Mr. Schaedler focuses his practice on defending employers, insurance carriers, and third party claims administrators before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board.  He has attended thousands of hearings and depositions in workers’ compensation matters, with an eye toward early exit strategies and mitigation of risk. Before joining Hamberger & Weiss LLP, he clerked in a law firm which specialized in defending insurance companies and municipalities in personal injury cases and family law practice.  While in law school, Mr. Schaedler clerked for the Honorable Sharon M. Lovallo of the Erie County Family Court and Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled and Disadvantaged of WNY.

While attending the State University of New York at Oswego, Mr. Schaedler participated in the Honors Program and was recognized as a Presidential Scholar. During his legal studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, he received several honors, including the Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Award, the American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law, and the Harold A. Dautch Memorial Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence. He also served as Publications Editor of the Buffalo Law Review from 2012 to 2014.

Mr. Schaedler is a member of the New York State Bar Association.  He is an ardent supporter of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.  He spends much of his free time at the gym, playing sports, or catching up on the latest sports news.