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Attorneys
 Matthew
P. Snow
Raised in Connecticut, Matt
has been a resident of Virginia since 1993. He came to Virginia
after high school to attend the College of William and Mary. After
keeping busy as both a college student and captain of the Men's
Swimming and Diving Team, Matt went on to attend law school at the
University of Richmond. There he was an active law student, earning
memberships on the Moot Court Board and Trial Advocacy Board and
serving as Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Public
Interest. While in law school, he also worked as a law clerk to the
Richmond City Attorney's Office and served as a Teaching Assistant
to now retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Lacy.
Matt began practicing law in 2000 as an Assistant Public Defender
with the Loudoun County Public Defender's Office. Over the course of
his 3 years with that office he defended hundreds of criminal cases,
ranging from misdemeanor crimes and traffic violations to violent
felonies such as robbery, rape, drug distribution and murder. After
establishing himself as a Senior Assistant Public Defender, Matt
moved on to join a private law firm in Manassas that practiced local
government law. There Matt prosecuted misdemeanor offenses for the
towns and cities in Prince William County, and handled civil litigation for the firm involving issues such as contract disputes,
zoning enforcement, employment matters, school law and defended
local government clients against personal injury claims.
In 2004, Matt partnered with Buta and the current law firm of
Biberaj & Snow, PC was born. Colleagues from their days as
Public Defenders, Matt and Buta share a vision of
delivering honest and straightforward legal advice to their clients. The strength of their extensive trial experience provides both Matt
and Buta with the necessary skills to effectively and diligently
represent their clients.
On the civil side of his practice,
Matt counsels individuals and small
businesses in connection with civil litigation, collections,
contract issues, and wills and trusts work. Matt handles
appellate matters as well, with experience in conducting civil and
criminal appeals
petitions and arguments to the Virginia Court of Appeals, including
the recently published opinion of King v. King, 621 S.E.2d
159 (Va. 2005). In addition, a state-certified Guardian
ad litem for
children, Matt is often called upon to serve as a court-appointed Guardian for abused
and neglected children and children who are the subject on ongoing
custody disputes.
In the other half of his
practice, Matt maintains an active criminal defense caseload,
calling upon his significant experience defending clients in
juvenile delinquency cases, drug offenses, traffic offenses, and
severe felony and sex offenses.
Matt is an active member of the local legal community, and along
with being a member of the Loudoun Bar Association, he heads up the
Loudoun County Criminal Defense Bar and is a member of the
prestigious American Inns of Court, George Mason Chapter. Matt
is Chair of the Loudoun General District Court Bench-Bar Committee.
Matt has been a yearly participant as a mentor or mock-trial witness
in the "Leadership in the Law" Camp held each summer for local
rising high school seniors.
Matt devotes a significant amount of his personal time
to helping youth and the disadvantaged in the local community:
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He
currently serves as Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors for
Community Residences (CR),
a local non-profit organization that provides support services for
the mentally disabled, and which is best known in the community for
its group homes that it operates.
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Matt serves on the Board
of Directors of the
Builders Foundation,
Inc., a local non-profit organization that provides
financial support to the disadvantaged children and families in
the local community, and which has been a longtime supporter and
contributor to the Loudoun Special Olympics program.
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Matt is a member of
Leadership Fairfax, Inc. (LFI),
and a graduate
of their community
leadership program, the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI). ELI
is a year
long program of leadership training with the purpose of developing the skills of the next generation of leaders in our
region. Now, as an ELI graduate, Matt continues to participate in the planning
and administration of this important program by
serving as Chair of the ELI Program for the 2008-2009 year.
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Matt is a member of the
Loudoun
County "Beat the Odds" Committee, which raises
money and awards financial scholarships for secondary education
to at risk youth who have demonstrated significant personal and
academic achievement by overcoming life obstacles such as family
break-up, abuse & neglect, substance abuse, and poverty.
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Matt
formerly served on the
Loudoun County Community
Services Board (LCSB) for 3 years, an appointed board of Loudoun citizens who
oversee the administration of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and
Substance Abuse Services in the County.
Matt, his wife and daughter reside in Loudoun County with their two dogs.
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7 East Market Street
Suite 102
Leesburg, VA 20176
P: 703.779.2000
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