Henry M Sneath

Henry M Sneath

Henry M Sneath
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Experience: 40 years
Business Law, Products Liability, Intellectual Property and 8 others
2012 Defense Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in Business, Intellectual Property, Patents, Insurance Defense and Legal Malpractice Litigation categories and Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Business and Intellectual Property Litigation
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Mr. Sneath is a Shareholder and Director at Pittsburgh's Houston Harbaugh, P.C. law firm. He is a business litigation and tort trial lawyer who has tried over 95 cases to verdict and specializes in business and commercial litigation, products liability, industrial accidents, intellectual property, patent, trademark and copyright, pharmaceutical and medical products liability, toxic torts, energy oil and gas, and insurance coverage bad faith litigation. He received his J.D. degree in 1983 from Duquesne University School of Law where he now serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Trade Secret Law and the Law of Trademarks and Unfair Competition. During his last two years of law school, he served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He has been designated by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the fields of Business and Intellectual Property Litigation and is listed in 5 litigation categories of Best Lawyers in America: Commercial, Intellectual Property, Patent, Personal Injury Defense and Legal Malpractice Litigation. He was the 2011-2012 President and Member of the Board of Directors of the 22,000 member international lawyer organization DRI (Defense Research Institute), and is the former Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee and Intellectual Property Subcommittee. He was the Regional Editor of the DRI national publication "The Business Suit" and is a frequent lecturer and course planner for seminars on a wide range of business litigation, products liability, intellectual property and litigation topics. He is the former editor of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's (PBA) Civil Litigation Section newsletter magazine and is the Former Chair of the PBA Intellectual Property Law Section. He is Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and is a member of IADC, USLAW NETWORK, ADTA, ABA, AIPLA and PIPLA(American and Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Associations).

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Pennsylvania

Since 1984

Professional Experience

2018 - Current

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Shareholder/Director

Mr. Sneath has extensive federal and state court trial experience in cases involving commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, construction claims, professional negligence lawsuits, pharmaceutical and products liability litigation, toxic torts, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. He is currently representing clients in products liability, trademark and copyright matters and in patent litigation matters pursuant to the Local Patent Rules promulgated by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. These rules are designed to make the Pennsylvania Western District a forum of choice for patent infringement and invalidation actions. He is also prepared to assist out-of-state law firms and their clients with the intricacies of these Local Patent Rules which provide a procedural mechanism for accelerated case disposition, and numerous changes to the processes of Federal Rule 26 disclosure, claim construction, use of experts and infringement and invalidation contention disclosure. He has tried over 95 cases to jury and non-jury verdict in Federal and State Court jurisdictions and has helped clients resolve disputes through a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures. Mr. Sneath has also devoted Pro Bono time to the representation of battered women in Protection from Abuse hearings and trials and is active in his Church and community.

2002 - 2017

Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C.

Shareholder/Principal

Mr. Sneath has extensive federal and state court trial experience in cases involving commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, construction claims, professional negligence lawsuits, pharmaceutical and products liability litigation, toxic torts, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. He is currently representing clients in products liability, trademark and copyright matters and in patent litigation matters pursuant to the Local Patent Rules promulgated in 2005 by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. These rules are designed to make the Pennsylvania Western District a forum of choice for patent infringement and invalidation actions. He is also prepared to assist out-of-state law firms and their clients with the intricacies of these Local Patent Rules which provide a procedural mechanism for accelerated case disposition, and numerous changes to the processes of Federal Rule 26 disclosure, claim construction, use of experts and infringement and invalidation contention disclosure. He has tried over 90 cases to jury and non-jury verdict in Federal and State Court jurisdictions and has helped clients resolve disputes through a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures. Mr. Sneath has also devoted Pro Bono time to the representation of battered women in Protection from Abuse hearings and trials and is active in his Church and community.

1998 - 2002

Doepken, Keevican and Weiss

Partner

1988 - 1998

Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek and Eck

Partner

Education

1980 - 1983

Duquesne University

J.D

1976 - 1980

Hamilton College

B.A | English, Economics

Honors: Clark Prize for Most Outstanding Public Speaker

Awards

year - Henry M Sneath
2012 Defense Lawyer of the Year

Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI)

Henry M Sneath
Best Lawyers in Business, Intellectual Property, Patents, Insurance Defense and Legal Malpractice Litigation categories

Best Lawyers in America

Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Business and Intellectual Property Litigation

Super Lawyers

Contacts

401 Liberty Avenue 22nd Floor Pittsburgh PA 15222 Telephone: (412) 288-4013
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Experience: 40 years
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Practice Areas

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Products Liability

Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Patents

Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Communications & Internet Law

Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law

Certifications

AV Rating

Martindale Hubbell

Best Lawyers In America

Best Lawyers

Super Lawyers In Pennsylvania

Law and Politics Magazine

10/10 Superb

Avvo

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