in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Virginia and was featured in "Top Rated Lawyers: The Definitive Guide to Legal Representation", a publication that appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Baltimore Sun.

Jeffrey has extensive experience in representing the interests of a broad spectrum of clientele and has actively been engaged as a highly successful trial lawyer for over 50 years.  A compilation of the reported Appellate decisions involving cases in which he was counsel both at trial and on appeal is set forth on the firm's Prospectus.

His areas of concentration include defense-based litigation, specifically in tort, breach of contract, product liability, premises liability, insurance coverage and defense, environmental & mass tort defense, construction defect, products liability defense, general defense and complex class actions. He has also engaged as insurance coverage counsel for many major domestic and foreign insurance carriers.

Jeffrey's business and transactional practice includes advising clients on corporate matters including entity formation, corporate governance, business disputes, and real estate transactions.

Jeffrey has also actively been engaged as a legal author and lecturer and has authored numerous legal publications as well as lectured extensively on a wide range of legal topics of interest to his clientele.

Personal Information

Jeffrey was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and, when they are home, his children, and hiking outdoors. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, Juris Doctor
  • Duquesne University School of Law

Awards & Honors

  • A/V Rated Lawyer on Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recipient National Association Criminal Victims Compensation Board Award, 1980-1985
  • ​Clarence Darrow Scholarship Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement 

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia  
  • Virginia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit  
  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia  
  • United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States Supreme Court  
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Howard County Bar Association
  • The District of Columbia Bar
  • The Virginia State Bar Association
  • Governor's Executive Advisory Council
  • Member of Select Panel on Insurance Fraud
  • Washington Claim Association
  • Select Panel on Insurance Fraud
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Commission, Commissioner
  • National Council of Self-Insurers
  • Defense Research Institute
  • CLM Insurance Fraud Committee
  • CLM Environmental and Toxic Tort Committee  (Asbestos/Toxic Tort/Mass Litigation)

Seminars

  • Insurance Fraud - The Recognition and Identification of Insurance Fraud, The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Baltimore Office, July 25, 2002
  • Litigation of Insurance Claims - The Defense Perspective, The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies by entire staff of Saunders & Schmieler, January 18, 2001