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Adjunct Professor, College Of Law - Dean
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Administration.
American Society for Public Administration,
05/2023
- Adjunct Teaching Award.
S.J. Quinney College of Law,
05/2022
- Fellow.
American Bar Foundation,
04/2019
- Lawyer of the Year.
Utah State Bar Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section,
05/2016
- Bronze Medal.
United States Environmental Protection Agency,
08/2013
- United States Attorney's Award.
United States Attorney's Office District of Utah,
12/2009
Affiliations
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American Bar Foundation
(ABF),
Fellow,
04/30/2019 - present
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Local Rules Committee for the Federal District Court for the District of Utah
(LRC-DU),
Committee Member,
05/2014 - present
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Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Policy Committee
(DOJ-ECPC),
Committee Member,
09/2013 - present
In the Media
- Utah Supreme Court Sides with Man Who Wants to Recover $500K Seized in Traffic Stop--Deseret News. 08/25/2018.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900029442/utah...
- El FBI advierte a la comunidad sobre una nueva estafa por internet--Telemundo (The FBI Warns the Community About a New Internet Fraud). 08/15/2018.
http://telemundoutah.com/el-fbi-advierte-a-la-comu...
- Man gets probation for pointing laser at helicopter--ABC 4. 07/19/2018.
https://www.good4utah.com/news/man-gets-probation-...
- Feds seek to stop Shoshone band from selling hunting licenses on Ute lands. 10/19/2017.
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46182692&nid=148&title=fe...
- Judge Tells Beaver County to Hold Its Horses with Mismanagement Claims. 10/09/2017.
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46104506&nid=148&title=ju...
- Young Living Essential Oils pleads guilty to trafficking oils. 09/22/2017.
http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/young-li...
- The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah TV recyclers indicted for mishandling tons of hazardous glass. 08/09/2017.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2017/08/09/...
- KSL, Judge Orders ATV Protest Ride Organizers to Pay $95K in Damages. 10/28/2015.
https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=157&sid=37132260...
- The Salt Lake Tribune, Jury: San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman guilty of conspiracy for ATV protest ride. 05/02/2015.
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5516562&i...
- The Salt Lake Tribune, 'Super Dell' handcuffed after interrupting federal judge. 12/11/2014.
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4068277&i...
- Deseret News, Alta, snowboarders argue in federal court over access to resort. 08/11/2014.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865608584/Alta-...
- El Universal, Fiscales de EU recomiendan usar testigos protegidos. 05/23/2013.
http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/925015.htm...
- Deseret News, Exterminator, pest control company plead not guilty
Case involves deaths of 2 Layton girls. 02/25/2011.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705367463/Exter...
- Green River man sentenced for cat food poisoning that killed dog. 12/05/2008.
https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Iea2db7f0c2ca1...
- Deseret News, Deal struck over Jeffs' evidence? 01/25/2007.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650225814/Deal-...
- Deseret News, Helicopter-skiing case lands in federal court. 08/09/2006.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/645191697/Helic...