Stephen L. Snyder takes great pride in being able
to give back to his community as a philanthropist. His recent philanthropic
efforts include a $1 million endowment for the establishment of the
Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills at his alma mater,
the University of Baltimore School of Law.
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He is a predominant contributor
to the Francis D. Murnaghan Jr. Appellate Advocacy Fellowship which
provides an annual fellowship for former appellate law clerks to
work on appeals involving civil rights and social justice impact
litigation in the federal and state courts in Maryland.
Snyder donated $2.5 million to United Cerebral
Palsy, the nation's leading charity serving children and adults with
Cerebral Palsy. The donation will assist in the renovation of existing
UCP locations, as well as the creation of a brand new state-of-the-art
facility which will provide the most advanced services for those
with this disability.
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Snyder is an annual Presenting Sponsor of the
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Golf Classic, raising money for those
afflicted with Juvenile Diabetes, and those who care for and assist
them.
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In 2003, Snyder joined forces with the Center
for Poverty Solutions by becoming the "Matching Gift Challenge
Sponsor" of the 16th Annual Lawyers' Campaign Against Hunger.
Snyder is challenging all lawyers across the state to give generously
to the campaign as he will match $1 for $1 all donations made. He
also issued a similar match challenge on behalf of the Lawyers' Campaign
for CollegeBound.
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Snyder has taught numerous courses on the topic
of trial practice, culminating in his founding of his Center for
Litigation Skills at the University of Baltimore School of Law. His
cases have been cited in various national law journals, as well as
referenced in the periodicals of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
and the American Trial Lawyers Association. His closing arguments
and cross-examinations have appeared in legal textbooks as examples
of effective and guiding trial practice.
Snyder, a member of the University of Baltimore
Law School Advisory Council, has been honored by the University of
Baltimore for establishing the Stephen L. Snyder Fund for Law Library
and Technology, as well as for being an active and long standing
supporter of the University.
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