Terry O’Neil, Esq.

Terry O’Neil, Esq. is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Top Attorney in the field of Law at Bond, Schoeneck & King.

With a wide spectrum of practice areas, Bond Schoeneck & King is a full-service law firm counseling individuals, companies, not-for-profits and public sector entities. From Naples, Florida to Overland Park, Kansas as well as throughout New York State with a Garden City, NY office that opened in 2004, the firm boasts 250 lawyers in more than 30 practice and industry groups, with a contingent of well respected labor and employment attorneys. While providing leadership in community activities, pro-bono work, and service to the Bar, the Garden City office has increased its size and scope to a wider variety of clients.With a goal of having mutually beneficial sectors and mutually beneficial relationships with their clients through excellence in legal work, service delivery, and business acumen, Bond, Schoeneck & King represents small and large businesses, banking and finance, communications, construction, development, health care, higher education, high-tech, hospitality, manufacturing, municipalities, school districts, retailing and restaurants, transportation and many other sectors.

Practicing for almost 50 years, Mr. O’Neil’s expertise lies in the areas are labor and employment law.

Representing more than 20 school districts, Terry has worked with and for some of the largest municipalities in the State of New York, including Nassau County, Westchester County, the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, and he regularly handles high-profile disciplinary proceedings, including an Education Law Section 3020 in which was able to secure the highest fine in the history of the State at that time ($100,000). Currently labor counsel to Pace University, Mr. O’Neil’s prestige in the labor and employment world is not confined to the public sector or even to the New York metropolitan area as he has represented businesses and companies in negotiations and litigation throughout the United States and has experience in the printing, recording, service, restaurant and higher education industries.

A cum laude graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, Mr. O’Neil was also a Thomas More scholar and served as Publications Editor of the Law Review. Returning to his roots, Mr. O’Neil returned to St. John’s School of Law as an adjunct professor teaching Public Sector Labor Law for a few years.

An acclaimed and frequent speaker at the NYS Conference of Mayors, NYSPELRA, and MASLA, Mr. O’Neil lectures extensively on numerous labor topics throughout the United States. Being one of only eight editors of the first text on Public Sector Labor Law, Mr. O’Neil has written books on public sector law and numerous articles published in law reviews and labor law journals.