Legal Services & Lawyers

I represent small to midsized businesses in a variety of business and employment disputes in federal and Massachusetts courts. I also selectivley represent plaintiffs in employment matters and personal injury claims. As a former assistant district attorney, I also devote a significant portion of my practice defending people accused of crimes, typically in District Court.

I am co-author of the Massachsutts Practice Series volume on civil practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that is published by Thomson-West, the largest legal publisher. Following law school, I clerked for a justice of the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. I have conducted numerous jury trials and bench trials and have argued approximately 30 times before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Masssachusetts Appeals Court.

I strive to provide the highest quality legal representation to my clients at a fair and reasonable price. I know that litigation can be costly and always strive to keep costs low. I take a practical approach and try to be creative in bringing about an expeditious resolution that furthers my client's best interests.

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.