Mr. Schneider became a partner in 2020. Chad is a 2017 graduate of Regent University School of Law of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was admitted to the Iowa State Bar in October of the same year. He is a member of the Iowa and Story County Bar Associations. He became a partner at HGB in April of 2020.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Chad was a private Christian school educator for nearly 20 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator. He graduated from Faith Baptist Bible College of Ankeny, Iowa, with an elementary education degree and almost completed his master’s degree in educational leadership from Cedarville University of Cedarville, Ohio. Therefore, he has a passion for helping and educating people as to their rights and obligations under the law and seeking justice and mercy for the disadvantaged.
In addition to the practice of law, Chad is a committee member of the City of Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment and actively politically. And he is a member of Cornerstone Church of Ames. In his free time, Chad enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending his children’s school activities, and keeping up on home improvement projects.
Chad specializes in business formation and law, real estate, landlord-tenant law, family law, criminal defense, probate, and estate planning.
- Faith Baptist Bible College
B.S., 1995
Ankeny, Iowa - Cedarville University
M.Ed. (all but thesis) 2006
Cedarville, Ohio - Regent University School of Law
J.D., 2017
Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Story County Bar Association