Experience

Reef Capital Partners

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  I manage the litigation strategy for the company and its subsidiaries, including Black Deseret Resort, Deer Valley Condos, Coco Palms Resort, and dozens of others projects across the country. I lead contract negotiations on a variety of our multi-million dollar delas, including membership interest agreements, forbearance agreements, construction agreements, real estate purchase agreements, etc. I also support our equity and debt teams with governance and general legal advice. I manage the litigation strategy for the company and its subsidiaries, including Black Deseret Resort, Deer Valley Condos, Coco Palms Resort, and dozens of others projects across the country. I lead contract negotiations on a variety of our multi-million dollar delas, including membership interest agreements, forbearance agreements, construction agreements, real estate purchase agreements, etc. I also support our equity and debt teams with governance and general legal advice.



LEGAL W0RX, PLLC

• United States
• Legal Services

• Managing Partner

  • May 2018 - Present

  LEGAL W0RX, PLLC provides General Counsel services to businesses in various industries, including real estate, e-commerce, financial transaction processing, energy, etc. LEGAL W0RX, PLLC provides General Counsel services to businesses in various industries, including real estate, e-commerce, financial transaction processing, energy, etc.



The Public Group

• Provo, Utah

• General Counsel

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  The Public Group, LLC and its affiliated companies operate and support www.publicsurplus.com – an online marketplace where government agencies, towns, and cities auction their surplus items to the public. As General Counsel, I formulated the client’s industry-leading legal compliance to 43 states’ ongoing legislative responses to the United States Supreme Court’s economic nexus ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (permitting states to require out-of-state sellers and marketplaces to collect and remit sales tax). I coordinated with state regulatory and enforcement divisions to create exemptions, exceptions, and waivers benefiting the client. I implemented burden shifting measures, including negotiating terms with government agencies to assume the risk and burden of compliance. I offered legal opinions as needed on various issues, including states’ labor, procurement, and request for proposal regulations. I advised on states’ privacy, open-record, public depository, and auction laws. I also contracted with hundreds of cities, towns, and government agencies across the country. I supervised, authored, and negotiated client’s transactional documents, e.g. operating agreements, SaaS agreements, terms of service, vendor agreements, releases of liability, and employment agreements. I advised on IRS regulations differentiating between employees and independent contractors. I developed a database of government procurement registrations, template agreements, and customized contractual terms. Managed outside counsel, e.g. patent prosecution. In addition, I supervised litigation, managed outside counsel, appeared as lead counsel, conducted legal research, and drafted all manner of legal briefs. I authored demand letters and managed client’s cyber-crime complaints with law enforcement. I successfully negotiated all lawsuit settlements without costs, drastically reduced overall litigation exposure, and received no adverse judgments against the client. Show less



Viaggio Resorts

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Dec 2019 - Oct 2023

  Utah-based Viaggio Resorts, LLC, through its subsidiary, Palazzo Ricci Resort, LLC, is developing a fractional ownership private residence club in Casoli, Italy, via a multimillion-dollar renovation of Palazzo Ricci, an Italian palace built in 1799. As General Counsel, I provide general legal advice and oversight for United States operations, including entity formation, contract review, and securities. I review and implements measures to comply with state regulations, e.g., the Utah Timeshare and Camp Resort Act, Utah Code Ann. § 57-19-1, et seq., and similar regulations throughout the United States. I also advise as to legal engagements in Italy. Show less



West Ridge Academy

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

  As General Counsel of West Ridge Academy, I oversee the legal operations of the Academy. This includes drafting and negotiating labor, service, and other contracts, complying with HIPPA requirements, responding to whistleblower complaints, managing litigation, negotiating and settling claims, etc. As General Counsel of West Ridge Academy, I oversee the legal operations of the Academy. This includes drafting and negotiating labor, service, and other contracts, complying with HIPPA requirements, responding to whistleblower complaints, managing litigation, negotiating and settling claims, etc.



Western Investment Alliance, LLC

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• General Counsel

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2018

  Western Investment Alliance LLC, through its affiliated companies, develops commercial renewable energy companies in Utah and Wyoming, e.g., the Monticello Wind Farm Project located in San Juan County, Utah. As General Counsel, I advised on Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Utah Public Service Commission regulations, Rocky Mountain Power Electric Service Schedule No. 38 for qualifying facilities, and production tax credits. I developed the company’s environmental study and reporting system in response to the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection and Migratory Bird Treaty Acts. I advised on various other legal topics, including tort, real estate, labor, and bankruptcy laws. I also developed a contract management system and database of template agreements. I drafted employment, nondisclosure, service, sales, real estate purchase, lease, easement, license, and wind development lease agreements. I negotiated a $100 million renewable energy power purchase agreement with Rocky Mountain Power. In addition, I appeared as lead counsel in complex federal and state litigation and successfully quieted title against a competitor for key development leases within the generating facility footprint. Show less



Wood Balmforth

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• Associate Attorney

  • May 2012 - Mar 2015

  As an Associate Attorney, I represented individual, corporate, and quasi-government clients in complex civil litigation. I authored and argued all types of dispositive and discovery motions in state and federal court. My experience includes successfully representing clients in cases involving breaches of fiduciary duties, fraud, and piercing the corporate veil. I also advised clients in multiple matters, ranging from contracts to employment law. As an Associate Attorney, I represented individual, corporate, and quasi-government clients in complex civil litigation. I authored and argued all types of dispositive and discovery motions in state and federal court. My experience includes successfully representing clients in cases involving breaches of fiduciary duties, fraud, and piercing the corporate veil. I also advised clients in multiple matters, ranging from contracts to employment law.



United States District Court for the District of Utah

• Salt Lake City

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Aug 2010 - May 2012

  I clerked for the Honorable Clark Waddoups of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. I was responsible for managing many criminal and civil dockets--including several high-profile cases. I drafted numerous legal analyses and orders for the Court. I was responsible for coordinating trial with counsel, and drafting jury instructions and voire dire for the Court. I clerked for the Honorable Clark Waddoups of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. I was responsible for managing many criminal and civil dockets--including several high-profile cases. I drafted numerous legal analyses and orders for the Court. I was responsible for coordinating trial with counsel, and drafting jury instructions and voire dire for the Court.