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Michael Schneider is an experienced criminal defense attorney, concentrating in appellate, habeas corpus, coram nobis, new trial motions, and other post-conviction litigation. Michael has defended homicide, serious felony, and misdemeanor cases and has handled complex federal sentencing and parole matters. Michael's cases have often involved international human rights, national security, international law, and constitutional civil rights issues. Michael also represents suniversity tudents accused of plagiarism and misconduct at area law schools and colleges and professors accused of scientific research misconduct at area universities.

Associate to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, 1993-97.

Public defender at the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Boston and in New York state for ten years, 1983-93. In addition to having been mentored by Professor Dershowitz, Michael was trained by two of the finest appellate attorneys in Boston and New York, Brownlow Speer and Michael Obus, who is now a New York Supreme Court Judge.

Frequent lecturer at legal education seminars and at area law schools; authored articles in the area of criminal defense practice; and has provided training and technical assistance to indigent defense providers in other states (Kentucky, New York, Texas, and Washington) and in foreign jurisdictions (Cambodia, Chile, and China).

Michael has worked on a number of high-profile cases, including the OJ Simpson, David Merrick, Mike Tyson, and Pamela Smart cases.