Practice Areas

  • Property Subrogation
  • Wildfire Litigation
  • Fire Loss Litigation
  • Water Loss Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Defect

State Bar Admissions

  • Arizona (1998)
  • Nevada (Inactive)
  • Texas (Inactive)
  • Utah (Inactive)
  • Colorado (Inactive)
  • Oregon (Inactive)
  • Idaho (Inactive)

Federal Court Admissions

  • Arizona, U.S. District Court (1999)
  • Nevada, U.S. District Court (Inactive)
  • Utah, U.S. District Court (Inactive)
  • U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Inactive)
  • Colorado, U.S. District Court (Inactive)
  • Idaho, U.S. District Court (Inactive)
  • Oregon, U.S. District Court (Inactive)

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

Memberships / Awards

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)

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)

Languages

  • Spanish