Admitted
1983, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1984, California, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. Court Appeals of the Armed Forces and U.S. Supreme C
Law School
Brigham Young University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., with distinction, 1977
Memberships
Utah State Bar (Chair, Environmental Law Committee, 1997-2000; Treasurer, Sections on: Energy; Natural Resources; Environmental Law; Litigation; Appellate; Construction); State Bar of California; American Bar Association.
Biographical
Member, Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: Changes in AIA Document A201-General Conditions for Construction Contracts, 12 UT Bar J. 12, 1999; The Duty to Defend Environmental Claims is not Unlimited, 6 UT. Bar J. 18, 1993; State Environmental Permit Fees Charged to Federal Facilities: Distinguishing Legal User Fees from Illegal Taxes, 29 Santa Clara L. Rev. 879, 1989. (Certified Specialist, (Appellate Law) The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
Military
with U.S.M.C., 1977-1989; Colonel, USMCR