Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Utah State University, 1989, Magna Cum Laude (3.88 GPA)

         Majors: Political Science & Liberal Arts

         Minors: Economics, English, Philosophy, Chinese

         Honors Thesis: Banking in China: Fiscal Policy Under Pressure

• Boalt Hall Law School, University of California, Berkeley, J.D. 1992

        *Ranked #5 in the nation by the Gorman Report in 1992*

         LSAT: 99th percentile GMAT: 99th percentile

Bar Membership

• Utah State Bar, state and federal courts
• Idaho State Bar, state and federal courts

Business Experience

CEO, EVN Law, LLC, practicing law 1992-present

Created a new legal business model by establishing EVN Law, LLC in 2012. Practice areas include business development, real estate transactions, corporate mergers and acquisitions, contracts, estate and business planning, and litigation.

Manager, Advanced Title Insurance Agency, L.C., 1998-present

Licensed title and escrow agent since 1995. Founded Advanced Title in 1998. Responsible for operations with offices in Logan, Utah, Bountiful, Utah and Midvale, Utah.

Director, Western Vision Software, L.C., 1995-present

Engaged in the development of a software company since 1995. Successfully negotiated initial private offerings, significant marketing contracts with public companies, and software acquisition agreements with public companies.

Honors & Awards

Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellow, U.C., Berkeley, 1989-90
Moot Court Award for Excellence in Written Advocacy, 1990
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Honor Society, 1989-92
National Dean's List Scholarship, 1989-90
National Dean's List, 1987-88 & 1988-89
Pi Kappa Alpha Powers Award (Outstanding graduating senior of the Pi Kappa Alpha National Fraternity), 1989
World Affairs Council Scholarship, "Choices for China" conference
Outstanding Senior, Utah State Univ. department of Political Science, 1989
Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, 1988-89
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, 1988-89
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1987-89
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (Political Science), 1988-89
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (English), 1988-89
Man of the Year at Utah State University, finalist 1988 & 1989
Director of Organization of the Year at Utah State University, 1989
Eagle Scout, 1983
Who's Who in American Law, 1995-96
TaeKwonDo, Blackbelt, 2005
HaiDongGumDo, Blackbelt, 2006
Ute Conference Football Division Champions, Bountiful Gray Midgets, Head Coach, 2010

Book Reviews

8 Int'l Tax & Bus. Law. 380 (1991)
(S. Ostry, Governments & Corporations in a Shrinking World: Trade and Innovation Policies in the United States, Europe & Japan.)
8 Int'l Tax & Bus. Law. 152 (1990)
(I. Mathur & J. Chen, Strategies for Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China.)

Community Leadership

Gamma Epsilon Chapter Alumni Association, Trustee, 1994-present
International Tax and Business Lawyer (Boalt Hall Law School)
Articles Editor, 1990-91; Associate Editor, 1989-90, 1991-92
The Utah State Review (Utah State University)
Founder & Editor-In-Chief, 1988-89
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Chapter President, 1987-88
President's Ambassadorship Council, Director, 1987-88
Logan Community Council, Student Representative, 1987-88
Utah Intercollegiate Assembly, Speaker of the House pro tem, 1988
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Vice-President, 1988-89
Utah State University Honors Program, 1983-89