Jason W. Schaff

Mr. Schaff represents businesses, employers and injured individuals in all aspects of civil litigation. He has tried high-exposure matters to verdict in both state and federal courts throughout California. He began his legal career defending professional liability claims against attorneys, which required him to litigate in some of the most complicated areas of law, including ERISA and mergers and acquisitions. He has also handled employment matters, officers and director disputes, and catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. Schaff brings a unique background to the firm as a prior claims adjuster with a large insurance company. Mr. Schaff is admitted to practice law in California and all federal district courts in California. He was named a Rising Star in the Northern California Super Lawyers from 2009 to 2017. Since 2018 he has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer. In 2021, Sacramento Magazine named Mr. Schaff as a Top Lawyer in Sacramento. Mr. Schaff is also a Member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. In addition to his work at Schroeder Schaff & Low, Mr. Schaff was an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the Pacific McGeorge School of Law for almost twenty years. Mr. Schaff graduated as Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers from Pacific McGeorge in 2006. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1999. Mr. Schaff is a past President of the Barristers' Club of Sacramento and helped establish a diversity pipeline program for at-risk students at a local high school, which is now modeled by similar programs across the country. He previously served as board member of the Federal Bar Association, Sacramento Chapter and is currently serving the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento as vice-chair. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Jason W. Schaff included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Rising Star in Northern California Super Lawyers, 2009 - Present Rising Star in Northern California Super Lawyers, 2010 - Present Recipient of Avvo.com’s Highest 10.0 Rating for Attorneys , 2010 - Present Dean’s Scholarship Witkin Legal Institute Award for Community Property Top Lawyer, Sacramento Magazine, 2021 - Present Best of the Bar by the Sacramento Business Journal, 2013 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Jason W. Schaff Included on the 2026Northern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2012 Northern California Rising Stars Super Lawyers list 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list

• Shareholder

• Professor Ruth Jones, Research Assistant
• Honorable William B. Shubb for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Judicial Extern

• California, 2006
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2006
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2007

• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member)
• “University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2006 - Present (Adjunct Professor for the Trial Competition Team)
• Member - American Board of Trial Advocates