Jamie R.
Schumacher

Bio

Jamie is an attorney at MacDonald Illig who focuses her practice on litigation, including commercial, employment, estates and trust, and medical malpractice and other insurance defense matters. She represents individuals, non-profit entities and for-profit companies in various industries to resolve disputes efficiently while protecting their interests.

Jamie Helps Clients With:

• Commercial litigation
• Employment and labor claims defense
• Claims covered under Commercial General Liability, Homeowners, and Automobile Insurance policies (e.g., motor vehicle, slip and fall, and property damage claims)
• Medical malpractice defense
• Breach of contract disputes
• Business tort claims
• Partnership disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duty matters
• Estate litigation, including guardianships, will contests, and trust litigation
• Statutory and regulatory compliance disputes

Jamie regularly assists clients throughout all stages of litigation, including case strategy, discovery, motion practice, hearings, and trial and appellate proceedings.

Approach to Client Service

Jamie provides proactive legal guidance designed to mitigate risk and help clients avoid unnecessary litigation when possible. When court proceedings are required, she advocates for her clients through strategic litigation and zealous trial representation.

Experience and Professional Background

Jamie is admitted to practice in and regularly appears before all Courts within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Western, Middle, and Eastern United States District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  Jamie's practice also includes representation before administrative agencies (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission), in arbitration tribunals (such as the American Arbitration Association), and in alternative dispute resolution settings.

Professional Leadership and Community Involvement

Jamie is actively involved in the legal community and currently serves as President of the Erie County Bar Association. Jamie has been and remains involved in the Erie County Bar Association's Sections, Divisions, and Committees, including serving as former Chair of the Women's and Young Lawyer's Divisions and Civil Litigation Section.  She is also an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and former House of Delegates Member.

Jamie's involvement in the Erie Community generally includes her service as a member of the Board of Directors of The Erie Club, the Erie Art Museum, and Early Connections, Inc. (where she is past-Board of Directors President).  Jamie is a Hamot Health Foundation Corporator. Jamie also continues to serve as a faculty member and instructor at Long's School of Dance.  State-wide, Jamie serves on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN), Inc. and as a member of The Pennsylvania Society.