Michael R Schneider

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GOOD SCHNEIDER CORMIER & FRIED

Experience: 40 years

Appeals & Appellate and Criminal Law

Massachusetts, New York, 1st Circuit and 2 others

Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and 36 others

Awards 38

Experience 40y

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Michael Schneider is an experienced criminal defense attorney, concentrating in appellate, habeas corpus, new trial motions, and other post-conviction litigation. Michael has defended homicide, serious felony, and misdemeanor cases and has handled complex federal sentencing and parole matters. Michael's cases have often involved international human rights, national security, export controls, international law, and constitutional civil rights issues. Michael devotes a significant part of his practice to the representation of professors, postdocs, and other scientists accused of scientific research misconduct and also of students accused of plagiarism and academic misconduct at area law schools, medical schools, hospitals, and colleges. Associate to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, 1993-97. Public defender at the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Boston and in New York state for ten years, 1983-93. Has been a frequent lecturer at legal education seminars and at area law schools; authored articles in the area of criminal defense practice; and has provided training and technical assistance to indigent defense providers in other states (Kentucky, New York, Texas, and Washington) and in foreign jurisdictions (Cambodia, Chile, and China). Michael has been a Lecturer in Law at Boston University Law School for nine years where he taught a seminar on "Wrongful Convictions, Miscarriages of Justice, & the US Criminal Justice System." Michael has won significant victories in homicide, labor racketeering, and export violations cases and has worked on high-profile cases, including the OJ Simpson, David Merrick, Mike Tyson, and Pamela Smart cases.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts

Since 1983

New York

Since 1984

1st Circuit

Since 1993

D.C. Circuit

Since 2016

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1994

Professional Experience

2013 - Current

GOOD SCHNEIDER CORMIER & FRIED

Partner

1998 - 2013

Salsberg & Schneider

Partner

1993 - 1997

Law Office of Alan M. Dershowitz

Associate

1985 - 1993

Committee for Public Counsel Services

Trial, Appellate, and Training Attorney

Education

1983

Columbia Law School

J.D. (1983)

Honors: Charles Evans Hughes Fellowship.

1979 - 1981

The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (Tufts)

M.A. | International Human Rights & Criminal Law

Activities: Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

1974 - 1978

Brown University

B.A. (1978) | International Relations

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Super Lawyers

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GOOD SCHNEIDER CORMIER & FRIED 83 Atlantic Avenue Boston MA 02110 Telephone: (617) 523-5933 Cell: (617) 901-9814

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Experience: 40 years

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Practice Areas

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

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