About Holland Schriever LLP
Holland Schriever LLP is a boutique law firm concentrating in business transactions, real estate negotiations, cannabis transactions and compliance, litigation, civil rights, criminal defense law, arbitration and mediation. With a combined 50+ years of experience in these fields, David C. Holland and Andrew Schriever provide big firm experience with concierge service that is client-focused, result-driven and dedicated to creative problem solving.
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For more information, please contact us at counsel@hollandschriever.com.
Our Team
David C. Holland
(212) 842-2480​
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At the crossroads of cutting edge issues for over 30 years, David C Holland is a highly skilled litigator and strategist who understands the implications of politics and law enforcement. A stalwart free speech defender, he’s been on the forefront of headline constitutional battles from the COVID vaccine debate to cannabis legalization to challenging civil and criminal RICO statutes for his entire career. David is a master at cleverly getting people to appreciate the other side of contentious issues as he has a rare ability to empathize and adopt different viewpoints.
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Effectively navigating crises, David has staunchly defended against censorship, even embracing unpopular messages to help protect the rights that matter most to Americans. As a successful and passionate advocate for marijuana legalization, David has been on the frontline of the debate and is one of the longest serving counsel in New York state on the subject. He has been a prime mover as a member of several think tank organizations focused on cannabis legalization and was instrumental in obtaining six presidential acts of clemency from both President Obama and Trump for elderly prisoners serving life sentences without parole for cannabis offenses. He is a frequent source for news outlets and a lecturer at major legal and industry events around cannabis-related issues.
For decades, David’s stellar legal work has led to several citations including being repeatedly named a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Attorney of the Year in Criminal Defense; a New York Super Lawyer® in Cannabis Law; a Global Top 200 Cannabis Attorney; and being listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who 2023 edition.
Today, David left his position as a Partner at the Prince Lobel Tye LLP law firm and has formed the business and general litigation firm of Holland Schriever LLP where he represents a wide array of clients across a number of disciplines. He is also the Executive and Legal Director of Empire State NORML (the New York State affiliate of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws), Co-Chair of the NORML Amicus Committee, Co-Founder and President of the New York City Cannabis Industry Association as well as a pro bono Legal Advisor to Last Prisoner Project (LPP). David spent a dozen years serving as Of Counsel to the late Michael Kennedy, Esq., an outspoken criminal defense and civil rights advocate as well as providing counsel to High Times Magazine. In those roles he challenged the constitutionality of federal cannabis laws in several legal actions and defended those using marijuana for medical purposes including the precedent setting case of Scott Martin v. The City of Buffalo attacking an outdated collective bargaining agreement and drug testing policy and causing the restoration of position, back pay, and all benefits stripped from this armed services veteran.
David is admitted to the Federal and State courts in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. His Juris Doctorate degree is from New York Law School.
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Andrew Schriever
aschriever@hollandschriever.com
(917) 568-5400
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Andrew Schriever, a co-founder of Holland Schriever LLP, has a multi-faceted legal practice. He specializes in business, cannabis, real estate and land use law, including negotiations and transactions, and more than 25 years’ experience in litigation, arbitration and mediation, including as a frequent court-appointed and private mediator. Andrew believes good lawyers are those who chart the most efficient path to the most effective legal solution to reach the client’s personal or business objectives. To this end, he commits to fully learning and understanding the client’s goals, developing a range of creative and strategic solutions, and implementing those solutions with precision.
Andrew is also committed to his community. He is past-president of the Westchester County Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County. Andrew is also past-president and co-founder of the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association and a co-founder of the New York City Cannabis Industry Association, groups that were instrumental in helping shape the cannabis policy discussion when New York implemented its legal adult-use cannabis market. Before becoming president of the Westchester County Bar, Andrew served as its vice-president and treasurer. He also founded its Attorney Wellness Committee, was a seminal member of its Cannabis Law Committee, an editor of its Bar Journal, and a chair of its Nominating and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees.
Andrew has helped shape legal policy in New York state as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates, and as a leading member of a committee for New York’s Ninth Judicial District and Westchester County’s Civil and Commercial Divisions where he collaborated with judges, court staff, attorneys and other stakeholders who designed and drafted the structure and rules for New York’s court mediation program. Andrew is also an approved instructor for New York State’s court certification program in advanced commercial mediation which he co-designed for judges, court staff and attorneys.
Closer to his personal interests, Andrew also served as legal counsel and a member of the board of directors of RiverArts (he is a lifelong musician), and as a board member and vice-president of the Greenburgh Nature Center (he is an outdoors enthusiast).
Andrew is also a frequent presenter, including as a host of Cannabis Industry Association policy forums, and a speaker on cannabis policy at the NYS Cannabis Expo, CannaPack at the Javits Center, The Society of Marketing Professionals, The Westchester Biotech Project Forum, The Westchester County Association, The Westchester Business Council, The Westchester Municipal Officials Association and before the Sullivan County Legislature.
Andrew has been featured as an expert in cannabis law and policy in various media, including River Journal News, Honeysuckle Magazine, Chronogram Magazine, Cannabis Law Report and local cable, as well as in radio and podcast interviews. Andrew has also been an instructor for CLE seminars for multiple Bar Associations including for Westchester County, White Plains, the Westchester Black Bar Association, and the Bronx County Bar Association, as well as Lorman, Westlaw and the National Business Institute. His presentations focus on cannabis law and policy, commercial litigation, mediation and arbitration strategies, collaborative law, how to settle cases, drafting contract clauses aimed at litigation prevention, real estate development, condominium law and commercial landlord-tenant practice.
His most recent project (also one of the most fun) has been Dave and Andrew’s Legal Hi-Jinx (Two Guys With A Face For Radio Talk Cannabis), available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HKFQ3faSW5JAU18sHJQ2C?si=e236bd587cad4837 .
Andrew is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School, with a Master’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, and a Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.
Andrew is admitted to practice in the Courts of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, the United States Supreme Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, all Federal Districts of New York and the Federal District Courts