EDUCATION

University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 2002)

• Leary Scholar Award
• Civil Rights and Liberties Award
• National Moot Court Team Board Member, Utah Law Review

Metropolitan State College of Denver (B.A., History 1994; Philosophy, 1996)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Utah State Bar Constitutional Law Section, Chair-Elect (2006 - 2007)
Appellate Practice Section, Secretary/Treasurer (2006 - 2007)
ABA, Judicial Division, Appellate Judges Conference, Council of Appellate Lawyers
Tenth Circuit Bar Association
Utah Defense Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Salt Lake County Bar Association
David L. Watkiss American Inn of Court

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• "Drugs and Justice: Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View, Co-Author, Oxford University Press (2007)
• "Putting Meaning in Its Place: Originalism and Philosophy of Language," Author, Law and Philosophy, Volume 25, Issue 4 (Spring 2006)
• "Scrutinizing Commercial Speech," Author, George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1 (Winter 2004)
• "Finding Religion for the First Amendment," Author, John Marshall Law Review, Volume 38, Issue 2 (Winter 2004) "The Case for National E-mail Regulation," Co-Author, Defense Counsel Journal, Volume 70, Issue 3 (July 2003)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law (University of Utah) (2007-Present)
• Adjunct Instructor, University of Utah, Department of Political Science (2002-Present)
• Instructor, University of Utah, Department of Philosophy (2003-Present)
• Judicial Clerk, Honorable Judith M. Billings, Utah Court of Appeals (2004)