Professional Activities
American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (Dispute Avoidance and Resolution), member; Business Law Section, member; Vice-Chair, Webinars and Roundtables Subcommittee, Consumer Financial Services Committee
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Recognition & Accomplishments
Recipient of the 2020 Alan J. Davis Award, given annually by the firm to honor an individual or group at the firm providing exemplary legal representation in a matter involving the public good
Named a Mountain States Super Lawyer 2007-2009, 2014-2019
The Best Lawyers in America, real estate litigation, 2015-2021; "Lawyer of the Year," litigation-real estate (Salt Lake City), 2021
AV Peer Review Rating for Litigation and Products Liability, Martindale-Hubbell
Received the 2011 Distinguished Pro Bono Attorney award from Utah Legal Services, the Utah State Bar, the Pro Bono Initiative, and the S.J. Quinney College of Law for exceptional pro bono work
Publications
Co-author, "Criminal Law Defenses to an Espionage Act Prosecution: Overbreadth, Vagueness, and Lack of Criminal Intent," Media Law Resource Center Joint Committee Report, September 2019
Co-author, "Utah's New Regulatory Sandbox," The National Law Review, June 11, 2019
"Wyoming Creates Fintech Sandbox," The National Law Review, June 6, 2019
Co-author, "Utah Privacy Law Would Be First to Require Search Warrant for Government to Access Stored Data," The National Law Review, March 28, 2019
Co-author, "CFPB Issues Report on Servicemember First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage Loans," The National Law Review, March 4, 2019
Co-author, "CFPB Issues Annual Report on Servicemember Complaints," The National Law Review, January 28, 2019
Co-author, "CFPB Seeking Legislative Fix to Give It Clear MLA Examination Authority," The National Law Review, January 18, 2019
Co-author, "FTC and Veterans Affairs Announce MOA on Referrals for Deceptive Advertising, Sales or Enrollment Practices Targeting Veterans Using Military Education Benefits," The National Law Review, December 17, 2018
Co-author, "Democratic House Members Urge Kraninger to Resume MLA Exams," The National Law Review, December 17, 2018
Co-author, "Virginia Attorney General Obtains Default Judgment in Lawsuit Against Pension Advance Company," The National Law Review, November 21, 2018
"Banking and Marijuana, Redux: Utah Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Declares Opposite Position to New York's Encouragement of Banking Services for Marijuana Businesses Licensed Under State Law," The National Law Review, August 21, 2018
"CFPB Suspending Routine Supervisory Examinations for MLA Compliance," The National Law Review, August 14, 2018
"Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in the U.S. Senate," The National Law Review, August 9, 2018
"Washington State Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Coverage of Service Member Protections and Provide Additional Protections," The National Law Review, March 5, 2018
"CFPB October 2017 "Special Edition" Complaint Report Highlights Service Member Complaints," The National Law Review, November 1, 2017
"FTC Launches Military Task Force Webpage," The National Law Review, September 26, 2017
"A Drastic Expansion Of DOD's Military Lending Act Rule," Law360, October 3, 2014
Editor of the membership newsletter of Division 1 of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, The Dispute Resolver (2011-2012)
Co-author, "Troubleshooting Credit Card Data Policies," Law360, February 8, 2012
"Multijurisdictional Practice and ABA Model Rule 5.5," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, October 15-16, 2009
"Who's Your Client – Dual Representation of an Organization and its Shareholders/Directors/Officers/Employees," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, October 15-16, 2009
"A Broader Scope for American Pipe Tolling Doctrine," Law360, November 2008
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Auto Finance and the Military Lending Act," 2020 ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting (Virtual), September 25, 2020
Facilitator, "MLA Litigation and Investigations Concerning GAP Coverage," 2019 ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Midwinter Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, January 18, 2020
Facilitator, "The CFPB Is Not Going Away: CFPB CID Activity and Investigational Hearings," 2019 ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., September 13, 2019
Speaker, "Political Priorities and Threats Facing the Banking Industry," UAFS & NAIB Annual Convention 2019, Park City, Utah, August 15, 2019
Speaker, "Update on Federal and State Military Finance Developments," Ballard Spahr webinar, March 28, 2018
Speaker, "The Military Lending Act – Basic Training", Utah Bankers Association 2017 Fall Compliance Conference, Park City, Utah, October 24-26, 2017
Panelist, Ancillary Products in the "All-In" APR Minefield, 19th Annual NACCA/AFSA State Government Affairs & Legal Issues Forum, Seattle, May 24, 2017
Speaker, "Incentive-Based Compensation," Utah Bankers Association Compliance Committee Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 9, 2017
Speaker, "Developments in Military Lending Law," Utah Bankers Association Compliance Conference, Deer Valley, Utah, October 25, 2016
Speaker, "Must Know Details of the Military Lending Act," UAFS & NAIB Annual Convention, Park City, Utah, August 11, 2016
Moderator, "From Face-to-Face to Screen-to-Screen: The Shifting Nature of Customer Transactions with Financial Institutions," Utah State Bar 2016 Summer Convention, San Diego, July 9, 2016
"Military Lending Act: What Lenders Need To Know about the Defense Department's Final Rule," Ballard Spahr webinar, August 24, 2015
"Regulatory Darwinism – The Evolution of Consumer Fairness in Federal Law," Utah Bar Summer Convention, July 30, 2015
Panelist, "Front and Center: Developments in Military Lending Law," Consumer Data Industry Association, June 23, 2015
Panelist, "Be Careful Out There: Ethics Crash Course for In-House Lawyers," Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 9th Annucal CLO Roundtable, Salt Lake City, June 2, 2015
"CFPB: In Focus — Mortgage Rules," Ballard Spahr program, September 16, 2014
"Conflating Best Practices and the Law: Implications of the DOJ SCRA Settlement," Ballard Spahr webinar, June 19, 2014
"Understanding the CFPB’s Defense Strategy on Military Lending," Ballard Spahr webinar, February 6, 2014
"Military Lending Law," Consumer Financial Services Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, Winter Meeting in Park City, Utah, January 2014
"Call of Duty: SCRA – Protecting Those Who Protect Us," Ballard Spahr webinar, September 19, 2012
"The Top 10 Ways To Get in Trouble with the CFPB," Ballard Spahr webinar, August 14, 2012
"The Explosion in Residential Mortgage Litigation: What Explains the Recent Trends and Spike in Filings?" a Mortgage Daily and Ballard Spahr webinar, May 30, 2012
Community Activities
United Way of Salt Lake, Young Leaders Group; Member, UWSL Grant Review Committee for Protecting and Meeting Basic Needs, 2008
And Justice for All, Leadership Committee
Board Memberships
Prevent Child Abuse Utah, past Executive Committee Member and past Chair
Governor's Child Abuse Prevention Task Force, past Member
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, past Member