Jonathan Schopf | Albany Animal Lawyer | New York

I am committed to providing you with top notch legal support. I approach every client's particular situation with a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding.

I have extensive experience representing municipal, corporate and individual clients in both state and federal courts in litigation involving animals, personal injury, insurance coverage, commercial transactions, labor and employment disputes. I also have a thriving general practice and frequently represent individual and municipal clients in transactional matters as-well-as tax certiorari litigation, business matters, contacts, wills and estates, employment discrimination, not-for-profit formation, elder care guardianships and constitutional law.

I maintain an ever expanding niche practice in the area of animal law and business issues involving animals which focuses on advocating for clients and the welfare of animals in a variety of legal contexts. I am a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Animals and the Law, an attorney-member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, co-chair of the Albany County Bar Association's Committee on Animals and the Law and the author of “Animal Law Update”, which is published quarterly in the Albany County Bar Association’s newsletter. I am the supervising attorney for animal law component of Albany Law School’s pro bono legal project. I also frequently lecturer on dangerous dog hearings and negligence issues for the state and local bar associations. I maintain an activeblog about local and national animal law related issues.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Albany Law School, Union University	J.D.	Law School	2004
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	B.A.	Criminal Justice	2000

State / Court	Date
PA	2010
NY	2005

• Board Member and General Counsel - Out of the Pits, Inc.
  Board Member - Capital District YMCA - Troy Branch
  Board Member - Rensselaer County Bar Association

• 2009, 2011 New York State Bar Association’s Empire State Counsel award for pro bono service to members of the community who are unable to pay for legal services.

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