Janet Griffiths Peterson
Advocacy Faculty

451 JRCB
(801) 422-8777

Education:

BA, English, Brigham Young University (1997); JD, Brigham Young University (2000). University Honors: Education and Law Journal, Trial Advocacy and Moot Court team.

Law Practice:

Family Law, Appellate Work, Mediation

Experience:

Associate, Ivie & Young, Provo, UT; Law clerk/bailiff, Judge Steven L. Hansen, Fourth Judicial District Court of Utah; Legal Extern, Judge Dee Benson, U.S. Federal District Court of Utah; Law Clerk, Office of the Guardian ad Litem, Provo, UT; Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Advocacy Program, J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Publications:

The Appointment of Special Masters in High Conflict Divorces, Utah Bar Journal (Sept. 2002); "Teaching Students How to Discuss Cases in Legal Memoranda," Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (March 2008).

Classes Taught:

Introduction to legal Research & Writing, Introduction to Advocacy

Affiliations and Certifications

Member, Legal Writing Institute; Member, Utah State Bar Association; Member, Central Utah Bar Association; Certified Mediator, emphasis in domestic mediation

Community & Professional Service

Arbitrator, BYU Center for Conflict Resolution; Chair, Board of Directors, Utah County Food and Care Coalition; Children’s Justice Center – Child Advocate; American Heart Association – Volunteer; March of Dimes – Co-chair, Southern Utah County Walk-a-thon; Alpine School District Reflections Competition – Music Division Judge

Interests

Sprint triathlons, playing piano, reading