Molly O'Meara Schnell is a founding shareholder of Schnell & Hancock, P.C. Molly is originally from Elkader, Iowa. She began her law career with the law firm of Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton and Noe in Moline, Illinois. In 1996 she began the Rock Island law firm of Pappas & Schnell, P.C. Molly resides in Davenport, Iowa with her husband and three children.
Areas Of Practice
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Contracts
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate Law
- Business Law
- Nonprofit Law
- Elder Law
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1989
- Illinois, 1989
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D. - 1989
- Honors: With Distinction
- University of Iowa, Iowa
- B.B.A. - 1986
- Honors: Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Fraternity
- Major: Accounting
Honors and Awards
- AEP - Accredited Estate Planner, 2013 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
- Iowa State Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
- Scott County Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
- Rock Island County Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
- Iowa Academy of Trust & Estate Counsel, Member, 2012 to Present
- Quad City Estate Planning Council, Member 1994 - Present; President, 2014
- Leading Lawyers, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, 1989 to 1996
- Pappas & Schnell, P.C., 1996 to 2008
Languages
- English