Anne J. Schneider, (1947-2010), Former Partner
Anne Schneider was a partner in the Sacramento law firm of Ellison, Schneider & Harris where she managed the firm's water practice. Anne specialized in the field of water law, with a practice which focused on water rights issues as they pertain to the protection of existing rights and the establishment and acquisition of appropriative, riparian and groundwater rights. Anne had an extensive practice before the State Water Resources Control Board involving complex project permitting and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta proceedings. Anne was an expert in the law of groundwater rights and adjudications, and served as Special Referee for the court in the Chino Basin adjudication. Before founding the firm in 1990 with Christopher Ellison, Anne was a partner with Downey, Brand, Seymour and Rohwer.
Anne served on the Boards of Directors of the California Wilderness Coalition and the Sequoia Fund. She served as a Yosemite Association Board Member for 12 years, from about 1988-2000, and was on the board of Tuleyome, a very active environmental group working on the Yolo/Solano/Napa/Lake County bioregion. Serving on energetic and effective boards of organizations was a very important part of Anne's life.
Anne's interests included climbing extensively in Yosemite and many other parts of the world, ultra-distance cycling, fly-fishing, and cross-country skiing.
