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Ms. Juliana Snelling (née Horseman), Rhodes Scholar, has over 18 years of experience at the Bermuda Bar, including 11 years as Partner at the law firm of Mello Jones & Martin.
Ms. Snelling's principal work involves advising senior level business executives as well as local and exempted companies, trade unions and other institutions on the terms of contracts of employment and severance agreements.
She also practises in most areas of civil litigation, regularly appearing in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in cases involving contract and civil disputes, property disputes, human rights issues, defamation cases, insurance claims disputes, judicial review actions, negligence claims, personal injury matters, landlord tenant matters and debt actions.
Ms. Snelling was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1994 and the Bermuda Bar in 1995. She is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She is also a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and a member of the Law Society as well as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
She has served for 3 years as Chair of Bermuda’s Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal. She previously served as a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bermuda Bar Association, the Treatment of Offenders' Board and the Tax Appeals Tribunal. She is Bermuda’s former Ladies’ Stroke Play Golf Champion and played on the varsity golf team at Stanford University.
Her educational experience includes:
- Graduate, Inns of Court School of Law (Outstanding Designation), London, England (1993-1994)
- B.A. (Jurisprudence), St. John's College, Oxford University (First Degree, Rhodes Scholar), England (1991-1993)
- U.C.L.A. School of Law, California (1990-1991)
- B.A. (History), Stanford University, California (Phi Beta Kappa Hons.) (1985-1989)
- L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris, France (1986-1987)
In 2011 Juliana was recognized by the Bermuda Government’s Department of Human Affairs as one of the 100 Women/100 Vision honourees, an award that highlights the achievements of 100 women in Bermuda who have had a positive impact on the Island of Bermuda in the economic/ business sector.
In December 2012 Juliana was the winner of “The Bermudian” Magazine’s Services Award for legal services for being the “go to” lawyer for employment and immigration representation
