Litigation Percentage

• 60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Oregon, 2002
• Idaho, 1999
• Utah, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Idaho
• U.S. District Court District of Utah
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho, 1985
  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Idaho Law Review
  
  
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Handling Medical Records for the Idaho Paralegal, 2004
• Preparing Idaho Injury Cases for the Idaho Paralegal, 2004

Honors and Awards

• Utah Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Idaho Bar Association, 1999 - Present
  member
  
  
• Utah Bar Association, 1985 - Present
  member
  
  
• Oregon Bar Association, 2002 - Present
  member
  
  
• Barrister, American Inns of Court
  former member
  
  
• American Trial Lawyers Association
  former member
  
  
• Idaho Trial Lawyers Association
  former member
  
  
• Utah Law Office Management Section
  former member
  
  
• Salt Lake Community College
  former Adjunct Professer of Persuasive Writing
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Goicoechea Law Offices, Chtd., Trial Attorney, 2003 - 2005
• Idaho Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Civil Litigation, 2002
• Litster Injury Lawyers, Trial Attorney, 1999 - 2002
• Barker Law Offices, Salt Lake City, Sole Practice Attorney, 1985 - 1999

Languages

• Spanish
• English (Primary)

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Gamma Chi

Birth Information

• 1958, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America