Judy Danelle Snyder - a Lake Oswego, United States Civil Rights Lawyer

Lake Oswego Civil Rights Lawyer

Updated: 05/06/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil Rights
Employment Law -- Employee
Civil Litigation
Catastrophic Injury -- Plaintiff
Wrongful Death
Professional Malpractice Law
Professional Responsibility and Licensing
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Abuse

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Judy Snyder has been a trial attorney for more than 40 years. Because of the significant number of cases she has litigated, her firm routinely represents clients in a wide variety of areas of civil litigation - personal injury, medical negligence, legal negligence, wrongful death, employment and civil rights. Although most of Judy’s skills are devoted to representing individuals who are pursuing claims for damages, it is common for her to represent individuals and small businesses who have been sued - successfully defending and aggressively pursuing claims against the parties who filed the litigation. Her cases are filed in the state and federal courts throughout the state of Oregon. As a result of her experience, Judy regularly represents licensed professionals - doctors, psychologists, nurses - before their licensing boards.

After Judy graduated from the University of Notre Dame School of Law, she moved to Oregon to clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Otto R. Skopil. Judy then became an aggressive and effective prosecuting attorney in the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. In 1978, Judy opened her law firm which focuses on civil litigation in the federal and state courts throughout the state of Oregon.

In 2001, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association honored Judy with its Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award. Earlier in 2001, the Oregon State Bar Litigation Section awarded her the Owen M. Panner Professionalism Award. In 2009, Judy was awarded the Multnomah Bar Professionalism Award. Most recently, she received the 2025 Burns Federal Civil Practice Award from the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

In 2008, Judy became a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is an invitation-only organization for civil trial attorneys who have significant trial experience and who demonstrate civility, integrity and professionalism in their practice. And, in 2016, she became a member of the American College of Trial Attorneys, which is an invitation-only organization limited to no more than 1% of the attorneys in any State.

Judy has also been recognized by the legal publications Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. She has a Martindale-Hubble AV Preeminent rating from her peers. Judy also has served as a leader in numerous professional associations and volunteer boards and agencies. From 1989 to 1990, she served as president of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. From 1999 to 2000, she served as president of the Multnomah County Bar Association. She has also been a long-time member of the American Association for Justice, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, and has been active with committees and in various positions with the Oregon State Bar Association.

Judy frequently serves as a presenter at Continuing Education programs for attorneys throughout the state. She lectures several times a year on various aspects of trial practice, evidence, trial techniques, and substantive law issues.

Judy’s community activities have included a four-year term on the State of Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board where she was the Chair from 1983 to 1984. She then served on the State of Oregon's Board of Psychologist Examiners from 1986 to 1988. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of Jesuit High School. Judy presently serves on the Commission for Judicial Fitness and Disability.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
Owen M. Panner Professionalism Award, Oregon State Bar Litigation Section, 2001
Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award, 2017
Oregon Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2017
2025 Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Burns Award Recipient

Other Sources of Feedback About Judy Danelle Snyder

Included on the 2026 Oregon Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2024 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2023 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2022 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2021 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2020 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2019 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2018 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2017 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2016 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2015 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2014 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2013 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2012 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2011 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2010 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2009 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2008 Oregon Super Lawyers list
2007 Oregon Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Indiana, 1973
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W. VA, 1970
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Pro Bono Activities

State of Oregon's Psychiatric Security Review Board, 1980 - 1984
Chair, State of Oregon's Psychiatric Security Review Board, 1983 - 1984
State of Oregon's Board of Psychologist Examiners, 1986 - 1988
Board of Trustees, Jesuit High School, 1990 - 1993
State of Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness, 2011 - Present

Bar Admissions

Oregon, 1973
U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1980

Other Affiliations

Multnomah Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (President)
Multnomah Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990 (President)
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
American Association for Justice
Federal Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008 - Present (Member)
American College of Trial Lawyers, 2016 - Present

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Contact

Lake Oswego, OR

4248 Galewood Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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Phone: 503-894-7478

Fax: 971-277-3894

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Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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