Print This PageHenry M. Sneath, Esquire Elected Second Vice President of DRI
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Picadio Sneath Shareholder and Principal to Expand Leadership Role In National Organization of Defense Lawyers
Chicago (October 27, 2008) - Henry M. Sneath, a veteran intellectual property and complex business litigation attorney, has been named Second Vice President of DRI-the Voice of the Defense Bar.
The selection of Mr. Sneath, name partner at Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pa., was made at the October, 2008 Annual Meeting of the 22,500- member organization held in New Orleans. Mr. Sneath has served on the Board of Directors of DRI and was previously the Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee. Most recently he served as Chair of the Public Policy Committee. By virtue of his election, he will become President of DRI in October, 2011.
"As Public Policy Committee Chair, Henry has played an absolutely crucial role in helping to engineer DRI's expanded branding campaign. He has been an inexhaustible source of creative new ideas and strategies to support our emergence as the leading organization for defense attorneys focused on complex litigation," said John R. Kouris, Executive Director of DRI.
"His election as Second Vice President assures that he will now be making an even greater contribution to DRI's ongoing growth in 2009," added Mr. Kouris.
Mr. Sneath has tried over 90 cases to jury and non-jury verdict in Federal and State Court jurisdictions and has helped clients resolve numerous disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution. His extensive track record in federal and state courts encompasses commercial disputes, intellectual property, construction claims, insurance coverage, and insurance bad faith claims. Mr. Sneath has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2006 and as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2006.
A member of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Mr. Sneath is a frequent lecturer and seminar course planner on a wide range of business litigation and intellectual property topics. He is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.
"As Chair of the Public Policy Committee, I have been privileged to represent DRI-the Voice of the Defense Bar in what is, by definition, a particularly conspicuous capacity. As Second Vice President, I intend to increase my role in a variety of initiatives, addressing the many complex issues facing our civil justice system and further strengthening our effectiveness as advocates for business involved in civil litigation throughout the world," said Mr. Sneath.
Mr. Sneath graduated from Hamilton College and Duquesne University School of Law. He was Clerk to the Honorable Henry X. O'Brien, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Sneath is the former editor of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section Magazine and is Chair-Elect of its Intellectual Property Law Section. He is a member of the American and Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Associations.
About Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C
Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C. is a well-known litigation law firm with its principal office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell and appears in The Bar Register for Preeminent Lawyers. The firm is a litigation boutique, which concentrates its practice in the fields of business and commercial litigation, intellectual property, insurance coverage litigation, professional malpractice litigation, tort litigation, and environmental law. The firm represents clients in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania and in many other jurisdictions on a special admission basis. The firm regularly represents insurance carriers in insurance coverage matters. The firm also represents individuals and business enterprises in a wide range of litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, and advises corporations in connection with criminal, regulatory and internal investigations.
About DRI
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar is the international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. DRI provides numerous educational and informational resources to members and offers many opportunities for liaison among defense trial lawyers, Corporate America, and state and local legal defense organizations. DRI also has an international presence, seeking to enhance understanding of the law among members of the defense community who have reason to be concerned with the expanding globalization of litigation defense. The organization can be reached at http://www.dri.org/.
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