My interest in appellate law began in law school, where I was awarded first place in a national moot court competition and received a grant of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court as part of a SCOTUS litigation clinic. Following law school, I clerked for Judge Jay Bybee on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where I witnessed firsthand the importance of effective brief writing and appellate advocacy. That experience now guides my practice as I persuasively frame and present legal issues.
Experience
2020-Present
Appellate Attorney, Zimmerman Booher
2018-2019
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jay S. Bybee, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Summer 2016
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Robert J. Shelby, United States District Court for the District of Utah
Memberships
2018-Present
Utah Bar Association
Education
2018
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA
◦ Order of the Coif
◦ Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar (full-tuition, merit-based scholarship)
◦ Virginia Law Review, Articles Editor
◦ Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
◦ Dillard Fellow (selected to assist in legal research & writing instruction)
◦ Legal Research & Writing “Best Memo” and “Best Brief” Awards
◦ Extramural Moot Court Team - First Place at the 2017 Craven Moot Court Competition in Constitutional Law
2014
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
B.S., Biochemistry (Minors: English and Music)
◦ Magna Cum Laude
◦ Valedictory Commencement Speaker
◦ Presidential Scholar
◦ Student Alumni Association, Vice President of Programs
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals
◦ Ninth Circuit