Practices
Industries
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2006
- cum laude
- NYU Review of Law & Social Change, Editor-in-Chief
- Edward Weinfeld Prize for distinguished scholarship in Federal Courts, Civil Procedure and Practice, Evidence, and/or Trial Practice
- University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D., 2000
- University of California at Berkeley, M.A., 1994
- Fulbright Teaching Fellow (Germany, 1994-1995)
- Oberlin College, B.A., 1992
- High Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Margaret Goodwin Meacham Prize in English
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
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Laura Schattschneider practices in the litigation, federal-state programs, and insurance coverage groups.
Representative Matters
- Represents state clients at the trial and appellate level in federal court and in agency proceedings before the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
- Advises state clients regarding federal Medicaid requirements, with special expertise in federal reimbursement of mental health services.
- Advises state clients regarding Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation requirements.
- Assists state clients with the preparation of applications for Medicaid demonstration projects and waivers.
- Representation of a hospital system in state antitrust litigation.
- Representation of a policyholder in environmental insurance coverage litigation.
Previous Experience
- Humanities Consortium, University of California, Los Angeles, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2003)
Pro Bono
- Representation of a class of federal prisoners in civil rights litigation seeking to improve prison medical conditions.
- Assisted the Mississippi Center for Justice in discovering and overcoming barriers to health insurance coverage for low-income children in the Gulf region affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Publications and Speeches
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