Thomas E. Snyder has been practicing law for over 35 years in the areas of Commercial Real Estate, Corporations and Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Formations, Finance and Franchising.  As an experienced commercial transactional, corporate and real estate attorney, he regularly gets involved with commercial litigation, determining causes of action and litigation strategies.  Prior to joining Inman & Strickler as a partner, Mr. Snyder practiced law for his entire career with the firm of Williams Mullen and its predecessor, Clark & Stant.  Mr. Snyder focuses on being extremely responsive to his client’s needs and providing superior legal services.  In addition to being named to Best Lawyers in America in business law and to Legal Elite in real estate, Mr. Snyder is recognized as a founding member of the Hampton Roads Commercial Real Estate (HRACRE”) where he previously served as President.

            Mr. Snyder earned his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University (B.A. 1972) and his law degree from the University of Richmond (JD 1978) where he served as a member of University of Richmond Law Review.  Among Mr. Snyder’s professional affiliations, he is or has been a member of the Business and Real Estate Sections of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association and the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association.  He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia.

            He currently is serving as the Co-Chairman of the President’s Council of HRACRE, a member of the Board of Directors of HRACRE; he has served as the Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of Ohef Sholom Temple; and a member of the Virginia Venture Capital Forum; and he was the founder of two charitable golf tournaments.

            Mr. Snyder has previously taught continuing legal education courses on IRC §1031 like-kind exchanges; the Private Placement of Securities; the choice of entity issues; family partnerships and limited liability companies; and issues related to franchising