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Henry M. Sneath

Houston Harbaugh PC

Pittsburgh, PA

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Henry M. Sneath is an attorney based in Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA. The practice focuses on Business, General, and IP. Currently practicing at Houston Harbaugh PC.

Based in
Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA
Experience
attorney
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Business · General · IP
  • Handles Business, General, and IP matters from Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA.
  • Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Patent (Pittsburgh) (2026).

About Henry M. Sneath: Henry M. Sneath is an attorney based in Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA. The practice focuses on Business, General, and IP. Currently practicing at Houston Harbaugh PC.

Areas of practice

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Henry M. Sneath represents clients in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.

Biography

About Henry M. Sneath

Henry Sneath specializes in complex business litigation, intellectual property, employment, DTSALaw® trade secrets and restrictive covenant litigation, cybersecurity, data breach and Artificial Intelligence (AI) law, products liability, catastrophic injury, probate, estates and trusts litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He is also a complex case certified mediator and Federal Court Special Master with Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and his team are currently handling very complex trade secrets misappropriation litigation and several patent and trademark litigation matters in various federal courts. He was the 2011-2012 President of DRI (www.dri.org), a 22,000 member international organization of lawyers defending the interests of businesses and individuals in civil litigation. He was the 2009-2010 Chair of the PBA IP Section. Mr. Sneath was a long time member of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law teaching 2 courses: Trade Secret Law and the Law of Trademarks and Unfair Competition. Mr. Sneath handles litigation and trials in patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, the defense of pharmaceutical, products and toxic tort liability, catastrophic injury cases and insurance coverage, and the prosecution or defense of trade secret (including DTSA claims) and non-compete restrictive covenant and employment cases. He also handles a considerable amount of probate, estates and trusts litigation, cybersecurity, data breach and AI related litigation and breach of contract claims. Mr. Sneath has tried over 95 cases to jury and non-jury verdict and is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, Personal Injury Defense Litigation and Legal Malpractice Litigation. He is also listed in Super Lawyers for Business and Intellectual Property Litigation and is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. He is rated 10/10 Superb by AVVO. Mr. Sneath currently serves as a Federal Court Appointed Special Master in patent and complex cases and is a certified mediator for complex business and IP cases. He is further Certified in Complex Case Mediation and ADR by the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation (PON). He is a member of AIPLA, PIPLA, IADC, ADTA and many other organizations relating to his practice. He is a frequent national and regional seminar lecturer on business litigation, intellectual property, products liability and law firm management issues. He is active in his church and has devoted Pro Bono time to the representation of battered women in Protection from Abuse matters. Business Litigation. Pittsburgh Strong® PSMNLaw® PSMN® DTSALaw®

Credentials

Education

  • Hamilton College

    — · 1980

  • Duquesne University

    — · 1983

Jurisdictions

Bar admissions

  • Pennsylvania, All St

    ACTIVE

Recognition

Awards & honors

  • Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Patent (Pittsburgh)

    2026

  • Lawyer of the Year — Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants (Pittsburgh)

    2018

  • Lawyer of the Year — Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants (Pittsburgh)

    2016

  • Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Patent

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Energy Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Information Technology Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Insurance

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Privacy and Data Security Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Professional Malpractice Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Reinsurance Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Trade Secrets Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Trademark Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Awards:

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2005 - 2022

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Top 50 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers - 2014, 2015

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent Rated - Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System

    2026

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Main office

Houston Harbaugh PC

401 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

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  • What areas of law does Henry M. Sneath practice?

    Henry M. Sneath focuses on Business, General, IP, Litigation, and Patent.

  • Where is Henry M. Sneath located?

    Henry M. Sneath primarily serves clients in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an office at 401 Liberty Avenue.

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