About Adam Shane
Adam Shane Handler combines a background in journalism with a law degree earned in the early 2000s. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2000, then moved on to Suffolk University Law School, where he finished his legal studies in 2003. That sequence of training left him comfortable with written advocacy and public-facing communications, skills that inform how he prepares and presents legal matters.
After law school, Handler secured admission to practice in several forums. He is admitted in New York and New Jersey, and he holds admission to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. Those credentials allow him to work on cases that travel between state and federal courts and to handle filings at high levels of appeal. He also maintains professional ties through membership in the New York Trial Lawyers organization.
Handler maintains two offices, one in Manhattan and another in Peekskill. The dual-office arrangement puts him in proximity to both a dense urban docket and matters that arise in the broader Hudson Valley region. He divides his time between the locations as client needs and calendar demands require. The Manhattan office serves as the primary base.
Colleagues and clients remark on his straightforward manner in court filings and hearings. His journalism training shows up in the way he frames factual narratives; he writes plainly and aims for clarity over clutter. In practice, he prepares written work intended to be read and understood by judges, juries and opposing counsel. He also adapts when proceedings move to oral argument, where concise, direct explanations matter.
As of 2026, Handler remains an active member of the New York Trial Lawyers and continues to hold admissions in New York, New Jersey and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He splits his practice between his Peekskill and Manhattan offices and handles matters that proceed in state and federal forums.
