Carlton Schnell

Carlton Bryce Schnell died at age 79 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve on January 4, 2011. Carlton was the husband of Dorothy "Dottie" Apple Schnell, who died in April 2010. He is survived by his three daughters, Laura Schnell of Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Healey, of Orange Village, Heidi Schnell of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, his sister Nancy Leedy of Alexandria, Virginia, and his eight grandchildren, Christopher, Madeline, Jack, Matthew, Ian, Emily, Peter and Elizabeth. Carltonwas born in Youngstown Ohio, and grew up on the west side of Cleveland. He graduated from Rocky River High School in 1949 together with Dottie Apple, who four years later would become his wife. He was a championship debater in high school and continued his debating at Yale University. He graduated from Yale in 1953 with a major in political science, married Dottie that August and in the fall returned to New Haven to attend Yale Law School. Carlton graduated from law school in 1956 and moved back to Cleveland to join the law firm of Arter &Hadden, where he would remain for his entire career. After an initial stint as a litigator, he focused his practice on international and domestic tax law, estate planning and employee benefits. He worked closely with Mark McCormack the founder of IMG and represented many noted music and sports figures including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Lorin Maazel, Carlton became a partner at Arter &Hadden in 1966. He served on the firm's Executive Committee for over twenty-five years and was the firm's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1977 to 1981. During his years as Chairman, he lead Arter & Hadden through two mergers, creating offices in Columbus and Washington, D.C. Carlton was extremely active in Clevelandcivic affairs. He served the Greater Cleveland Growth Association and in 1983 headed up the "Build Up Greater Cleveland" program to address Cleveland's public infrastructure financing issues, one of the first public -private partnerships in the nation. He became known by many as "Mr. Infrastructure," and testified in Congress on infrastructure issues. Carlton's many other public service work included serving asa member of District One Public Works Integrating Committee from 1988 through 2004, the Chairman of Cleveland State's Levin College of Urban Affairs Visiting Committee Chairman from 1988 to 1992, and President of the Citizens League Research Institute from 1993 to 1995. He was a devoted supporter of the Business Advisers of Cleveland, continuing his work providing counseling to others up until summer 2010. In his not so abundant spare time, Carlton enjoyed skiing with his family, playing tennis and golf, and most of all enjoyed a laugh with his friends at Nisi Prius. He and Dottie were ardent supporters of the arts in Cleveland. Their evenings at the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Playhouse and Apollo's Fire were a joy to both.


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