Tiffanie W. Sneed, JD, MDiv

A native of Birmingham, Alabama and graduate of the Altamont School, Mrs. Sneed matriculated at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a dual concentration in Child Psychology.  She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1998. After seventeen years of practicing law in both the private sector and local government, Mrs. Sneed resumed her studies, obtaining a master’s degree in Divinity (magna cum laude) from Duke Divinity School in 2019.  

Mrs. Sneed currently serves as the Sr. Legal Advisor for the Town of Chapel Hill, where she focuses on employment law, EEOC training and policy development. She also spends a significant amount of time training and advising law enforcement, in areas that include use of force, fair and impartial policing, and Constitutional law. Mrs. Sneed also represents the Town in alleged employment and housing discrimination matters.  

Prior to serving the Town of Chapel Hill, she served as the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fayetteville and as the Police Attorney for the Fayetteville Police Department. 

Mrs. Sneed has served as an adjunct faculty member at Duke University Divinity School and provides NC mandated In-Service Training to Duke Campus Police.  She is also a certified North Carolina Criminal Justice (NCCJETS) instructor. 

Mrs. Sneed has devoted much of her career in service to her community and profession. While in private practice, she maintained a considerable pro bono practice, representing clients who were victims of Domestic Violence. She also served in the Fayetteville Chapter of the United Way as a campaign sponsor and adjunct instructor for United Way’s Diversity Committee’s Multicultural Leadership Development Program. Mrs. Sneed is a member of the North Carolina State and Judicial District 18 Bars, the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Police Attorneys (Pres. 2011-2013).  Mrs. Sneed was also a member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates and Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, and a member of the Expanding First Response Commission that helped shape and offer recommendations for first responder models serving special populations nationwide.  

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