Deborah Schneider is a business owner, and was a partner in two of Michigan’s premier law firms. She was vice president/chief legal officer for Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc., a publicly traded automobile race sanctioning body, and has worked with World Waterski Pros, as well as other sports bodies. Ms. Schneider has conducted seminars on various legal topics, and taught Sports and the Law at Wayne State University Law School for 10 years. She holds Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in Human Biology and Economics from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Wayne State University.