Henry M Sneath

Henry M Sneath, a Shareholder and Director at Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh, is a distinguished attorney with a focus on business litigation, intellectual property, and tort law. He has successfully tried over 95 cases to verdict. In 2026, he was honored as the Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Patent. His practice areas include business litigation, intellectual property, patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as well as cybersecurity, data breach, AI and technology law, employment litigation, products liability, industrial accidents, and insurance coverage bad faith litigation.

Mr. Sneath is a Certified Mediator and Arbitrator and has served as a Federal Court Special Master in patent infringement and complex legal matters. He earned his J.D. degree in 1983 from Duquesne University School of Law, where he is now an Adjunct Professor teaching Trade Secret Law and the Law of Trademarks and Unfair Competition. During his law school years, he was a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Recognized by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Business and Intellectual Property Litigation, Mr. Sneath is listed in five litigation categories of Best Lawyers in America: Commercial, Intellectual Property, Patent, Personal Injury Corporate, and Legal Malpractice Litigation. He served as the 2011-2012 President and Member of the Board of Directors of the 22,000-member international lawyer organization DRI (Defense Research Institute), and he is the former Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee and Intellectual Property Subcommittee.

Mr. Sneath frequently lectures and plans seminars on business litigation, products liability, intellectual property, and related topics. Additionally, he is the Former Chair of the PBA Intellectual Property Law Section. His professional accolades include a Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, and memberships in IADC, USLAW NETWORK, ADTA, ABA, AIPLA, and PIPLA (American and Pittsburgh IP Law Associations).