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Karen Leigh Snell · California Lawyer
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Karen Leigh Snell is on California’s State Bar roll, #100266, admitted in 1981; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Civil Rights and Criminal Defense. 21 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #100266 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1981 |
| Law school | Stanford Univ Law School |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson v. Marsh | Counsel for the plaintiff | 312 F.R.D. 584 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 17 December 2015 |
| City of Oakland v. Holder | Counsel for the plaintiff | 961 F. Supp. 2d 1005 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 3 July 2013 |
| San Jose Charter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club v. City of San Jose | Counsel for the plaintiff | 402 F.3d 962 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 April 2005 |
| Kulvir Singh Barapind v. Janet Reno, Attorney General | Counsel for the appellant | 225 F.3d 1100 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 August 2000 |
| Kulvir Singh Barapind v. Janet Reno, Attorney General | Counsel for the appellant | 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7209 | California Supreme Court | 28 August 2000 |
| United States v. Siriprechapong | Counsel for the defendant | 181 F.R.D. 416 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 24 April 1998 |
| United States v. Smyth | Counsel for the respondent | 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5875 | California Supreme Court | 27 July 1995 |
| United States v. Smyth | Counsel for the respondent | 61 F.3d 711 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 July 1995 |
| In Re the Requested Extradition of Smyth | Counsel for the defendant | 826 F. Supp. 316 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 30 June 1993 |
| In Re the Requested Extradition of Smyth | Counsel for the defendant | 820 F. Supp. 498 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 6 May 1993 |
| United States v. Michael L. Hitchcock, United States of America v. Robert B. Greenslade | Counsel for the appellant | 992 F.2d 236 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 April 1993 |
| United States v. Charles Edward Huntley | Counsel for the respondent | 976 F.2d 1287 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 October 1992 |
| United States v. Charles Edward Huntley | Counsel for the respondent | 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8339 | California Supreme Court | 6 October 1992 |
| United States v. Smyth | Counsel for the defendant | 795 F. Supp. 973 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 24 July 1992 |
| United States v. Donald E. McGann | Counsel for the appellant | 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2716 | California Supreme Court | 31 March 1992 |
| United States v. Donald E. McGann | Counsel for the appellant | 960 F.2d 846 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 March 1992 |
| United States v. Aguilar | Counsel for the appellant | 883 F.2d 662 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 March 1989 |
| United States v. de Aguilar | Counsel for the appellant | 871 F.2d 1436 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 March 1989 |
| United States v. Sol C. Schwartz, Abe Chapman, and Frank C. Marolda | Counsel for the respondent | 857 F.2d 655 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 September 1988 |
| United States v. Schwartz | Counsel for the plaintiff | 679 F. Supp. 972 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 30 September 1987 |
| United States v. Small | Counsel for the defendant | 664 F. Supp. 1357 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 14 July 1987 |
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On the official record
The law school on the record is Stanford University Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1981 · 45 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Civil Rights and Criminal Defense.
21 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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