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Understanding each story: Jess Morrison leads University of Utah OEO office
Mar 31, 2025Though 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.
Professor Leslie Francis receives Distinguished Faculty Service Award
Mar 04, 2025Professor 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.
A great journey: Professor Jensie Anderson retires after 25 years at Utah Law
Feb 25, 2025Clinical 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.
Professor Chris Peterson speaks to national and local media about deceptive bank practices and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Feb 11, 2025Professor Chris Peterson, a consumer law expert, spoke to The New York Times, Reuters, CNN and Fast Company about consumer protection concerns, including deceptive bank practices and the idling of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
‘It brings the good within you out’: Travis Goff discusses his MLS education
Feb 08, 2025As a senior in high school, Travis Goff attended a University of Utah football game and dreamed of attending the university. Now, more than 30 years later, that wish has finally come true: Goff recently graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Master of Legal Studies program.
A career belongs to you: Tonia Hashimoto shares journey to Adobe
Jan 27, 2025As an undergraduate majoring in political science at the University of Utah, Tonia Hashimoto (’06) recalls the moment she was encouraged to say “yes” to an opportunity that set her career on an unexpected and fulfilling path.
Research Professor John Ruple authors opinion piece about Congressional Review Act in The Hill
Jan 22, 2025Research Professor John Ruple, a natural resources law expert, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill about the Congressional Review Act, a tool Congress can use to overturn certain federal agency actions.
Standing in the gap: Alumna Nubia Peña serves Utah’s vulnerable communities
Jan 07, 2025Nubia Peña (’16) describes her experience at the S.J. Quinney College of Law as a “transformative journey”—one full of challenges and illuminating experiences.
Giving back: 10 different ways to support Utah Law
Dec 12, 2024Looking for ways to serve during the holiday season, winter months, or any time of the year? Here are 10 different options for giving back to Utah Law.
The power to change: Larry EchoHawk shares memories of a life of service
Nov 15, 2024Larry EchoHawk (’73) was finishing his degree at Brigham Young University while also completing his fourth year as a starting free safety on the football team, a role that had landed him a scholarship. He’d received a job offer and had not considered further education. Then his older brother, John, made a suggestion that changed EchoHawk’s life.
Dream job: Alum Steve Bloch reflects on 25 years at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Oct 11, 2024Steve Bloch (’97) started his career thrilled at the chance to work outside most of the time. He studied botany and political science in college and worked several seasons as a field technician for the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, doing biological surveys in Oregon, Washington and Louisiana.
MLS program: See what’s new and how alums have achieved success
Oct 03, 2024MLS alum Leigh Ann Bauman initially wanted to be an attorney but decided it wasn’t for her after working as a legal assistant. In fact, she left the law altogether. Bauman is now one of the program’s most recent graduates, joining 29 other students—10 fellow classmates in the in-person program and 19 in the online program—who completed their MLS degree.
Achieving flow: Alumna Emily Lewis builds a satisfying career in water law
Sep 25, 2024Though Emily Lewis has now been practicing water law for 15 years, her love of the outdoors originally spawned a different career.
Utah Law establishes Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation
Sep 13, 2024Thanks to a $5 million gift from the I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Foundation, the S.J. Quinney College of Law is establishing the Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation, which will support recruitment and retention of tenured or tenure-track faculty in the field of negotiation.
Research Professor John Ruple discusses CEQ appointment and Law and Policy program
Sep 11, 2024Research Professor John Ruple, who also serves as director of the Wallace Stegner Center’s Law and Policy (LPP) program, recently returned from a two-year appointment as senior counsel in the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). He will discuss his time on the CEQ at a Stegner Center Green Bag on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Book panel: Professor Leslie Francis’ “States of Health”
Sep 03, 2024Professor Leslie Francis and a group of panelists will discuss her new book “States of Health: The Ethics and Consequences of Policy Variation in a Federal System,” written with Professor John Francis, on Sept. 27.
Admit one: Reyes Aguilar discusses his 32 years as associate dean of admissions
Aug 29, 2024When Reyes Aguilar (’92), associate dean of admissions and financial aid, began classes at Utah Law in 1989, he had no idea he would build a career here, let alone in Utah. Originally from New Mexico, Aguilar planned to finish law school and return to his home state to work as an attorney. He committed two years to the law school—but then two years became four years. In July, Aguilar celebrated 32 years with Utah Law shortly after announcing his plans to retire.
Alum Jeff Baldridge builds rewarding career as JAG in U.S. Air Force
Aug 27, 2024Before he finished his bachelor’s degree in history, Jeff Baldridge had a plan: His U.S. Army experience had led him to pursue a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and become a military chaplain. When he was deployed to Iraq with the Army from 2010-2011, however, he decided to change course.
Making waves: Utah Law professors and alum Brian Steed partner to save the Great Salt Lake
Jul 15, 2024In early 2023, a widely publicized report predicted that the Great Salt Lake would disappear within five years if its loss rate continued. To highlight legal pathways to restoring the lake, the Wallace Stegner Center launched the Great Salt Lake Project—and a brand-new class called the Environmental Policy Accelerator to give students firsthand experience working with policymakers to address environmental challenges.
Never too late to celebrate! F. Bryant McOmber Jr. walks with class of 2024
Jun 27, 2024McOmber successfully completed his law studies in January 1973, but further obligations prevented him from participating in the graduation ceremonies.
Utah Business 2024 Legal Elite list honors Utah Law alumni and faculty
Jun 24, 2024Utah Business partnered with law firm Kirton McConkie to present the 2024 Legal Elite, which honors 100 leading Utah lawyers who have made significant contributions in their respective legal fields. The award judges included Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, along with alums Mike Mower and Noella Subdury.