Judy D. Snyder

Attorney Judy D. Snyder is the founder and owner of the Law Offices of Judy Snyder. A highly rated and award-winning civil trial attorney with over 50 years of legal experience, Ms. Snyder focuses her practice primarily on personal injury and wrongful death claims, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, employment law, and other civil litigation matters. She represents clients throughout Oregon.

Dedicated to protecting the rights and entitlements of those she serves, Ms. Snyder advocates on behalf of employees who suffered an injustice at work, as well as those who suffered an injury or loss as the result of another party's negligence or wrongdoing. In addition, she also defends small-business owners who are facing liability litigation, as well as licensed professionals dealing with administrative actions before licensing boards.

Ms. Snyder began her legal career in 1973 after obtaining her Juris Doctor from The Law School at the University of Notre Dame and her license to practice from the Oregon State Bar. Before establishing her private practice in 1978, she served as clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Otto R. Skopil and as a prosecutor for the Multnomah County District Attorney's office. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Recognized as one of the leading civil trial attorneys in the region, Ms. Snyder has received a number of awards and honors for her professionalism and trial skills, including the Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award from the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the Owen M. Panner Professionalism Award from the Oregon State Bar Litigation Section and a separate professionalism award from the Multnomah Bar Association. She is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, both of which are national organizations for which a trial attorney may become a member by invitation only.  Ms. Snyder holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell.

Fully committed to her practice, Ms. Snyder is active in several professional legal organizations, and she once served as president for both the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the Multnomah Bar Association.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.