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
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Photo by Rose Law Group Reporter (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Rohit K. Tripathi.) Farms to sprout housing? “[L]andowners want to build new development in groundwater-restricted areas of Pinal and Maricopa counties by taking farmland out of production and acquiring water credits for it.” However, the “areas are currently under building moratoriums.” But: “Arizona’s new ‘ag-to-urban’ program offers an alternative” — “landowners
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Rose Law Group Chair of Government Affairs, Liz Goodman, joins panel discussion with Arizona water experts and Mayor Gallego
Liz Goodman, Senior Attorney and Chair of Rose Law Group’s Government Relations Department, joined Arizona Forward for a lively discussion on the Future of Water in Arizona. Goodman was joined Phoenix Mayor Gallego and fellow panelists Brenda Burman of Central Arizona Project, Michael Mendonca of SRP, Nick Ponder of HighGround, and Arizona Republic’s Joanna Allhands serving as moderator. The conversation addressed
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