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Steven H. Snyder 
Maple Grove, Minnesota
phone (763) 420-6700
fax (763) 420-9588
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Areas of Practice:
Adoption
Business Organizations
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Family Law
Probate & Estate Administration
Real Estate Law
Surrogacy Law
Trusts
Wills
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1982
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1982
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1982
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of St. Thomas, St Paul, MN, 1974
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  English


Published Works:
Legislation to Govern Assisted Reproductive Technologies Introduced and Lobbied in 2002 and 2003 Sessions of the Minnesota Legislature


"The Blessed Trinity and Beyond: Third-Party 'Contract'-ions," a Series of Articles on Surrogacy Agreements, RESOLVE Quarterly Newsletter, Fall, 2005


"The Use of Pre-Birth Parentage Orders in Surrogacy Proceedings,", ABA Family Law Quarterly, Fall, 2005


Representative Cases:
McNattin v. McNattin, 450N.W.2d169 (Minnesota Appellate 1990)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Assisted Reproductive Technology, Continuing Legal Education Presentations


"Assisted Reproductive Technology: What Every Family Law Attorney Should Know", Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Annual Family Law Conference, 2002


"Assisted Reproductive Technology: What Every Family Law Attorney Should Know", Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Annual Probate and Trust Law Conference, 2002


"The Difference Between U.S. and European Ovum Donor Programs: Paternalism versus Self-Determination", Third Annual International Ovum Donation Conference, London, England, 2005


"Can Private Ovum Donation Agencies and Fertility Clinics Coexist in an Imperfect Universe?", ASRM Convention, Montreal, Canada, 2005


"International Fertility Tourism: Why Patients Cross International Borders, and What Can Happen When They Do", Fourth Annual International Ovum Donation Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006


Intended Parents, Ovum Donors, and the Children They Create: What Ethical Duties Do We Owe, and to Whom?, Fifth Annual International Ovum Donation Conference, Buck County, Pennsylvania


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Law Practice Management, Family Law Sections)
Member


Reproductive & Genetic Technology Committee, Family Law Section of the American Bar Association
Vice-Chair


Minnesota State Bar Association (Probate and Trust Law, Real Property Sections)
Member


Hennepin County Bar Association
Member


Assisted Reproductive Technology Sub-Committee, 2001 Minnesota Legislative Task Force To evaluate the 2000 Uniform Parentage Act
Co-Chair


Past Employment Positions:
Stillwater High School, Stillwater, MN, High School English Teacher, 1974 - 1979


Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Epsilon Sigma

We will charge you at our initial conference at our hourly rate. If you hire us after the initial office conference, we will credit forward the amount paid for the first half hour toward future services. If you do not hire us, we keep the fees paid so we are reasonably compensated for the time and advice provided.


11270 86th Ave N

Maple Grove, MN 55311

763.420.6700-TEL

763.420.9588-FAX