Denver Office
1900 Grant Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: 303.837.0757

Aspen Office
1280 Ute Avenue, Suite 15
Aspen, Colorado 81611
Phone: 970.920.3150

Park Meadows Office
9000 E. Nichols Ave, Suite 120
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Phone: 303.837.0757

Facsimile All Locations:
303.839.9826

The Lawyers :: Jerry N. Snyder





Special Counsel

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

Email

jsnyder@familyatty.com

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): Inception-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