President and General Counsel of Claremont Management Group, Inc. He provides consulting on employment and business matters to many businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. His expert analysis and counsel in employment and business law matters is based on over twenty years of practical experience, including a decade with Fortune 50 companies.

During his extended career, he has had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest corporations and some of the country’s smallest. He enjoys the challenge of making business function at the next level. His business philosophy is founded in courses at the Wharton Graduate Business School and an earned MBA at the Colgate Darden Graduate Business School of the University of Virginia. His skills have been sharpened by extensive and varied business situations. Mr. Schein describes his management approach as: "Applied Linear Thought." This involves doing things that make sense and avoiding complex "solutions" that many times do not work as well as common sense. Mr. Schein works nationwide with businesses in achieving a more productive workforce. Mr. Schein is also assisting health care providers, insurers and employers in compliance issues related to the privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"). His extensive experience in legislative analysis, policy development and training makes him a valuable resource.

Known as an excellent speaker in person and in the media, he has done numerous seminars and lectures from New York and Florida to California. On the lecture circuit, he is known as the "Employment Guru" due to his depth of understanding of employment issues, and his ability to explain the possible approaches and solutions. He is presently teaching graduate courses in employment law, business ethics, human resources, labor law and business law. His primary topics involve employment issues, HIPAA implementation, business law and dispute resolution matters.

His published articles include: "Independent Contractors", July 1995, "Sexual Harassment in the Fitness Industry", Spring 1995, "Family & Medical Leave Act", January 1994, and "Impact of The Civil Rights Act of 1991 on Health/Fitness Facilities", September 1992, which were published in The Exercise Standards and Malpractice Reporter;; "Facing the Drug-Test Challenge", Sam's Buy-Line, Spring 1989; "Should Employers Restrict Smoking in the Workplace", Labor Law Journal, March 1987; and "How to Prepare a Company Policy on Substance Abuse Control", Personnel Journal, July 1986. Mr. Schein has two articles in the Encyclopedia of Security Management, published by Butterworth, 1993. He is also the Editor of Employment Notes, published quarterly by Claremont Management Group, Inc.

JD - University of Houston, MBA - University of Virginia, BA - University of Pennsylvania.

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