Meet the Team
Scott Schneider
OWNER AND FOUNDER
Rachel Rolf
COUNSEL
Scott Schneider
Owner and Founder,
Schneider Education & Employment Law
Scott Schneider is the founder of Schneider Education & Employment Law. He advises companies and educational institutions across the country on a wide range of complex legal matters, with a particular focus on sensitive issues such as institutional responses to sexual misconduct.
Before launching the firm, Scott was an equity partner at two national law firms and served as in-house counsel at Tulane University.
He is both a prominent litigator and a nationally sought-after advisor on Title IX, labor and employment law, and institutional risk management. Scott has led high-stakes investigations involving serial sexual abuse, misconduct by senior leadership, and other acts of institutional wrongdoing. He has also conducted high-profile program reviews addressing institutional responses to sexual misconduct, racial discrimination, athletics department ethics and compliance, and treatment of at-risk employees and students.
A dynamic and experienced trainer, Scott has delivered programs to thousands nationwide on topics including Title IX, labor and employment law, faculty hiring and tenure processes, and risk management in Greek Life. He is also frequently retained as an expert witness in cases involving institutional responses to allegations of sexual misconduct.
Scott regularly presents to national organizations such as the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) Gehring Academy, the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International (ACUHO-I), EDUCAUSE, and various independent school associations.
Previously, Scott was an award-winning professor at Tulane University, where he taught courses on higher education and labor and employment law, and created Tulane Law School’s Title IX certification program. He also serves as faculty for the National Center for Campus Public Safety’s Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication program and for the State University of New York’s Student Conduct Institute, where he trains on informal resolution and restorative justice.
Scott is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for Best Lawyers in America© in both Education Law and Labor and Employment Law. He has also been recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in education law, named a Top Attorney by Austin Monthly, and inducted into the New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame.
Rachel Rolf
Counsel,
Schneider Education & Employment Law
Rachel Rolf brings nearly two decades of experience in education law and civil rights compliance to Schneider Education & Employment Law. She has advised colleges, universities, and independent schools across the country, offering strategic counsel on complex legal and regulatory issues.
Before joining the firm, Rachel served as the inaugural General Counsel at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She also held senior legal leadership roles at the University of Kansas, including Interim General Counsel and Associate General Counsel.
Nationally recognized for her work in Title IX, civil rights, and higher education law, Rachel has served on key advisory and policy-shaping bodies, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Sexual Harassment/Assault and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Title IX Training Advisory Committee. Her expertise makes her a sought-after speaker for organizations such as the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), the National School Boards Association, and the Association of Title IX Administrators.
In addition to her legal practice, Rachel has served as faculty for the National Center for Campus Public Safety’s Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication program. She also teaches as an Assistant Professor of Business at Peru State College, mentoring future leaders in business and law.
Rachel holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Creighton University and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.
Our Values
First and foremost, the practice of law is an honorable profession, and it is a daily privilege to practice.
We treasure relationships and trying to always do the right thing; consequently, we are selective about who we work with and what we work on.
We embrace craftsmanship and take pride in all the work we do.
We are unapologetically authentic, and our advice is based on a command of the law, well earned experience, empathy for all stakeholders, and a search for common ground.
We prioritize full lives with family and friends, service to our community (including a robust pro bono practice), appreciation of the arts, and loud laughs.
We choose to be grateful, fair, and easy to work with.