Harry Schneider is an American

United States

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 lawyer and partner at the firm of Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie is an international law firm based in Seattle, Washington. It has been listed on the Fortune Magazine "100 Best Places to Work in America" for the past nine years. It is noted for its intellectual property, Labor and Employment, and Products Liability practice groups, and for its...

, in Seattle, Washington.
Schneider is notable for volunteering to work on behalf of Guantanamo captive Salim Ahmed Hamdan

Salim Ahmed Hamdan

Salim Ahmed Hamdan is a Yemeni man, captured during the invasion of Afghanistan, and imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. He admits to being Osama bin Laden's personal driver claiming he needed the $200 monthly salary that came with the job....

According to an investigative report by the Seattle Times Schneider was part of a consortium which purchased the now defunct Seattle Sonics basketball

Basketball

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 team in 2001.

Education

Education

1976	A.B. Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...	University of California
1979	J.D. Juris Doctor Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...	University of Chicago University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...  Law School University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School was founded in 1902 as the graduate school of law at the University of Chicago and is among the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks it fifth among U.S...

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:

• Electronics Arts v. Lee
• Lemon v. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
• Nintendo of America Inc. v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• Nintendo of America Inc. v. Winbond Electronics Corp.
• Nintendo of America Inc. v. Samsung
• ZZ Top v. Chrysler

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.

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.
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 Pro bono Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...  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 United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...  guarantee of due process Due process Due process is the legal code that the state must venerate all of the legal rights that are owed to a person under the principle. Due process balances the power of the state law of the land and thus protects individual persons from it... and fundamental fairness, even for society's most unpopular individuals."