Lee C. Schmeer

Lee Schmeer is a partner in Schnader’s Litigation Department. Mr. Schmeer’s legal practice is focused on aviation and product liability matters. He is a pilot with extensive worldwide flight experience, having flown 90 combat missions in the United States Air Force. Mr. Schmeer serves as an Air Force Reserve Instructor Pilot on the C-17 Globemaster III.

While in law school, he interned for The Honorable Robert B. Kugler in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Office of Regional Counsel. He also served as a summer associate at Schnader in 2013.

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Community & Pro Bono

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board Observer Program Advisory Committee, Member
Military Assistance Project, Member of the Board of Directors

Pro Bono

Represented Philadelphia prison inmate in section 1983 case in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Representing artist in contract dispute on behalf of Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Certified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to represent veterans in claims disputes with the VA.

Education

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2014
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., with honors, 2004

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 2014
New Jersey, 2014

Court Admissions

Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations

Defense Research Institute (DRI), For the Defense magazine, editor
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Aviation Law Committee, member

Other Distinctions

Selected as one of Pennsylvania’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, 2022*
JDSupra Readers’ Choice Award Winner, 2017
Named to “Super Lawyers Rising Stars,” 2019-2022*
Named as a “Rising Star” by Legal 500, 2022
Named to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2023*

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Representative Matters

Aviation

Assisted in the defense of a major aircraft manufacturer in a fatal twin turbo-propeller crash.
Assisted in defense of relay manufacturer in Pilatus PC-12 crash.
Defended major engine manufacturer in fatal Apache helicopter accident.
Defended solar energy company in a suit arising from the crash of reconnaissance flight over a solar construction site.
Assisting in defense of major airline in a suit arising from alleged injuries suffered during takeoff.
Assisting in defense of dry lessee in 2014 G-IV crash at Hanscom Field, MA.
Defending major airline in cases arising from alleged injuries sustained during severe turbulence encounter.
Defending major aircraft refueling equipment manufacturer against design defect claims.
Successfully defended major airline in arbitration arising from injuries to passenger allegedly sustained during aircraft boarding.

Products Liability

Defended major electrical product manufacturer in case arising from house fire.

Other Matters

Defended developer in contract dispute with purchaser of condominium.
Representing several major corporate trustee institutions in disputes with trust beneficiaries.

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