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Justin J. Atwater
Mr. Atwater joined the firm in 2007, after working as a law clerk at the firm for the previous two years. Mr. Atwater's practice focuses on corporate and business law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and securities compliance. Mr. Atwater also has experience in small business and individual tax matters.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Corporate Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Law
- Individual Tax Matters
EDUCATION
University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law - J.D., with highest honors (2007)
- Order of the Coif
- Roger & Madeline Traynor Scholar
- William H. Leary Scholar
- Executive Editor, Utah Law Review
- Member, National Moot Court Team
Brigham Young University - M.A., Accounting (2005)
Brigham Young University - B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude (2004)
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Member, Golden Key International Honor Society
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Utah
- All State and Federal Courts in Utah
INDUSTRIES
- Financial
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
- Spanish
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Member, Salt Lake County Bar Association
- Volunteer, United States Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for several years, helping low- and moderate-income individuals understand income tax laws and preparation procedures
- Adjunct professor, Tax and Accounting, Park University, teaching classes in financial accounting principles, managerial accounting, fundamentals of income taxation, and word processing
- Board Member, Quail Hollow at Willowmere Farms
PUBLICATIONS
- "Who Owns Email?: Do You Have the Right to Decide the Disposition of Your Private Digital Life?" 2006 Utah L. Rev. 397 (2006)
- "Recent Developments in Utah Law: Survivability of Contract Claims under Utah's Survival Statute," 2005 Utah L. Rev. 1392 (2005)