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Meet the 2026 Alumni Award winners
Mar 25, 2026Congratulations to the following Utah Law alumni, who will be recognized at our annual Alumni Awards celebration on Friday, April 24, 2026!
Standing out: Kate Kendell leads The Gill Foundation in LGBTQ+ law
Feb 28, 2026Soon after graduating from Utah Law in 1988, Kendell began working as a litigation association at VanCott Bagley (now Fabian VanCott). While she gained experience litigating divorce and bankruptcy cases, Kendell wanted to live more authentically and find a position that allowed her to do so.
Utah Law faculty updates: January 2026
Feb 01, 2026Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
International Law Clinic connects students with opportunities to help impacted communities throughout the world
Jan 30, 2026Utah Law’s International Law Clinic, directed by Associate Professor (Lecturer) Jackie Morrison (JD ’12), launched in January 2025. Morrison designed the clinic to give students hands-on experience and bridge international law classes with practical skills-building.
Professor Chris Peterson quoted in Associated Press about possible Utah Supreme Court expansion
Jan 21, 2026Professor Chris Peterson, a constitutional law expert, was quoted in an Associated Press article about how the Utah legislature is considering expanding the state Supreme Court.
Sparks fly: Britt Ide discusses her 15-year career in energy law consulting
Jan 08, 2026After earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Britt Ide (JD ’99) began working for a consulting company doing energy analysis and policy work. As she listened to hearings with the Department of Energy and saw what lawyers were involved in on the policy side, Ide started considering a different career path.
Utah Law faculty updates: December 2025
Jan 01, 2026Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Research Professor John Ruple quoted in Bloomberg Law about resource management plan rollback
Nov 26, 2025Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about lawmakers using the Congressional Review Act to get rid of land use plans restricting fossil fuel development.
Heidi Nestel celebrates 20 years at Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic
Nov 17, 2025When Heidi Nestel (JD ’97) entered the S.J. Quinney College of Law, she initially wanted to be a defense attorney. She was passionate about the constitution and felt her calling lay in defending it. During her second and third years of law school, however, Nestel became interested in a brand-new area of criminal law.
Utah Law faculty updates: October 2025
Nov 01, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Helping her hometown: Lindsey Blake leads prosecution in small-town Idaho homicide case
Oct 29, 2025Growing up in the small town of St. Anthony, Idaho, Lindsey Blake (JD ’08) never expected that a homicide case in the area would make international headlines and inspire a movie and documentary—or that she would be a prosecutor on that case.
Utah Law faculty updates: September 2025
Oct 01, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
MLS alum Norma Erekson begins her third act
Sep 21, 2025Norma Erekson, a 2025 graduate of the Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program, has raised her family, nurtured a love for lifelong learning and education, pursued a jack-of-all-trades career, and aided in various humanitarian projects. Now at retirement age, Erekson shows no signs of slowing down.
Utah Law faculty updates: August 2025
Sep 01, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Professor Chris Peterson quoted in Newsweek article about voters suing Elon Musk for petition giveaway
Aug 21, 2025Professor Chris Peterson, a consumer finance expert, is quoted in this Newsweek article about a proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk from voters who were misled by a competition to win $1 million daily before the 2024 presidential election.
Utah Law recognizes 2025 Order of the Coif inductees
Aug 14, 2025Congratulations to the nine graduates from the class of 2025 who were inducted into the Order of the Coif national honor society.
Utah Law alumnae recognized as Utah’s Most Influential Women of 2025
Aug 13, 2025Utah Law alumnae Charlotte Miller (JD ’83) and Hope Eccles (JD ’91) were recognized as Utah’s Most Influential Women of 2025 by Utah Business magazine.
‘A tremendous responsibility’: Michelle Oldroyd cultivates connection through Utah State Bar
Aug 11, 2025As a young child, Michelle Oldroyd (JD ’00) already knew she would be a lawyer, a history professor, and an entrepreneur—because the lawyers she knew growing up in Washington, D.C., had achieved these goals.
Utah Law alum Bill White has mastered monk law
Aug 08, 2025Bill White (JD ’94) sorted out all manner of problems involving the elusive lifeblood of the arid American West as both a government lawyer and then as a private consultant. This led him to the doors of the Huntsville monastery when he and his wife, Alane, bought a home in the pristine rural Ogden Valley.
Building and burnishing: Tomu Johnson serves privacy law clients through The Broad Axe
Aug 04, 2025Since 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.
Utah State Bar honors Jensie Anderson and Reyes Aguilar with Lifetime Service Awards and recognizes 25 Utah Law alumni
Jun 27, 2025The 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.