I have practiced general commercial litigation in a wide range of practice areas in state and federal courts around the country at both the trial and appellate levels, working on all stages of a case, including pleadings, discovery, motions, trial, post-trial, and appeal. I often appear in the trial court for a wide variety of cases involving wrongful death, civil rights, and constitutional issues, but my practice centers on appeals. I’m experienced with all types of appeals—civil, administrative, and criminal. And although I have significant experience in Utah’s state appellate courts, my primary focus is on federal litigation, particularly in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Finally, clients have often retained me to consult on litigation strategy in a wide range of subject matters, including probate, Fair Housing Act claims, criminal prosecutions, commercial disputes, and more. Below is a sample of my prior cases.

Recognition

2021-Present
Rising Stars - Mountain States Super Lawyers

2021-2022
Legal Elite - Utah Business

Experience

2018-Present
Appellate Attorney, Zimmerman Booher

2015-2018
Attorney, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless

2014-2015
Judicial Clerk to Judge Scott M. Matheson Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

2013-2014
Judicial Clerk to Chief Judge Ted Stewart, United States District Court for the District of Utah

Memberships

2022-Present
Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter

2019-Present
David K Watkiss – Sutherland II Inn of Court

2013-Present
Utah Bar Association
Salt Lake County Bar Association

Education

2013
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
◦  Order of the Coif
◦  Editor-in-Chief, Utah Law Review

2009
Arizona State University, B.S. in Urban & Metropolitan Studies
◦  Summa Cum Laude

Court Admissions

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Supreme Court of Utah
United States District Court, District of Utah

Presentations

Selection and Presentation of Persuasive Arguments: An Appellate Perspective, Invited Panelist, 2023 Utah State Bar Spring Convention
Getting to Appeal, Part III: Transitioning Civil Cases to Appeal, Invited Panelist, Utah State Bar, Appellate Practice and Small Firm Sections, April 2021