Alysson Snow is the Mayor of the City of Lemon Grove and is a Professor of Practice at the University of San Diego School of Law.  In her role as Mayor, Snow is a Board Member and is on the Borders Committee of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), is First Vice-President of the San Diego County League of Cities, and sits on board for the East County Economic Development Council, and is on the Governmental Affairs committee for the East County Chamber of Commerce.  At the University of San Diego School of Law, Snow teaches housing and consumer rights and directs the Housing Rights Legal Clinic and Eviction Negotiation Program.  Prior to joining USD, Snow led and directed the Consumer Protection Division at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. and served on the firm’s Leadership Committee. She has extensive litigation experience, having successfully represented more than a thousand consumer and housing clients. She designed and launched two debt defense clinics and San Diego’s bankruptcy self-help center and clinic. Prior to Legal Aid, Snow worked for six years at DLA Piper. At DLA Piper, she specialized in pharmaceutical and securities defense litigation.

Snow has collaborated with the White House, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Federal Trade commission on consumer and housing issues. Snow is a frequent speaker at the National Consumer Law Center, American Bar Association, and National Legal Aid and Defender Association conferences on broad range of consumer law issues. She has also been interviewed by a range of media, including HBO’s John Oliver Show, Bloomberg, Vice, L.A. Times, The Guardian, and Telemundo. She has been a requested panelist by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. She is also engaged in policy work on civil justice issues.  In 2019, the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego awarded Professor Snow “Consumer Advocate of the Year” for the work to save the homes of people from a predatory lending scheme that targeted socially disadvantage communities and senior citizens. In 2020, the World Justice Project recognized her success to help secure access to justice for low-income families during the pandemic through her Housing Retention Project. She was also awarded Pro Bono Associate of the Year (2005) from DLA Piper and the Public Interest Award from the Utah Bar Association (2001). She is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and was a member of the Louis M. Welsh Chapter of the American Inns of Court.