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
Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin allocates board funding to Mesa splash pad improvements
Phoenix, Ariz. (October 23, 2024) – Led by Vice Chairman Thomas Galvin, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has voted in favor of investing $108,000 of Community Solutions Funding into splash pad improvements at A New Leaf’s La Mesita Apartments for low-income individuals and families. La Mesita houses approximately 500 individuals each year who are struggling with housing insecurity, and nearly half are children and youth. “A New Leaf is a fantastic nonprofit
ADWR proposes new method to provide water security for homes
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is creating a new method for securing a 100-year assured water supply for new subdivisions. To build a new subdivision in Arizona, and even to sell a single home in that subdivision, a landowner or water provider must demonstrate that water can be provided to those homes for 100 years. Initially passed in the
Mines say they’re striving to reduce need for groundwater
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company and Resolution Copper.) By Pinal Central Arizona has long been proud of its copper, although mines claim a hefty share of precious groundwater. A study conducted for the San Carlos Apache Tribe three years ago estimated Resolution Copper next to Superior will use 250 billion gallons of water over the course of the
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