Henry M. Sneath
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Intellectual property litigation,
Employment litigation,
Estate & trust litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Bad faith insurance,
Employment law - employer,
Insurance defense,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects
Education Qualification:
Duquesne University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Intellectual property litigation,
Employment litigation,
Estate & trust litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Bad faith insurance,
Employment law - employer,
Insurance defense,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects
Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty Avenue, 22nd FloorPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222
First Admitted: 1984, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.hh-law.com/attorney/henry-sneath/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Techi, Inc., Former Board Member
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property, Business Law and Tort/Insurance Practice Sections, Member
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Civil Litigation, Construction Law and Federal Court Sections, Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Vice-Chair, Business Litigation Committee
- The Federalist Society, Pittsburgh Lawyers Division, Member
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association), Member
- DRI (Defense Research Institute) - Commercial Litigation Committee, Immediate Past Chair
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Fellow
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ), Member
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections
- DRI (Defense Research Institute), President and National Member Board Of Directors
- Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Protection From Abuse Hearings and Trials for Battered Women
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers for Business and Intellectual Property Litigation, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
- Top 50 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers 2014, 2015, Super Lawyers
- DRI Most Outstanding Committee Chair Award, Defense Research Institute
- AV Rating, Martindale Hubbeell
- AVVO 10/10 "Superb" Rating, AVVO 10/10/ Superb Rating, AVVO
- Pennsylvania 2012 Defense Lawyer of the Year Award, Pennsylvania Defense Lawyer of the Year Award 2012, Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI, 2012
- Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Defense, Best Lawyers in Americal
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Former Fellow, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Clark Prize, Most Outstanding Public Speaker, Most Outstanding Public Speaker, Clark Prize
Educational Background:
- Hamilton College, BA Degree in Economics and English, 1980
White Papers:
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Internet IP Litigation: Can the Law Catch Up With Technology?, IP Today, 2008
- "Pennsylvania Federal Business Decisions" (Contributing Author), PBA "Civil Litigation Update"In re Bilski: Will It Be a Blockbuster?
- Why is Scrabulous still up?, Los Angeles Times, 2008
- Fast Track Patent Litigation in Pennsylvania Western District Court, Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Update, 2007
- Program Chair: "Business Litigation", DRI Seminar (New York City), 1999
- Speaker "Business Method Patents" and "Internet Copyright and Trademark" issues, DRI Technology Litigation Seminars (Chicago), 2000 - 2001
- Speaker/Moderator "Brand Protection" (Chicago), DRI Technology Litigation Seminar, 2001
- Moderator/Speaker (San Francisco), DRI Annual Meeting Program, 2002
- Program Chair, DRI Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar (Phoenix), 2002
- Speaker "Liability Insurance", Sterling Seminars, 2003
- Speaker "Recent Copyright Developments and Cases", DRI Intellectual Property Seminar (San Diego), 2004
- Chair, DRI Annual Meeting, 2007
- Speaker "Unfair Competition Claims in IP Cases", DRI Intellectual Property Seminar (Miami), 2006
- Presenting Business Valuation and IP Damages at Trial, Commercial Litigation and IP Seminar, 2012 - Present
- Sub-Prime and Financial Crisis Litigation, DRI Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation Symposium 2009, 2009 - Present
- The Law Firm of the Future, DRI Annual Meeting , 2008 - Present
- Dispositive Motions, 20th Annual Federal Practice Program, 2008 - Present
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law: Teaching Trade Secret Law (including the law of DTSA), Trademark Law and the Law of Unfair Competition, 2016
Industry Groups:
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- DRI (Defense Research Institute)
- Federal Bar Association
- Federalist Society
- International Association Of Defense Counsel
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
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