Edgar Snyder
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Edgar Snyder is a Pittsburgh
-area personal injury lawyer
.
Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
to Polish
and Russia
n immigrants, Snyder attended Penn State University and was a member of the fraternity Beta Sigma Beta
.
Following his graduation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
in 1966, he served as a public defender
for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
. He opened his first law office in Duquesne, Pennsylvania
and initially worked in criminal defense and represented "several high-profile clients in highly publicized cases." He later expanded his practice into personal injury cases.
Snyder's wife, Sandy, worked as his firm's marketing director and helped expand his firm's reach through advertising in the 1980s. The advertisements helped propel Snyder's profile to the "near-saturation point," with an estimated 98% name recognition. The advertising slogan "There's never a fee unless we get money for you" emphasized the firm's use of contingency fees
, where the firm only collects fees in the event of a legal victory.
Snyder was rated "AV," the highest possible rating, by Martindale-Hubbell
and was listed as a "Super Lawyer" for Pennsylvania
. Snyder's firm, Edgar Snyder & Associates, employs around 100 people and 26 lawyers. Snyder no longer personally takes on cases, citing his notoriety as being potentially detrimental to his clients. He has hosted a weekly live call-in show on PCNC called "The Law and You."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
-area personal injury lawyer
Personal injury lawyer
A personal injury lawyer is a lawyer who provides legal representation to those who claim to have been injured, physically or psychologically, as a result of the negligence or wrongdoing of another person, company, government agency, or other entity....
.
Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time...
to Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n immigrants, Snyder attended Penn State University and was a member of the fraternity Beta Sigma Beta
Beta Sigma Beta
Beta Sigma Beta is a Greek-Letter college fraternity.Beta Sigma Beta Fraternity began on October 22, 1910 at Cornell University when four students who had been denied participation in Cornell's existing fraternities because of their religion decided to form their own secret society...
.
Following his graduation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...
in 1966, he served as a public defender
Public defender
The term public defender is primarily used to refer to a criminal defense lawyer appointed to represent people charged with a crime but who cannot afford to hire an attorney in the United States and Brazil. The term is also applied to some ombudsman offices, for example in Jamaica, and is one way...
for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
. He opened his first law office in Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Duquesne is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,565 at the 2010 census.-History:...
and initially worked in criminal defense and represented "several high-profile clients in highly publicized cases." He later expanded his practice into personal injury cases.
Snyder's wife, Sandy, worked as his firm's marketing director and helped expand his firm's reach through advertising in the 1980s. The advertisements helped propel Snyder's profile to the "near-saturation point," with an estimated 98% name recognition. The advertising slogan "There's never a fee unless we get money for you" emphasized the firm's use of contingency fees
Contingent fee
A contingent fee or conditional fee is any fee for services provided where the fee is only payable if there is a favourable result...
, where the firm only collects fees in the event of a legal victory.
Snyder was rated "AV," the highest possible rating, by Martindale-Hubbell
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
-History:The 140-year history of Martindale-Hubbell begins with two separate publications:The Martindale DirectoryThe Martindale Directory was first published in 1868 by James B. Martindale, a lawyer and businessman...
and was listed as a "Super Lawyer" for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Snyder's firm, Edgar Snyder & Associates, employs around 100 people and 26 lawyers. Snyder no longer personally takes on cases, citing his notoriety as being potentially detrimental to his clients. He has hosted a weekly live call-in show on PCNC called "The Law and You."