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Park City, Utah

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Civil litigation attorney on a wide range of cases in state and federal court, including personal injury, section 1983 civil rights, class actions, condemnation, employment, and wrongful death. Develop and implement.
• Second-chaired four-day jury trial in alleged malicious prosecution and defamation case to a complete defense verdict.
• Briefed and argued cases before the Tenth Circuit, Utah Supreme Court, and Utah Court of Appeals.
• Additional responsibilities include managing outside counsel, drafting policies and procedures, advising City employees on retention and e-discovery obligations, and advising the City on proposed legislation impacting.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Managed dozens of cases for multiple clients at various stages of the litigation process.
• Drafted pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery requests and responses, pretrial motions, and appellate briefs.
• Managed paralegals, staff, and other associates on complex electronic discovery productions.
• Prepared litigation budgets and communicated with clients regarding case strategy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Trial team member representing the qui tam relator in U.S. ex rel Loughren v. UnumProvident Corp. (D. Mass), where the jury found that Unum violated the False Claims Act. Trial responsibilities included writing direct.
• Performed legal research, wrote motions and memorandums, contacted witnesses and obtained affidavits, identified exhibits, wrote deposition outlines, and took depositions.
• Pro bono team member in habeas representation of Allah Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, in Ahmed v. Obama, (D.D.C.), after which Mr. Ahmed was released from Guantanamo to his home country.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Wrote bench memorandums, attended oral arguments, reviewed trial records, and researched, drafted, edited, and evaluated the legal analyses in drafts of written opinions.

J.D.

B.A., American Studies, Government