Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Experienced Business Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Journalism, Legal Writing, Spanish, and Trial work, advocacy and negotiation. Strong entrepreneurship professional graduate from the Gonzaga University School of Law. Engaged in Civil Rights litigation in the employment setting against fortune 500 companies as well as mass torts in state and federal court. Experienced in franchise and business law for franchisors and franchisees, transactional work and contract negotiation for big and small businesses. Author of the book "Employing Humans." Nominated by the American Institute of Legal Advocates as a Rising Star in the field of Employment Law in 2018 as well as "Lawyers of Distinction" in 2018 and recognition as one of the Top 40 under 40 Employment law attorneys by the American Academy of Attorneys in 2018 and 2019 as well as the top 40 under 40 attorneys in employment law by the Association of American Trial Lawyers in 2018 and Top 100 Plaintiff Civil Lawyers in Utah by the National Trial Lawyers in 2024.
This law firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm specializes in employment law including wrongful termination, discrimination based on disability, race, religion and gender as well as government employment procedure. It also focuses in areas such as civil rights laws, including civil rights in government workplace settings, product liability, personal injury, defamation and medical malpractice. The law firm was originally formed in Logan, Utah. Since then, the firm has now have moved down to the Salt Lake City area for better growth and better access to more clients in Northern Utah.
Took on my own caseload of clients charged with misdemeanors including DUIs, domestic violence and theft. Helped with first appearances. Prepared and argued motions to suppress evidence and prepared cases for trial. Negotiated with prosecutors.
Did legal research and prepared legal memorandums for the judges and commissioners. Prepared claim summaries of upcoming appeals for judge's review.
Helped prepare legal arguments for hospitals audited by the government for medicare and medicaid fraud and did legal research in regards to the medicare and medicaid administrative law.