Olivia Schneider is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Kansas City office. She is a member of the Tort & Catastrophic Loss practice area. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. While in law school, she served as an Articles Editor for the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, President of Women in Law, Student Ambassador, and 1L SBA President. She was an active student leader and earned the 1949 Leadership Award for her contributions to the law school. Olivia also earned a CALI in Business Planning Seminar, her university’s capstone corporate law course.

Ms. Schneider brings almost a decade of professional work experience to her practice and gained invaluable experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Prior to law school, she gained her Bachelor of Art’s degree in English with a Business Management Minor in three years summa cum laude from the University of the Incarnate Word. There, she was selected as a Kemper Scholar, an honor bestowed on 20 students in the United States for a three-year pre-professional mentorship and internship program, and won a variety of awards for accomplishments, including the two highest academic and leadership awards at her university: the CCVI Spirit Award and the Kappa Gamma Phi Medal.

Thereafter, Ms. Schneider worked in the corporate sector and acquired her M.B.A from her alma mater, where she received a full scholarship as the university president’s Head Graduate Research Assistant for Strategic Planning. She then served as the Director of Development & Marketing at nationally-recognized animal welfare nonprofit and earned national recognition for her lifesaving work during the pandemic, being named the 2020 Animal Game Changer.

As a first-generation attorney, daughter of a Mexican immigrant, and Texas native, Ms. Schneider proudly serves Spanish-speaking clients, ensuring they receive clear communication, trusted guidance, and confident representation in their preferred language.