Snyder, J. I graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1987. Upon graduation I clerked for the Honorable Joe D. Duncan, Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals until his retirement on September 1, 1990. On September 1, 1990, I joined the District Attorney General's Office for the Fifth Judicial District (Blount County, Tennessee) until I went into private practice on September 1, 1996. Six years later, on September 1, 1996, founded the Law Office of James H. Snyder, Jr., and at the same time was honored to be appointed the first Juvenile Court Referee (now called "Magistrate) for Blount County, Tennessee (the position was a part-time position). Since 2003 and have devoted my practice to handling difficult domestic cases (divorce, post-divorce, custody, etc.).and related matters.
Since 1987
Since 2003
1996 - Current
Law Office of James H. Snyder, Jr.
Private practice with a focus on complex family law litigation (divorce, custody, alimony, contested adoptions)
1996 - 2003
Blount County Juvenile Court
Heard and decided all cases that the Juvenile Court has jurisdiction. Delinquency, Child Abuse, Dependency and Neglect, Termination of Parental Rights Cases, Paternity Actions, and etc.
1990 - 1996
Blount County District Attorney General's Office
Prosecuted crimes committed in Blount County in General Sessions and Circuit Courts.
1987 - 1990
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Judicial Clerk for the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals until his retirement.
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
