Elizabeth A. Snelson

Elizabeth A. Snelson is in solo practice in St Paul, Minnesota and is of counsel to Lockridge Grindal Nauen in Minneapolis. She represents medical staff organizations. A frequent speaker on medical staff legal issues, Ms. Snelson has participated in programs sponsored by the American Medical Association and various national specialty societies and state medical associations, the National Health Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and other organizations. After eight years at the California Medical Association, where her responsibilities included oversight of the consolidated Joint Commission-CMA hospital survey process, she returned home to the Midwest and resumed private practice. Ms. Snelson is a past president of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel.

She is the author of Credentialing and Medical Staff Law, published by the NAMSS Institute, and The Physicians’ Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws, published by AMA. A more complete listing of Ms. Snelson’s publications and presentations is available at www.snelsonlaw.com.

Ms. Snelson earned both her masters' and law degrees at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul.