Education:
University of Utah College of Law, J.D. 1972
Order of Coif.
Research & Note Editor, Executive Board, UTAH LAW REVIEW
Utah State University, BS, with honors
Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship Key
Employment and Business Experience:
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University:
Dean of the Law School, 1990-2004
Acting Dean of the Law School, 1989-1990
Professor of Law, 1979-present
Associate Professor of Law, 1976-1979
Assistant Professor of Law, 1974-1976
Associate Dean, 1976-1989
Assistant Dean, 1974-1876
Strong, Poelman & Fox, Salt Lake City, Utah (1972-1974)
Associate Attorney
Mountain Bell Telephone, (1964-1969)
Management, Commercial & Traffic Departments, Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah
Principal Research Interests:
Wills and Estates; Trusts; and Probate Practice
Classes Taught:
Current:
Wills and Estates; Trusts; Basic Estate Planning
Other:
Federal Estate and Gift Tax, Commercial Law, Contracts, Torts, Regulated Industries,
Introduction to Law, Public Land Law, Pretrial Practice
Publications:
Religious Organizations and the Law of Trusts, in Religious Organizations in the United States, A Study of Identity, Liberty, and the Law; James A. Serritella, Editor in Chief, Carolina Academic Press, (2006).
Cases and Text on the Law of Trusts, Seventh Edition (with Neeleman), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press, 2001.
Utah Probate System, 2nd Edition, with Stanley Neeleman, January 2005.
Some Thoughts on Stepping Down After a Long Term of Deaning,
The University of Toledo Law Review Symposium: Leadership in Legal Education, Issue V,Vol. 36, No. 1, Fall 2004.
A Tribute to Rex E. Lee, The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2002).
Two Lawyers Who Made a Difference in My Life, Clark Memorandum, Fall 2002
Except for the Problems, Being a Dean is a Very Good Job, The University of Toledo Law Review, Symposium: Leadership in Legal Education, Issue II, Vol 33, No. 1, Fall 2001.
CASES AND TEXT ON THE LAW OF TRUSTS, with Bogert, Oaks, and Hill, sixth edition, Foundation Press, 1991.
UTAH PROBATE SYSTEM, with Stanley Neeleman. BYU Press, 1977.
IDAHO PROBATE SYSTEM, with Terry Crapo and Stanley Neeleman. BYU Press, 1977.
Manual for Justices of the Peace - State of Utah, Revision Editor, UTAH STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, 1978.
Hearsay and the Right of Confrontation Clarified, 1970 UTAH LAW REVIEW 668.
The Accomplice Corroboration Requirement in Utah - A Need For Change, 1972 UTAH LAW REVIEW 60.
Professional Activities:
Executive Committee, Association of American Law Schools, (2006-2009). Chair, Audit Committee (2006); Member, Budget Committee (2006).
Commissioner, Ex Officio, Utah State Bar (1989 to 2004).
Academic Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, (elected to membership 2005).
Member, Membership Review Committee, Association of American Law Schools (1996 to 1998).
Chair, Section for the Law School Dean, Association of American Law Schools (1996).
Member, Libraries and Technology Committee, Association of American Law Schools (1999 to 2001).
Member, Special Ad Hoc Committee to draft interpretive principles to guide implementation of Bylaw 6-3(a) and ECR 6-3.1 as they relate to religiously affiliated member schools, Association of American Law Schools (1993).
Commissioner, Commission on Uniform State Laws (1988 to 1995).
Member, Foreign Law Initiative Law School Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, (1995 to present).
Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for the Sister Law School Program of the Central and East European Law Initiative sponsored by the American Bar Association (1991 to 1996).
Trustee, Law School Admission Council (1982 to 1987).
Director, Law School Admissions Services, Inc. (1981-82).
Director, Association of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools (1996 to 2000).
Board of Litigation, Mountain States Legal Foundation (1981 to 1984).
Board of Trustees, Utah Legal Services, Inc. (1985 to 1989).
Member, Provo City Library Board of Trustees (1999 to 2001).
Member, Judiciary Subcommittee of the Utah Substance Abuse Coordinating Council (USACC) (1993 to 1998).
Member, Utah Commission on Education for Law and Citizenship (1983 to 1985).
Member, Utah State Bar since 1972. Admission Rules Committee (1989 to 2004).
Director, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah (1994 to 2005).
Vice Chair, Finance and Audit Committee. Member, Executive Committee.
Member, Community Board, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah (2005 to present).
Director, Regence Blue Shield of Idaho (2002 to 2004). Member, Finance and Audit, and Provider Affairs Committees of the Board.
Trustee, CLS AdvisorOne Funds - Omaha, Nebraska, 1997 to 2000.
Honors and Recognitions:
Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service, presented by the University of Utah, S. J. Quinney School of Law (2004).
Award for Distinguished Service in the Leadership of the Legal Profession, presented by the Utah State Bar (2004).
Award for Illustrious Civility Bar in the Law, presented by the Board Commissioners of the Utah State Bar (May 1, 1996).
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