Nicklaus Companies
Jim Schnare has had a long and diverse work experience. Jim first started working as a litigation associate at White & Case in 1977. Jim then moved on to Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where they worked as a litigation associate for two years. In 1983, they joined Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger, P.A. as a corporate associate before eventually becoming the corporate department chair. Jim worked at Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger for a total of 23 years, during which they also held the roles of shareholder and of counsel. In 2006, they joined Nicklaus Companies as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, where they continue to work.
Jim Schnare attended Point Park University from 1970 to 1974, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Political Science, and History. In 1977, they enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School and obtained a JD degree in Law after studying there until 1977.
Nicklaus Companies
For close to 40 years, the mission of the Nicklaus Companies has been to enhance the golf experience, and to bring to the national and international consumer golf-related businesses and services that mirror the high standards established in the career and life of Jack Nicklaus. These services include golf-course design, the development of golf and real estate communities, and the marketing and licensing of golf products and services. Nicklaus Design, recognized as the world leader in golf course design, has been involved with more than 370 courses open for play in 36 countries and 39 states. Of those, Jack Nicklaus has designed, co-designed or re-designed close to 280 courses around the globe, 63 of which have been ranked in various national or international Top-100 lists. At least 90 have hosted a combined total of over 600 professional tournaments worldwide. Nicklaus Design currently has projects under development in 34 different countries, including 16 in which it has never been involved before, furthering its initiative to introduce and grow the game of golf in new and emerging markets worldwide.