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CITY PROSECUTOR / ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
Professional Profile

Litigation attorney with extensive experience in both criminal defense and prosecution.

Skill Highlights
  • Twenty years of intensive criminal trial experience in both State and Federal Courts.
  • Extensive courtroom experience including thousands of procedural hearings, evidentiary hearings, and trials.
  • Creative legal mind with the ability to identify, resolve and exploit complex legal issues.
  • Admitted to U.S. District Court and 10th Circuit Bars.​



  • Prosecuted or defended more than a dozen appeals in the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Ability to comfortably manage deadlines while working with a heavy caseload. ​
  • Consistent history establishing and maintaining a positive and trusting relationship with clients, attorneys and staff. ​


Professional Experience
State Of GeorgiaTalking Rock , GACity Prosecutor / Assistant City Attorney10/2008 to Current
  • Responsible for prosecuting all criminal misdemeanor charges occurring in South Jordan including domestic violence, child abuse, controlled substance charges, DUI, identify theft, fraud, etc.
  • General Counsel for city police, fire and code departments.
  • Advise city concerning litigation, contracts, constitutional, land use and legislation issues.
  • Implemented paperless file system for all prosecution files.
  • Researched, drafted and presented legislation updating the city's political sign, group home, and sexually oriented business, and animal ordinances. 
State Of GeorgiaToomsboro , GAAttorney07/2004 to 09/2008
  • Lead Attorney for all of the firm's high volume criminal defense department.
  • Represented hundreds of clients against both felony and misdemeanor charges in both State and Federal Courts against charges including rape, child molestation, theft, controlled substance crimes, fraud, domestic violence, DUI, etc.
  • Consistently provided clients with extraordinary results as demonstrated by scores of dismissals, acquittals, drastically reduced charges, sentencing concessions, and dramatically reduced sanctions.
  • Responsible for record criminal billings and increased overall criminal revenue by more than 50%.
PaypalMinnesota , GAAttorney10/1996 to 06/2002
  • General practice firm emphasizing civil litigation and criminal defense. 
  • Proven ability to effectively represent clients at trial as evidenced by a civil trial record of approximately 12 civil trial verdicts all in clients' favor.
  • Extensive experience in criminal defense representing clients against both felony and misdemeanor charges including homicide, rape, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, aggravated burglary, domestic violence, etc. typically resulting in the dismissal or significant reduction of charges.   
  • Experience with complex and high profile cases including S.E.C. v. Capital Acquisitions (a $33 million dollar securities fraud case) and State v. Bunting, 51 P.3d 37 (2002).
  • Skilled Appellate advocate having prosecuted at least 12 appeals in the State and Federal Courts. 

University Legal ClinicCity , STATELegal Intern08/1994 to 05/2006
  • Responsible for reuniting a terminally ill mother with her two daughters who had been abducted by their care provider and taken out of state.
  • Reversed trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment in civil rights/medical malpractice case alleging State agents coerced our developmentally disabled client into undergoing a tubal ligation and that her doctor did not properly secure an informed consent for that procedure.  Morinaga v. Vu, 935 P.2d 637 (1997). 
Education
J.D.1996Gonzaga School of Law, City, State
  • Leadership Award  (1995-1996)
  • National Moot Court Team (1995 – 1996)
  • National Mock Trial Team (1995)
Bachelor of Science:Philosphy1993University of Utah, City, State
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School Attended

  • Gonzaga School of Law
  • University of Utah

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    Bachelor of Science : Philosphy 1993

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