Carol Clawson

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Areas of Practice

Employment Law

Appellate Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution

About Carol

Carol Clawson is "Of Counsel" to the firm and practices in the area of employment law, commercial litigation and appeals. Ms. Clawson is also involved in alternative dispute resolution and offers both mediation and arbitration services. Ms. Clawson was the Solicitor General of the State of Utah (1992-99), responsible for the state's civil and criminal appeals in the state and federal courts. She personally handled many signficant appeals during her six-year tenure, covering a broad range of legal issues.

Education

University of Utah (J.D., 1986)

Order of the Coif
Editor-In-Chief, Utah Law Review, 1985-86
William H. Leary Scholar

Stanford University, Masters Degree -- 1978

Stanford University, Bachelors Degree (History) -- 1974

Court Admissions

United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Supreme Court of Utah
United States District Court, District of Utah

Selected Professional Activities

Utah State Bar

Member, Utah Legal Services Board of Directors- 1996-2004

Member, And Justice for All Board of Trustees, 1998-2004

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Trustee, Community Legal Center -- 1998-2005

American Aribtration Association, arbitration and mediation panel member

Employment Lawyer of the Year --2004

American Arbitration Association, Arbitration and Mediation Panel

Salt Lake City Independent Review Commission

Salt Lake County Career Services Board

Utah Business magazine's Legal Elite - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Co-Chair, Utah State Bar Fall Forum (2003)

Member, Utah State Court Committee on Improving Jury Service -- 1997-2001

Member, Utah State Bar Lawyer Ethics Screening Panel -- 1996-1999

Chair, Judicial Conduct Commission Task Force on Confidentiality -- 1996

Member, Executive Committee, Salt Lake County Bar --1995-1996

Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah --1991-1993

Law Clerk, Chief Justice Bruce Jenkins, United States District Court for the District of Utah (1986-1987)

Selected Reported Cases

· Merrell v. ICEE-USA Corp., 242 F.3d 389 (10^th Cir. 2000)

· Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. State of Utah, 114 F.3d 1513 (10^th Cir. 1997)

· Jane L. v. Bangerter, 102 F.3d 1112 (1996)

· Seamons v. Snow, 84 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1996)

· Macris v. Sculptured Software, Inc., 24 P.3d 984 (Utah 2001)

· Kelly v. Salt Lake City Civil Service Comm’n, 8 P.3d 1048 (Ut App. 2000)

· Day v. State, 980 P.2d 1171 (Utah 1999)

· State ex rel. A.R. v. C.R., 982 P.2d 73 (Utah 1999)

· State v. Gardner, 947 P.2d 630 (Utah 1997)

· V-1 Oil Co. v. Dept. of Environmental Quality, 939 P.2d 1192 (Utah 1997)

· State v. South, 924 P.2d 354 (Utah 1996)

· Ross v. Schackel, 920 P.2d 1159 (Utah 1996)

· Nelson v. Salt Lake City, 919 P.2d 568 (Utah 1996)

· DeBaritault v. Salt Lake City. Corp., 913 P.2d 743 (Utah 1996)

· State v. Mohi, 901 P.2d 991 (Utah 1995)

· State v. Payne, 892 P.2d 1032 (Utah 1995)

· State v. Lowder, 889 P.2d 412 (Utah 1995)

· State v. Carter, 888 P.2d 629 (Utah 1995)

· Malcolm v. State, 878 P.2d 1144 (Utah 1994)

· Day v. State, 882 P.2d 1150 (Utah App. 1994)

· Colman v. Utah State Land Bd., 795 P.2d 622 (Utah 1990)