Welcome to The Law Office of Alan H. Schoem LLC
Alan H. Schoem has spent his professional career in the area of product safety, first as a lawyer at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and then as a risk consultant in the Global Product Risk Practice at Marsh
In Alan H. Schoem's law practice, he focuses on assisting clients with product safety-related issues particularly with respect to the CPSC. Mr. Schoem developed a product safety expertise at CPSC while serving in a variety of capacities including Director of the Office of Compliance (October 1997 - September 2004) where he was responsible for CPSC’s enforcement program. While at CPSC, he also served as the Director of what is now the Compliance Legal Division in the Office of General Counsel (1986-1997), Assistant General Counsel for enforcement and information (1976-1986) and as a staff attorney working primarily on rulemaking issues (1973-1976). Mr. Schoem also was instrumental in developing CPSC’s Fast Track Product Recall Program.
Mr. Schoem assists clients with product safety-related issues including:
- Providing legal advice and guidance on CPSC’s mandatory “Section 15” reporting requirements and assisting businesses in complying with the reporting requirement
- Assisting businesses develop corrective action plans and conduct product recalls
- Assisting businesses who believe that a product recall is not warranted
- Assisting businesses in CPSC civil penalty investigations
- Assisting businesses develop or improve product recall manuals
- Assisting businesses develop or improve product recall processes and procedures including issue identification, issue escalation and product traceability procedures
- Assisting businesses respond to CPSC investigations of their products
- Providing expert witness testimony in product liability or other litigation or arbitration matters
