Shareholders
Lawrence Litvak
Ronald D. Litvak
Timothy R.J. Mehrtens
Steven B. Epstein
W.Troy Romero
Barbara G. Jensen
Paula J. Smith

Special Counsel
Jerry N. Snyder
Diane Michele Carlton

Associates
Stephanie M. Holder
Michael V.Switzer
Nathan M.J. Dowell
Wendy J. Smock
Courtney J. Leathers
Christina H. Patierno
 

The Lawyers :: Jerry N. Snyder

Special Counsel
Litvak Litvak Mehrtens and Epstein, P.C. from 2002 to present


Education
University of Denver:
LL.B., 1956
University of Denver: B.S. 1954


Admitted to Practice
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court 10th Circuit
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
All Courts of Colorado
Memberships
Denver Bar Association: 1956-present
Colorado Bar Association: 1956-present
CBA Family Law Section: 1972-present
Chair: 1975
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow): 1976-present
1st President, Colorado Chapter: 1985-1986 term

Honors and Distinctions
Selected to be included in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America: every year since its inception
Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Listed in "Denver's Top Lawyers,"
5280 Magazine, April/May 2001
Colorado Super Lawyer in field of Family Law (Received one of the 50 highest point totals for all practice areas): 2006-present


Recent Authorships and Lectures 
"Tax Strategies In Divorce"
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Dec. 2000

"Tax Traps: Recognize Them And Call The Expert"
CBA, Family Law Section: Sept. 2000

"Impact Of Social Security Benefits"
Colorado Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Dec. 1997

"Dividing Property: Family home, deferred property, valuing a business, tax issues, capital gains"
Colorado Women's Bar Association: Jan. 1998

"Tax Traps: Problematic tax allocation issues"
Colorado Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Dec. 1995

"Social Security Benefits: The Good, the Bad and the Exempt"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association: Aug. 1994

"When Only a CPA Will Do: Forensic Accounting; Differences in Disciplines"
Mock Trial, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants: July 1994

"Separate vs. Marital Property for Division and Maintenance Purposes"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: Apr. 1994

"Valuing Social Security and Retirement Benefits"
Colorado Bar Association: April, 1993

"Effective Use of an Expert in Valuing and Interpreting Pensions"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: Mar. 1993

"COBRA/CUHIP Health Insurance Alternatives"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: Feb. 1992

"Understanding and Using Tax Returns in the Trial of a Dissolution of Marriage Case"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1991
Annual Conference: Aug. 1991

"Sleight of Hand: Now You See It, Now You Don't. Income Determination: Use of Income Tax Returns at Trial"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1991
Annual Convention: Aug. 1991

"Trial Preparation: Reading a Tax Return, Finding Hidden Assets and Determining Income"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1990
Annual Convention: Aug. 1990

"Understanding and Using Tax Returns in the Trial of a Dissolution of Marriage Case"
Colorado Judicial Conference: Sept. 1990

"Current Colorado Law on Valuation of Professional Practices"
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc: Mar. 1990

"Types of Retirement Plans to be Considered in a Dissolution of Marriage Action: The Valuation and Division of Pension
and Profit-Sharing Plans after Grubb"
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Dec. 1988

"Pensions: Dividing Marital Property After Grubb"
Colorado Judicial Conference Seminar: Sept. 1988

"Recent Federal Legislation as it Impacts on Dissolution of Marriage"
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Nov. 1987

"Recent Federal Legislation as it Impacts on Dissolution of Marriage"
Colorado Judicial Conference: Sept. 1987

"Negotiating the Settlement; Separation Agreement Drafting; Post Decree Matters"
Legal Education Institute, Inc.: Mar. 1987

"New Federal Legislation: Tax, Pension and Military Benefits in Dissolution of Marriage Actions"
Colorado Judicial Department, Referee's Conference: May 1985

"Significant Legislative Developments and Cases for the Family Law Practitioner
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Apr. 1984

"Bankruptcy and Divorce
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Apr. 1983

"Post Decree Remedies"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Seventeenth Annual Convention: Aug. 1982

"Colorado Law Update 1981"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: Sept. 1981

"Games Attorneys Play: What to do if: Assets are hidden and discovery is resisted; Financial affidavits are false; Cooperation is minimal, there is procrastination or delay; Opposing counsel is incompetent; Discovery is abused."
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc: Apr. 1979

"The Use of Insurance in Dissolution of Marriage"
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: June 1978

"Post Decree Remedies: Restraining Orders; Contempt and Enforcement of Support"
CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: June 1977

"Valuation of Stock of Closely Held Corporation in Dissolution of Marriage"
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: May 1977

Some Reported Cases
In re Marriage of Sim, 939 P.2d 504

In re Marriage of Blake, 807 P.2d 1211