Barb Snow, Esq.

Snow Criminal Defense, LLC

Background: Barbara A. Snow has practiced criminal law for sixteen of her nineteen years as a licensed attorney. She has practiced criminal defense at the trial, appellate and postconviction levels, representing clients in cases spanning the gamut of alleged crimes that include homicide, sexual assault, assault, drug possession and distribution, kidnapping, theft and fraud. Her philosophy in representing clients accused of committing crimes and clients convicted of crimes has been and remains simple: A person’s liberty is God given, so the government’s efforts to limit that liberty and the other rights associated with it must be countered with zealous and compassionate representation.

Legal Experience: Prior to starting her private practice, Attorney Snow was an active duty Judge Advocate (JAG) in the United States Army. Attorney Snow was also an Army Reserve JAG for three years following her active duty time. She has obtained various forms of legal relief for a number of her clients. Attorney Snow’s criminal defense experience is rounded out by her time as a military prosecutor and Special Assistant to the United States Attorney (SAUSA). As a prosecutor, Attorney Snow represented the government in a number of criminal trials and worked closely with criminal investigators (including military and civilian criminal investigators and FBI agents) in cases she was prosecuting and on which she was advising military commanders. In her capacity as a SAUSA, Attorney Snow represented the government in prosecuting misdemeanor offenses in magistrate court.

Bar Admissions and Licensure: Attorney Snow is admitted to practice law in Connecticut state courts and in Colorado state courts, and she has been admitted to practice in the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, the Navy-Marine Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Attorney Snow received her license to practice law from the State of Connecticut in October 2005 and her license to practice law from the State of Colorado in August 2015. Attorney Snow does not currently represent individuals in the Connecticut state court system.

Education and Other Work Experience: Attorney Snow earned her Bachelor’s Degrees in Anthropology and Psychology from Macalester College (St. Paul, Minnesota). She subsequently moved to Oakland, California, where she worked as a mental health counselor at a residential treatment facility with teenagers healing from significant trauma histories and who were diagnosed with both severe mental health disorders and learning disabilities. Attorney Snow made her way to the East Coast, where she attended law school in Bristol, Rhode Island. She earned her Juris Doctor in May 2005 from Roger Williams University School of Law. Throughout law school, Attorney Snow worked full time in a general law practice as the primary paralegal to one of the partners. 

Interests Beyond Practicing Law: Attorney Snow relishes in challenging herself, which has manifested in competitive running and other endurance sports and training (e.g., Tough Mudder and Air Assault school) throughout the years. Her love of challenges has also manifested in, among other pursuits, her continued education with the Harvard Extension School. She has been working on a book she hopes to publish in the near future.