Riley Snow leads Rose Law Group’s Water Law Department, representing clients in Arizona and Utah on matters related to water rights, real property, and resource development. He regularly appears for clients before state and federal agencies and in state and federal courts. His experience includes representing governmental entities, national and multi-national corporations, water companies, cooperatives, partnerships, and individuals.
As a seventh-generation “Westerner,” he has long been involved in the natural resource issues affecting Utah and Arizona. He is honored to represent land and water right owners who expand our potential and improve our quality of life in the West.
Any spare time he can find is spent with his family or trying to find a hobby that actually sticks. Right now, that’s mountain biking.
Professional Activities
- 2024, Presenter, Utah Water Law: Rights, Development & Disputes, Halfmoon Education CLE Seminar
- 2024, Presenter, Arizona Water Law, Rights & Regulations, Halfmoon Education CLE Seminar
- 2022, Presenter, Recent Updates in Water Law, State Bar of Arizona CLE Seminar
- 2020, Chair, The Latest and Greatest in Arizona Water Law, State Bar of Arizona CLE Seminar
- 2019, Co-Chair, Natural Resources & Environmental Law Update, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
- 2019, Chair, Arizona Water Law: Update & Issues to Watch, State Bar of Arizona CLE Seminar
- 2018, Co-Chair, Natural Resources & Environmental Law Update, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
- 2018, Presenter, Arizona Water Law, NBI CLE Seminar
- 2017-2022, Executive Counsel, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section, State Bar of Arizona
- 2016, Finalist, Special Master Selection, General Water Rights Adjudication, Third District Court, Utah
- 2014, Rated “Top Valley Lawyer,” North Valley Magazine
- 2013-16, Editorial Board, Maricopa Lawyer
- 2013, Outreach Committee, Solo & Small Practice Section, State Bar of Arizona
- 2011, Planning Committee, American Bar Association Annual Water Law Conference
- 2009, Named “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers Rating Service
- 2008-09, Executive Committee, Utah Chapter of American Water Resources Association
Admissions & Education
Bar Admissions
- Arizona
- Utah
Court Admissions
- Arizona State and Federal Courts
- Utah State and Federal Courts
Education
- Juris Doctor and Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources and Environmental Law from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University
In The News
‘We will continue to thrive’: State leaders, Rose Law Group partner & Water Law Department Director Riley Snow, weigh in on proposed Colorado River water cuts
By AZ Family Arizona’s top elected officials are coming together to blast a federal plan to manage the Colorado River. City leaders, business groups, and federal representatives are pushing back hard after the federal government released a sweeping plan Friday that could force the state to absorb a disproportionate share of Colorado River water cuts. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spares Colorado, Utah, New
Colorado River determination expected: Riley Snow, Rose Law Group partner and director of the Water Law Department, explains how Arizona is prepared
By Reagan Priest | Yellow Sheet Water experts say not all hope is lost for a better deal on the Colorado River, despite discouraging news from the federal government last week. The Bureau of Reclamation released its final draft environmental impact statement (FEIS) on the Colorado River on Friday, outlining a “framework” for river operations that includes both the Lower Basin proposal and a
Arizona, 2 other states would share cuts under proposal to manage Colorado River; Riley Snow, Rose Law Group partner & director of the firm’s water law department, comments
By The Associated Press The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s 10-year plan spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now. It’s meant to be flexible, allowing deeper cuts in drier times while giving the states more time to collectively agree on how to manage the dwindling resource that flows through dams to produce hydropower. The Lower Basin states of
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