Kyle A. Schiedo is a Senior Associate at Herman Law, representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Kyle also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
Prior to joining Herman Law, Kyle worked a prominent firm in Manhattan where he gained valuable experience in advocating for survivors of sexual abuse and representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases. Before practicing in the civil sector, Kyle spent more than three years as an Assistant District Attorney at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, where he had extensive experience as lead counsel litigating successful jury and bench trials from jury selection to verdict. While serving as an Assistant District Attorney, he presented more than 100 cases to the Grand Jury and presented warrant applications to judges on cases involving theft, robbery, burglary, rape, manslaughter, and murder.
As an Adjunct Professor of Law at Hofstra, Kyle serves as an active trial advocacy coach in advanced competition skills for Hofstra’s Trial Advocacy Association (HTAA). In 2015, Kyle won the New York State Championship title as an advocate and has received Outstanding Advocate awards at other competitions. In 2016 he was the recipient of the New York City Trial Lawyer’s Alliance Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
Kyle received his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and his J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, which he attended on a full academic scholarship. He served as a senior staff member on the Hofstra Law Review and was a Competition Manager and then Vice President of the Hofstra Trial Advocacy Association. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2017 and federally admitted to the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 2020.
Education
- Ithaca College
- Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Bar Admissions
- New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York