Aanchal Sharma

Aanchal Sharma is a partner at Schneider Bell in Cleveland whose practice combines business and commercial litigation, real estate disputes, and trust and estate litigation. She handles contract disputes, business tort claims, commercial real estate matters, and fiduciary disputes. Her clients include financial institutions and other organizations involved in lending, property, and commercial disagreements. She helps clients evaluate litigation risks and resolution options through mediation, arbitration, trial, or settlement, depending on the needs of the dispute.

Aanchal earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her education provided a foundation in legal analysis, institutions, and human behavior that supports a litigation practice involving businesses, fiduciaries, estates, and property interests. That background helps her analyze complex records, identify legal duties, develop arguments, and explain the risks and benefits of different dispute-resolution strategies to clients.

Aanchal represents clients in breach of fiduciary duty claims, accountings, will and trust construction disputes, will contests, undue influence claims, fraudulent conveyance matters, claims against estates, and guardianship-related cases. Her commercial real estate practice includes disputes involving banks, credit unions, lenders, nonprofit organizations, loan servicers, mortgage lenders, and construction professionals. She also handles business, employment, professional liability, and financial controversies, giving her experience across disputes involving contracts, property, corporate conduct, and fiduciary responsibilities.

Aanchal Sharma is admitted in Ohio and before the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation, corporate law, and real estate law, and has received additional professional honors. She is active in bar and professional organizations and regularly writes and speaks on litigation and probate topics. Her practice combines detailed case analysis with a strong focus on helping clients understand and control litigation decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association (2026)
• Board Member, Asian American Bar Association of Ohio
• Chair, Judicial Ratings Committee, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2021)
• Member, South Asian Bar Association of Ohio
• Foundation Chair, Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc. of Cleveland (CREW)
• Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
• Executive Committee, Member, Ladder Down Cleveland
• Member, Elite Women Around the World

Licensed State

• Ohio

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Miami University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and Sociology

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