About Brian A.
Brian A. Snyder took a direct route through higher education before entering the courtroom. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Legal Studies from Brandeis University in 2005. Three years later he completed his Juris Doctor at Chapman University Fowler School of Law in 2008. Those degrees framed an early interest in litigation and public practice.
Soon after law school, Snyder became involved in professional organizations that center on courtroom work and civil justice. He joined the American Association for Justice and the Arizona Association for Justice in 2008. Membership in those groups placed him among lawyers who regularly handle civil trials and policy advocacy tied to plaintiff-side practice. In 2013 he added membership in the Maricopa County Bar Association, expanding his engagement with colleagues in Arizona’s largest legal community.
Snyder is admitted to practice in Arizona and is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Those credentials allow him to appear in state trial courts and to take appeals in the federal appellate system that covers the western United States. His record of bar and association memberships signals steady involvement in litigation and appeals practice rather than a purely transactional or in-house career path.
Colleagues and local bar activities have anchored much of his professional life. Participation in county and statewide bar groups has kept him connected to continuing education, court developments, and the procedural work of trial preparation. That participation also reflects regular handling of matters that progress beyond initial pleadings—cases that require deposition practice, expert work, and, when necessary, trial advocacy.
Snyder’s day-to-day work is grounded in courtroom procedure and appellate practice. He maintains his practice in Arizona and routinely works in both state and federal venues. Over time he has combined bar association involvement with litigation practice, balancing local court engagement with the broader procedural rules that govern appeals in the Ninth Circuit.
He continues to practice law in Arizona and is admitted to the Ninth Circuit; his current practice concentrates on civil litigation and trial advocacy in state and federal courts.
