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Rodney G. Snow | President, Director, Shareholder, Member of Management Committee | |
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Rod ney G. Snow is President, a Director and Shareholder of Clyde Snow and a member of the Management Committee. He received his juris doctor (J.D.) from the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the
In addition to mediation and arbitration for select cases, Mr. Snow's practice consists of complex civil and criminal litigation and in the representation of clients in corporate cases, grand jury investigations and before state and federal administrative agencies regarding regulatory matters. These agencies include the Environmental Protection Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice.
In 1986 Mr. Snow was appointed Special Counsel for the Salt Lake County Special Grand Jury empaneled by the Third Judicial District Court. Serving from January 1986 to July 1987, he successfully investigated and prosecuted the Salt Lake County Attorney, certain members of the
In September of 2007, Mr. Snow was featured in the Deseret News. That story may be viewed online at http://deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C695208334%2C00.html .
Mr. Snow can be contacted at rgs@clydesnow.com.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1977
- Bar Admissions:
- Utah, 1971
- U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2006
- Education:
- University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah,
1971
J.D.
Honors: Vice Chancellor of Senior Moot Court Board
Honors: Walker Bank & Trust Scholarship
Honors: Law School Moot Court Competition, second place - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah,
1969
B.S.
Major: Early American History
- Published Works:
- What Lawyers Ought to Know About Legal Malpractice: Recent Trends and Suggestions for Preventing Malpractice Claims, Utah Bar Journal, Fall-Winter, 1985
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- "Defense Counsel's Options During the Course of a Federal Grand Jury Investigation and Grand Jury Abuse", Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, Criminal Practice Seminar, 1981
- "The J.D. - M.D. Encounter and the Presentation of Expert Testimony", American Lung Association National Convention, 1981
- "Rule 11, Good Faith Pleadings and Pleadings in Complex Cases", Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, Civil Practice Seminar, 1982
- "Puzzles and Problems in Federal Parallel Proceedings: Blind Sides and Pile-ons", Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, Practice Seminar, panelist, 1982
- "What Every Corporate Lawyer and Civil Practitioner Should Know About Federal Criminal Law", Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, Practice Seminar, panelist, 1982
- "Practical Aspects of the J.D.- M.D. Encounter in the Occupational Lung Disease Setting", Intermountain Thoracic Society Mid-Winter Conference on Chest Disease, 1982
- "Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings: Traps and Pitfalls", Utah State Bar Litigation Section and Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, Civil Practice Seminar, 1983
- "Defense Strategies", Regional Conference on Public Corruption sponsored by the US Dept of Justice for Agents of the FBI, 1990
- "National Trends in Judicial Branch Reorganization", Annual State Judicial Conference, panelist, 1990
- "Art of Cross-Examination", Evidence Class, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1998
- "Investigating White-Collar Crime", Utah State Prosecutors' Association, panelist, 2000
- "What Lawyers and Judges Expect from Each Other", Utah State Bar Annual Meeting, Panel Chair, 2001
- "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Utah", Lorman Education Series, 2002 - 2003
- Honors and Awards:
- AV Rated, 1983 - Present
- A. Sherman Christensen American Inn of Court l, Master of the Bench, 1987 - Present
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 1993 - Present
- Utah State Bar, Third District, Elected Commissioner, 2005 - 2008
- Crime Victims Reparation Board, Governor's appointee and Utah State Bar representative, 2005 - 2008
- University of Utah Law School Fellow, Conducted environmental law seminars on behalf of the College of Law for law and undergraduate students, 1973 - 1975
- Utah State Bar Ethics and Advisory Committee, Member, 1983 - 1987
- Governor's Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Utah State Bar appointee; Sentencing and Release Guidelines Subcommittee Chairman, 1985 - 1993
- Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter, President, 1986 - 1987
- Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Member, 1989 - 1993
- Governor's Commission for Women and Families, Ritual Abuse Advisory Committee, Member, 1990 - 1992
- State of Utah Legislative Task Force, Governor's appointee, 1990
- Utah Sentencing Commission, State Bar Representative, 1993 - 1997
- A. Sherman Christensen American Inn of Court l, President, 1994 - 1995
- Utah State Bar, Special Prosecutor, 1999 - 2001
- Litigation Section , Utah State Bar, Executive Committee Member, 2000 - 2003
- Utah State Bar, Distinguished Lawyer of the Year, 2003
- Utah Father's Day Council, Recipient of Father of the Year Award, 2005
- Federal Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section and Appellate Section, Utah Bar Commission Liaison; Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee appointee
- Mountain States Criminal Defense: White Collar Law Super Lawyer, 2008 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Utah State Bar
- Salt Lake County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Litigation and Criminal Law Sections
- Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter
- Administrative Law Section
- American Association for Justice
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. Department of Justice, Asst. United States Attorney, District of Utah, 1973 - 1976
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attorney Advisor, 1971 - 1973
The law firm of Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson is a Utah institution. Our lawyers proudly assist clients throughout Utah and the intermountain west, including the cities of Salt Lake City, Orem, Provo, Ogden, Park City, Tooele, Heber City, and St. George (Saint George) for over 50 years with resolving their legal issues, including water rights, eminent domain, white collar crime, and family law, as well as business formation and complex litigation issues.
