Practical Advice: Basics of Civil Motions Practice in Virginia

Nate Schnetzler focuses his practice in civil litigation, particularly in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, local government and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 litigation, Title IX, and labor and employment matters in federal and state court.

Mr. Schnetzler graduated magna cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, with honors, and a minor in public service. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. After graduating from Washington and Lee, Mr. Schnetzler clerked for the judges of the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of Virginia in Roanoke, Virginia, and then served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael F. Urbanski, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.

In 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, the rating service Super Lawyers^® recognized Mr. Schnetzler as a Virginia Rising Star^®, a selection reserved for just 2.5% of attorneys 40 or younger or having been in practice 10 years or less. In 2019, Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, recognized him in its annual class of “Up and Coming Lawyers” who are making a mark in the profession within their first 10 years of practice and will be leaders of the profession in the future. In 2021, Best Lawyers recognized him in its inaugural class of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.”