Azure M. Schermerhorn-Snyder

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Associate Attorney
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone:
612-326-3453
888-340-9311 (Toll Free)
Fax:
612-340-1154
Email:
Email Me
Paralegal:
Morgan E. Reiman

Year Joined Firm

  • 2014

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Child Custody
  • Parenting Time
  • Child Support
  • Paternity
  • Spousal Maintenance

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2010

Education

  • Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
    • Juris Doctor - May, 2010
    • Honors: Minnesota Justice Foundation / Achievement in Volunteer Public Service
  • Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
    • Bachelor of Arts - June, 2006
    • Honors: Cum Laude
    • Honors: Dean's List, 2002-2006
    • Honors: National Dean's List, 2002-2004
    • Major: Philosophy, Sociology, Religion / Ethics

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Cooperative Practice Network of Minnesota, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, 2013 - Present
  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Family Law League, Member, 2010 - Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Rogness & Field, P.A., Oakdale, Minnesota, Associate Attorney, September 2013 - December 2013
  • The Honorable James T. Swenson, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, July 2012 - September 2013
  • The Honorable Susan Cochrane (Retired), State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, June 2010 - July 2012

Pro Bono Activities

  • Volunteer Attorney, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, 2013 - Present
  • Volunteer Attorney, Wills for Heroes, 2012 - Present
  • Volunteer, Center for Victims of Torture, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2007 - Present
  • Certified Student Attorney, Immigration Clinic / Hamline University School of Law, January 2010 - October 2010
  • Volunteer, Everybody Reads Court Program, Cityview Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2010 - 2011
  • Volunteer, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2009 - 2010
  • Certified Student Attorney, Child Advocacy Clinic / Hamline University School of Law, Fall Semester 2009
  • Law Clerk, Battered Women's Justice Project, Summer 2009
  • Law Clerk, Drug Court Custody Clinic / Minnesota Justic Foundation, May 2009
  • Law Clerk, Pro Se Divorce Clinic / Central Minnesota Legal Services, March 2008
  • Community Outreach Intern, Saint Paul Dispute Resolution Center, 2008
  • Interviewer, National Equal Justice Library Oral History Interview Project, 2007 - 2010
  • Guardian ad Litem, 4th Judicial District, Hennepin County Juvenile Court, 2007 - 2010
  • Volunteer, Minnesota Justice Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2007 - 2010
  • Intern, Center for Victims of Torture, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2006 - 2007
  • President, Amnesty International - Hamline University Chapter, 2005 - 2006
  • Urgent Action Coordinator, Amnesty International - Hamline University Chapter, 2004 - 2005
  • Peer Tutor, Hamline-Hancock Magnet Schoool, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2003 - 2005