DRI President
Henry Sneath
Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton
Pittsburgh, PA
Henry M. Sneath is a principal and shareholder in the Pittsburgh law firm of Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton PC. Mr. Sneath is a trial attorney with more than 25 years of experience and has tried more than 90 jury and non-jury trials to verdict. His commercial litigation practice is concentrated in business and intellectual property disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, construction, pharmaceutical, toxic and products liability and professional negligence litigation. Mr. Sneath is the President of DRI, a former member of DRI’s Board of Directors, Past Chair of DRI’s Commercial Litigation Committee and a member of the IADC. He served as the 2009-2010 Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section. He is listed in 5 litigation categories of Best Lawyers in America: Commercial, Patent, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury Defense and Legal Malpractice. He has also consistently been voted a Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania for Business and Intellectual Property Litigation. He is peer review rated AV by Martindale Hubbell, and 10/10 in the AVVO attorney rankings for Business and IP Litigation. Mr. Sneath has extensive federal and state court trial experience in cases involving commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, construction claims, professional negligence lawsuits, pharmaceutical, drug and device and products liability litigation, toxic torts and insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. He chairs the firm's Intellectual Property group and oversees its patent prosecution and litigation practices. He is currently representing clients in pharmaceutical, 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 also helped clients resolve disputes through a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures. Mr. Sneath has devoted substantial Pro Bono time to the representation of battered women in Protection from Abuse hearings and trials, and is active in his Church and community. View Henry's complete profile >>

I never had a sister growing up; Andy was my only sibling.  Now I have a great sister-in-law, Carol, and I see the sisterly bond my daughters Beth and Maddie have.  Sisters are wonderful things.

DRI has sisters, believe it or not.  The IADC (www.iadclaw.org), FDCC  (www.thefederation.org) and ADTA (www.adtalaw.com) are DRI’s sister organizations and together we are “brothers in arms” fighting for civil justice.  The issues facing our civil justice system are legion and together the Defense sisters are working to level and keep level the playing field.  Whether it is by producing joint scholarship, populating task forces formed to address important issues like judicial independence and preserving the jury system, or supporting the efforts of Lawyers for Civil Justice, your Sister defense organizations are making a difference.  To help keep the bonds of sisterhood strong, the DRI Board has 3 seats reserved for each of the Sisters.  Mike Lucey, Tom Cordell and Mike Neil are our FDCC Board members; Jim Campbell, Joe Ryan and Bill Perry represent the IAD; and Bob Tait, Frankie Colon and George Walker round out the team for the ADTA.

I encourage everyone to learn more about the civil justice efforts of DRI and its Sisters.  And after you have learned more, join hands with us…your sisters and brothers in arms, need your help and involvement in our quest for civil justice.

 

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