Elliott J. Schuchardt

Elliott Schuchardt has more than 20 years of experience providing legal services to a variety of clients. He currently practices in the areas of civil litigation, bankruptcy, divorce, custody, and corporate law.

Mr. Schuchardt received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1993 and his BA degree from Cornell University in 1989. He also spent a year studying at Oxford University in Oxford, England, as a visiting student. Before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Schuchardt practiced law with several large law firms in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.

Mr. Schuchardt is admitted to practice in the states of Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

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• Contingent Fees
  The Schuchardt Law Firm accepts contingent fees for certain types of litigation. Typically, these cases tend to be for automobile accidents or personal injury. We will occasionally handle a business dispute for a contingent fee.

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 78911

Since 1996

Tennessee

Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee

ID Number: 027016

Since 2008

Attorney

Schuchardt Law Firm

2003 - Current

Owner and Attorney at the Schuchardt Law Firm.

Attorney

Rothman Gordon

2000 - 2003

Corporate associate. Responsible for drafting documents for corporate transactions.

Corporate Assocate

Dechert

1996 - 2000

Corporate associate. Responsible for drafting documents for large corporate transactions.

Bankruptcy Associate

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

1993 - 1996

Bankruptcy associate. Responsible for drafting pleadings for large corporate bankruptcy cases, pending in the United States federal courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Columbia Law School

J.D. (1993) | Law

1990 - 1993

Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Activities: Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems Member of "Law Revue" annual entertainment show.

Cornell University

B.A. (1989) | Government

1985 - 1989

Honors: Dean's List; Degree awarded with Distinction.

Activities: Parliamentary Debate. Glee Club.

University of Oxford

Politics, Philosophy & Economics

1987 - 1988

Activities: Oxford Union Society

Recognition

British House of Lords

2017

Invited by the staff of a member of the British House of Lords to speak at a forum on government surveillance.

Recognition

Sweet Briar College

2015

Recognized by Sweet Briar College as playing a material role in keeping the college open.

Managing Editor

Columbia Law School

1992

Managing Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems.

State Bar of Tennessee  # 027016

Member

Current

"Walking a Thin Line: Distinguishing Between Research & Medical Practice During Operation Desert Storm"

Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems

October, 1992

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April 16, 2020

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