Michael Schneider is an experienced criminal defense attorney, concentrating in appellate, habeas corpus, and post-conviction litigation. Michael has successfully defended homicide, serious felony, and misdemeanor cases. In addition, Michael has handled a number of cases involving national security, international law, classified information, export violations, and civil liberties issues. Michael has tried a case before a United Nations tribunal. Michael also represents students accused of plagiarism and misconduct at area law schools and colleges. 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. Of Counsel, 1997-present, to The Spangenberg Group, a consulting firm providing technical assistance to local, state, and foreign governments in the area of legal aid, indigent criminal defense delivery systems, and criminal justice. 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. Listed in Best Lawyers in America; named as a Massachusetts Superlawyer, and has received Martindale Hubble's highest AV rating. Charles Evans Hughes Fellow, Columbia Law School. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, the U.S. District Court in Boston, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. JD, Columbia Law School, 1983; MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1997(with concentration in International Criminal Law and Human Rights); BA, Brown University, 1978. Contact: mrs@salsbergandschneider.com