Jon D. Schneider

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.

Firm News

Masked Trials During the Pandemic: Practice Tips

By Jon Schneider • 18 Sep, 2020

Despite the threat of COVID-19, several Arizona counties continue to routinely hold in-person appearances in court. As a result, a few practice tips have emerged.

Yuma Divorce: Arizona Laws Regarding Refused Visitation and Custody Rights

By Schneider & Onofry P.C. • 31 Aug, 2020

What happens if a child doesn’t want to visit the non-custodial parent, and what can you do if you show up for visitation times and the other parent isn’t there or doesn’t want to meet with your child?

"Best Lawyers" recognizes four Schneider & Onofry attorneys

By Schneider & Onofry, P.C. • 21 Aug, 2020

Jon Schneider, Chuck Onofry, Brian Spector and Joe Swan are 2021 honorees by The Best Lawyers in America®.

"Super Lawyers" selections for 2020

By Schneider & Onofry, P.C. • 08 Apr, 2020

Jon Schneider, Chuck Onofry and Brian Spector are 2020 honorees.

Jon Schneider Named Phoenix Insurance Litigation "Lawyer of the Year"

By Schneider & Onofry, P.C. • 10 Jul, 2017

Lawyer of the Year recognition is issued by The Best Lawyers in America.

Honors and Awards

• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®

• The Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation, 2015-present; Insurance Law, 2017-present; Insurance Litigation, 2015-present

• The Best Lawyers in America Phoenix “Lawyer of the Year,” Insurance Litigation, 2017

• “Best Family Law Attorneys,” American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2017-2018

• Super Lawyers, 2010-present

Recent Victories

• Successfully represented the purchaser of a business in a case involving fraud. Fraudulent representations had been made about past sales, and the arbitrator ruled that, in light of the true sales volume, our client overpaid by $300,000. The arbitrator awarded 100% of the attorney’s fees that our clients incurred in representing the purchaser.

• Secured sole custody for a father who had been kept from his three minor children for nearly six years. Their mother had intentionally hid them and, without the father’s knowledge, attempted to transfer guardianship of the children to an uncle.

• Obtained a defense verdict for a well-known Phoenix Mexican restaurant whose service of salsa was alleged to have caused the plaintiff’s slip and fall.

• Obtained a defense verdict in a trip-and-fall case in which the Tempe business property owner allegedly breached the building code with its amphitheater steps.

• Obtained summary judgment for a defendant lawyer in a legal malpractice case.

Published Opinions

• Henning v. Montecini Hospitality, Inc., 217 Ariz. 242, 173 P.3d 430 (App. 2007)

• Evans Withycombe, Inc. v. Western Innovations, Inc., 215 Ariz. 237, 159 P.3d 547 (App. 2006)

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association

• State Bar of Arizona

• American Board of Trial Advocates

• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

• Defense Research Institute

• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

• Maricopa County Bar Association

• Yuma County Bar Association