Professor of Practice
- JD, 2001, J. Reuben Clark Law School
- BA, 1996, Carroll College
Areas of Expertise
Professor Snow leads the Housing Rights Project.
Professional Experience
Professor Snow led and directed the Consumer Protection Division at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. and served on the firm’s Leadership Committee. She has extensive litigation experience, having successfully represented more than a thousand consumer and housing clients. She designed and launched two debt defense clinics and San Diego’s bankruptcy self-help center and clinic. Prior to Legal Aid, Professor Snow worked for six years at DLA Piper. At DLA Piper, she specialized in pharmaceutical and securities defense litigation.
Professor Snow has collaborated with the White House, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Federal Trade commission on consumer and housing issues. Professor Snow is a frequent speaker at the National Consumer Law Center, American Bar Association, and National Legal Aid and Defender Association conferences on broad range of consumer law issues. She has also been interviewed by a range of media, including HBO’s John Oliver Show, Bloomberg, Vice, L.A. Times, The Guardian, and Telemundo. She has been a requested panelist by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. She is also engaged in policy work on civil justice issues.
Honors and Affiliations
In 2019, the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego awarded Professor Snow “Consumer Advocate of the Year” for the work to save the homes of people from a predatory lending scheme that targeted socially disadvantage communities and senior citizens. In 2020, the World Justice Project recognized her success to help secure access to justice for low-income families during the pandemic through her Housing Retention Project. She was also awarded Pro Bono Associate of the Year (2005) from DLA Piper and the Public Interest Award from the Utah Bar Association (2001). She is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and was a member of the Louis M. Welsh Chapter of the American Inns of Court.