Jessica G. Peterson

Ms. Peterson practices in Durham Jones & Pinegar’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Litigation Sections.

Education

University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law - J.D., with honors (2006) 

  • Editor, Utah Law Review
  • Traynor Moot Court Semi-Finalist 

University of Utah - M.B.A. (2006) 
University of Utah - Honors B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude (2003)

  • Service Learning Scholar
  • President, Mortar Board Honor Society

Admitted to Practice

  • All State and Federal Courts in Utah and Nevada
  • Nevada
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • Utah

Prior Professional Experience

  • Law Clerk, Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, Utah Supreme Court (2008–2009)

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Board Member, University of Utah Young Alumni Association
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
  • Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
  • Board Member, Amicus, Intermountain Medical Center
  • Leadership Committee, and Justice For All
  • David K. Watkiss Sutherland II American Inns of Court
  • Board Member, Women Lawyers of Utah
  • Member, Community Service Committee of the Young Lawyers Division
  • Guest lecturer, S. J. Quinney College of Law, Professor James Holbrook’s Perspective Course
  • Smart Start Mentoring Program, David Eccles School of Business

Publications

  • "Special Masters, Receivers, and the Duty to Marshal Evidence," 19 Utah Bar J. 18 (June 2006)
  • "Law Development, Prohibition of Public Funding for Abortion," 2005 Utah L. Rev. 372 
  • "An Analysis of Student Involvement, Improving Student Success," University of Utah 2003