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Practicing in Utah for over thirty years, concentrating in commercial litigation, health care litigation and securities litigation.

Professional Recognition and Awards

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, 2003 - 2007
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (ranked No. 1 in Utah for commercial litigation), Chambers USA (2005)
Distinguished Lawyer of the Year 2001, Utah State Bar
Outstanding Lawyer, 2000, Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter
Utah Judicial Council’s 1999 Amicus Curiae Award, service to the courts

Education

Court Admissions
Utah Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits

Professional Memberships and Activities

Tenth Judicial Circuit Historical Society, Board of Directors (2004-Present)
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow (1996-present); State Chair (2000-2002)
American Bar Foundation, Fellow (1998-present)
Utah Constitutional Revision Commission, Chair (1999-2003); Member (1992-2003)
Salt Lake County Bar Association, Past President
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Procedure; Chair (1987-1999)
U. S. District Court, District of Utah, Advisory Committee on Local Rules of Practice; Member (1996-present)
Utah Appellate Operations Task Force, Chair (1994-1995)

Community Involvement

Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, Board of Directors (2005-Present)
University of Utah College of Law Alumni; Board of Trustees (2006-Present)
Utah Community Legal Center Campaign, Co-Chair (2001- 2003)
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN, establishing on-going private funding for Utah Legal
Services, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, and Disability Law Center, Chair (1998-2001)

Other Professional Experience

Shareholder, Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy (1975-1998)
Law Clerk to Chief Judge David T. Lewis, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1974-1975)