Harry Schneider Explained

Harry Schneider (born c. 1954) is an American lawyer and partner at the firm of Perkins Coie, in Seattle, Washington.[1] [2] [3] [4] Schneider volunteered to work on behalf of Guantanamo captive Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

According to an investigative report by the Seattle Times Schneider was part of a consortium which purchased the now-defunct Seattle SuperSonics basketball team in 2001.[5]

Education

He received his A.B. in 1976 from University of Californiaand his J.D. in 1979 from University of Chicago Law School.[6]

Legal career

Schneider joined Perkins Coie in 1979. The areas he works in include litigation, trial, and intellectual property. Boeing is one of his clients.

Work in intellectual property

Schneider's intellectual property cases include:[7]

Work on behalf of Guantanamo captives

Schneider and his colleague, Joe McMillan began participating in the defense of Salim Ahmed Hamdan in the winter of 2004.[1] [14] [15] [16] [17]

On 23 October 2008 Schneider was scheduled to receive theThomas C. Wales Award for Passionate Citizenship for his work on behalf of Guantanamo captives.[2] [18] According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer the press release announcing his award stated he was to receive it due to his:

passionate citizenship for his leadership, dedication and groundbreaking work defending Salim Hamdan. Schneider's pro bono representation of Hamdan, the first detainee to receive a trial, has laid the groundwork for others to challenge the legality of their indefinite imprisonment. Schneider's landmark work exemplifies our Constitution's guarantee of due process and fundamental fairness, even for society's most unpopular individuals.

Notes and References

  1. News: Firm's unlikely client: Bin Laden's ex-driver: Seattle lawyers taking on Bush, Guantanamo. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Paul Shukovsky. Paul Shukovsky. 2008-05-27. 2008-10-24. mirror
  2. News: Local attorney honored for defense of Guantanamo detainee. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Paul Shukovsky. Paul Shukovsky. 2008-10-23. 2008-10-24. mirror
  3. News: Perkins Coie: Harry Schneider biography . . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627003441/http://www.perkinscoie.com/hschneider/ . 2008-06-27.
  4. News: CLE Seminar Speaker: Harry Schneider, Jr. . . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150711/http://www.emeraldeducation.com/harry-schneider.html . 2008-10-12.
  5. News: The old Sonics owners . . 2006-07-16 . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231656/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2003136433_oldowners19.html . 2011-06-03.
  6. News: Harry H. Schneider Jr. . . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064800/http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1128175_1?channel=LP . 2011-06-06.
  7. News: Perkins Coie: Harry Schneider -- professional experience . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070907123216/http://www.perkinscoie.com/professionals/professionals_detail.aspx?professional=7faf2deb-ad92-400c-ae0b-d24ea509e142&op=experience . 2007-09-07.
  8. News: Electronics Arts v. Lee . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094229/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=552 . 2011-07-16.
  9. News: Lemon v. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094439/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=548 . 2011-07-16.
  10. News: Nintendo of America Inc. v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094654/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=90 . 2011-07-16.
  11. News: Nintendo of America Inc. v. Winbond Electronics Corp. . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094857/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=334 . 2011-07-16.
  12. News: Nintendo of America Inc. v. Samsung . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095108/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=546 . 2011-07-16.
  13. News: ZZ Top v. Chrysler . . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095316/http://www.perkinscoie.com/Experience/ExperienceDetail.aspx?exid=1340 . 2011-07-16.
  14. News: Prosecutors State Case in First Guantánamo Trial . . William Glaberson . William Glaberson . 2008-07-26 . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209032810/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/26/us/26gitmo.html . 2008-12-09.
  15. News: New Sentence Is Sought for Bin Laden's Driver. Wall Street Journal. Jess Bravin. Jess Bravin. 2008-10-17. 2008-10-24. mirror
  16. News: Prosecutors seek to reverse war court sentence. Miami Herald. Carol Rosenberg. Carol Rosenberg. 2008-10-03. 2008-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204234403/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/712326.html. dead. 2008-12-04.
  17. News: Defending detainee defends us . . Danny Westneat . Danny Westneat . 2006-03-30 . 2008-10-24 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908053839/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060330&slug=danny30 . 2012-09-08.
  18. News: Perkins Coie Hamdan Team Honored By King County Bar Association . 2007-03-26 . 2008-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095541/http://www.perkinscoie.com/news/news_detail.aspx?news=215 . 2011-07-16.

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