Since graduating, Johnson has worked at two of Utah’s oldest law firms, Snow Christensen & Martineau (now Spencer Fane) and Parsons Behle & Latimer. He started in insurance defense and personal injury law, but after a few years in this field, Johnson wanted to try something new.
Read MoreThe Utah State Bar has awarded its prestigious 2025 Lifetime Service Awards to former Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Reyes Aguilar and former Professor Jensie Anderson and recognized 25 Utah Law alumni.
Read MoreDenise Dragoo (JD ’76) credits growing up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the impetus for pursuing a career in environmental and natural resources law.
Read MoreMore than 40 Utah Law alumni were recognized with Utah Business magazine’s Legal Elite awards, which honor Utah’s leading lawyers who have made significant contributions in their respective legal fields.
Read MoreAs a child, recent Utah Law graduate Emma Noverr would write papers about national parks or museums her family visited on school breaks and turn them in to her teachers for grades. Even then, she had a passion for reading and writing—but the idea of a career in law didn’t sink in until later.
Read MoreAs a child, Steve Clyde (’75) watched his father, one of the premier water lawyers in the United States, meeting with clients and walking ditch banks throughout Utah.
Read MoreThe S.J. Quinney College of Law held its second annual Golden Gavel Society event, recognizing alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago, on April 12 at the Utah Law building.
Read More“It only took a few weeks of law school before I realized two things. Number one: I was really happy with the decision to go. Number two: I wasn’t going to be an attorney,” says Ryan Gellert (JD ’05).
Read MoreUtah Law honored alumni and the JD and Master of Legal Studies (MLS) class of 2025 at its annual Alumni Awards on Friday, April 11.
Read MoreThough he grew up in Utah, Jess Morrison (JD ’15) left the state for higher education. He returned to Utah and was teaching high school English when his wife, Assistant Lecturer Professor Jacqueline Morrison (JD ’12), convinced him to apply for law school.
Read MoreProfessor Leslie Francis, an expert in health law, ethics, and philosophy, has received the University of Utah’s 2025 Distinguished Faculty Service Award. This recognition honors faculty committed to fostering connection between the campus and wider community through active, unpaid community service and integrate service with research and teaching.
Read MoreClinical Professor Jensie Anderson (’93) considers it an honor to have spent her career teaching and helping individuals access justice. Yet, growing up in Logan, Utah, she envisioned quite a different trajectory for herself. Her family was in the theatre business, so stepping out on stage was a natural fit for her.
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