Schneider & Onofry PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Jon Schneider was Best Lawyers® 2017 "Lawyer of the Year" (Phoenix) in Insurance Litigation. His practice encompasses a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including divorce and family law.

Jon Schneider founded Schneider & Onofry in 1999. His practice has encompassed a wide variety of complex cases, including:

  • commercial truck accidents
  • professional liability
  • catastrophic injury
  • products liability
  • premises liability
  • elder abuse defense
  • insurance disputes

Family law also makes up a significant portion of Jon's practice, with an emphasis on serving divorce clients in Maricopa County and Yuma County.

Jon is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA membership requires having served as legal counsel in 20 or more jury trials, a standard that Jon has more than doubled.

The Best Lawyers in America® named Jon the 2017 Phoenix “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance Litigation. A Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® attorney, Jon is a nine-time Super Lawyers selectee and current Best Lawyers® honoree.

His professional memberships include the American Bar Association, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), Defense Research Institute (DRI) and Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. For more than 15 years, he served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of Appeals and Maricopa County Superior Court.

Before entering private practice, in 1984-1985 Jon served a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Thomas C. Kleinschmidt of the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Away from the office, Jon is a devoted husband and father and a fan of the Phoenix Suns and UofA Wildcats.

Schneider & Onofry PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of Arizona, J.D., graduated 1984
  • The University of Arizona, B.A. with High Distinction, graduated 1981

  • Arizona, 1984

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Maricopa County Bar Association - Member
  • State Bar of Arizona - Member
  • Yuma County Bar Association - Member

  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1984
  • Arizona, 1984
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Maricopa County Bar Association - Member
  • State Bar of Arizona - Member
  • Yuma County Bar Association - Member
  • The University of Arizona, J.D., graduated 1984
  • The University of Arizona, B.A. with High Distinction, graduated 1981
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1984

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Insurance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, Phoenix (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Family Law
Awards:
  • AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
  • The Best Lawyers in America Phoenix “Lawyer of the Year,” Insurance Litigation, 2017
  • Super Lawyers, 2010-present

Additional Information

  • Certified Specialist
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)

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