Practice Areas

Property Subrogation
Construction Law
Insurance Defense
Fire Loss Litigation
Products Liability Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Construction Defect
Insurance Coverage
Bad Faith

Court and Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court, District of Utah (1993)
Utah Supreme Court (1993)
Arizona Supreme Court (1998)
Colorado Supreme Court (1995)
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (1999)
Nevada Supreme Court (2005)
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada (2005)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2005)
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (2007)
Oregon Supreme Court (2010)
Idaho Supreme Court (2011)
U.S. District Court, District of Idaho (2011)
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (2011)

Education

University of Utah College of Law, J.D. (1993)

• Order of the Coif; William H. Leary Scholar, Fall 1991 and Spring 1992
• Associate Editor, JOURNAL OF ENERGY, NAT. RES. & ENVTL. LAW

Brigham Young University, B.A. (1989)

Certificates/Licenses

Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional, National Association of Subrogation Professionals, 2006

Publications

Author, The Three Pillars of a Successful Flat Fee Agreement for Insurance Defense Litigation Cases
Author, Comment, Bankrupting CERCLA: Amending the Bankruptcy Code to Allow CERCLA Contingent Claims for Contribution, 13 J. ENERGY NAT. RESOURCES & ENVTL. L. 433 (1993)

Memberships/Awards

National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Chairperson, Arizona Chapter NASP (2005-2007)
Arizona Insurance Claims Association

Languages

Spanish