Harry Schneider

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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.

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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 California and his J.D. in 1979 from University of Chicago Law School. [6]

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 the Thomas 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.

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  1. 1 2 Paul Shukovsky (2008-05-27). "Firm's unlikely client: Bin Laden's ex-driver: Seattle lawyers taking on Bush, Guantanamo". Seattle Post Intelligencer . Retrieved 2008-10-24. mirror
  2. 1 2 Paul Shukovsky (2008-10-23). "Local attorney honored for defense of Guantanamo detainee". Seattle Post Intelligencer . Retrieved 2008-10-24. mirror
  3. ↑ "Perkins Coie: Harry Schneider biography". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  4. ↑ "CLE Seminar Speaker: Harry Schneider, Jr". Emerald Education Group. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  5. ↑ "The old Sonics owners". Seattle Times. 2006-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Harry H. Schneider Jr". Thompson Legal Record. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Perkins Coie: Harry Schneider -- professional experience". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  8. ↑ "Electronics Arts v. Lee". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  9. ↑ "Lemon v. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  10. ↑ "Nintendo of America Inc. v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  11. ↑ "Nintendo of America Inc. v. Winbond Electronics Corp". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  12. ↑ "Nintendo of America Inc. v. Samsung". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  13. ↑ "ZZ Top v. Chrysler". Perkins Coie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  14. ↑ William Glaberson (2008-07-26). "Prosecutors State Case in First Guantánamo Trial". New York Times . Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  15. ↑ Jess Bravin (2008-10-17). "New Sentence Is Sought for Bin Laden's Driver". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2008-10-24. mirror
  16. ↑ Carol Rosenberg (2008-10-03). "Prosecutors seek to reverse war court sentence". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  17. ↑ Danny Westneat (2006-03-30). "Defending detainee defends us". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  18. ↑ "Perkins Coie Hamdan Team Honored By King County Bar Association". 2007-03-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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