Molly O’Meara Schnell

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Practice Areas:

Mergers, Acquisitions, Contracts
Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate Law
Business Law
Nonprofit Law
Elder Law

Biography

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.

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

Bar Admission

Iowa, 1989
Illinois, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Honors

AEP - Accredited Estate Planner, 2013 - Present

Classes & Seminars

Iowa State Bar Association Annual Tax School, 1992 to 1992
Iowa State Bar Association Probate and Trust Law Seminar, 2003 to 2003
Iowa State Bar Association Fall Traveling Seminar, 2004 to 2004
St. Ambrose University sponsored CLE presentation, 2005 to 2005
University of Iowa College of Law Probate Seminar, 2008 to 2008
Scott County Bar Association Patricia Rhodes Cepican CLE Series, 2009 to 2009
Scott County Bar Association Last Chance Seminar - 2009, 2010 and 2012
University of Iowa College of Law Trusts & Estates Seminar, 2012 to 2012
Edward Jones CPE Seminars, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014
Numerous public speaking engagements, most particularly Rock Island Arsenal educational series, multiple per year for multiple years.

Past Positions

Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, 1989 to 1996
Pappas & Schnell, P.C., 1996 to 2008

Languages

English

Professional Associations

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

Current Employment Position

Managing Partner