Meet Surrogacy Lawyer Steven H. Snyder
An Experienced St. Paul and Minneapolis Egg Donation Attorney Can Help
Steven H. Snyder, an egg donor lawyer, has an office located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. He worked for some “big law” firms more than 20 years ago, but learned that he liked to help people on a more personal level than “just an attorney-client” relationship. Attorney Snyder moved his office to his home, then eventually to the Maple Grove location.
Areas of Practice and Admissions
Steve practices in many areas but specializes in surrogacy law. His other areas of practice include:
- Surrogacy
- Egg Donation
- Embryo Donation
- Adoption
- Business organizations
- Elder law
- Estate planning
- Family law
- Probate & Estate administration
- Real estate law
- Surrogacy law
- Trusts
- Wills
Steve was admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 1982 and the U.S. District Court District of Minnesota in 1982.
Education
Steve attended the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul and graduated with a degree in English (magna cum laude) in 1974. He attended the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, where he received his J.D. in 1982. He graduated cum laude.
Steve has been published several times in the surrogacy law field. Some of his articles and cases include:
- 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
- McNattin v. McNattin, 450N.W.2d169 (Minnesota Appellate 1990)
Steve has also taught classes on assisted reproductive technology, including:
- 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
The egg donation attorney also belongs to several professional associations, including:
- 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)
Meet with a surrogacy attorney at Steven H. Snyder & Associates today for help with your surrogacy and egg donation legal needs.