Utah State Bar, 1948
U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1948
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1950
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
University of Utah, J.D., 1948
Order of the Coif
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Utah, B.S., Naval Science, 1948
Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S. Navy and a pilot during World War II for two and a half years
Deputy Attorney, Salt Lake County, 1948 - 1950
American Bar Association
Salt Lake County Bar Association
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Chairman, Tort Claims Committee, Utah State Bar, 1959-1966
Chairman, Joint Medical-Legal Committee, 1962-1965
President, Salt Lake County Bar Association, 1957-1958
Master of the Bench for the George Sutherland Inns of Court II
Former member, Panel of Arbitrators Complex Cases, American Arbitration Association
Former member, Utah Governmental Immunity Committee
Assisted in drafting Utah Governmental Immunity Legislation
“AV” rated with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics
“Trial Lawyer of the Year”, Utah Defense Lawyer Association, 1999
“Outstanding Lawyer”, Federal Bar Association, 1997
“Utah Trial Lawyer of the Year”, 1985
Recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyer by Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine
Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite”