Jensen, Dallin W.

Lawyer Overview

Dallin Jensen is a shareholder in the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources department where he practices primarily in the area of water law. He is involved in governmental permitting and licensing of water projects and due diligence analysis of water rights and related land matters. Mr. Jensen has negotiated complex multi-party water transfers; participated in interstate compact negotiations, including federal and Indian water right claims; and negotiated and mediated with public interest groups and environmental organizations. Mr. Jensen has also participated in drafting and advocating federal and state legislation and governmental rulemaking.

Prior to joining Parsons Behle & Latimer in 1988, Mr. Jensen served as Assistant Utah Attorney General and from 1983 to 1988 he served as Utah Solicitor General. While employed by the state, he represented various natural resource agencies, including the Division of Water Rights, Division of Water Resources and Division of State Lands & Forestry (now Forestry, Fire and State Lands). Mr. Jensen served as counsel to Utah's Governors on natural resource and Indian-related matters, and as Utah's legal representative on interstate water matters including the negotiation of the Amended Bear River Compact and the Ute Indian Water Compact. Mr. Jensen's experience has encompassed a wide range of matters involving water and land resources, and he has extensive experience in state administrative law.

Mr. Jensen is a member of the legal committee of the Upper Colorado River Commission; and is an alternate member of the Western States Water Council from Utah. Mr. Jensen serves as a member of the Utah State Water Development Commission, and as a member of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2011, Environmental, Natural Resources and Water Law. Mr. Jensen was named Best Lawyers' 2012 Salt Lake City Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Legal Committee of the Upper Colorado River, River Commission
• Western States Water Council
• University of Utah, LCS Advisor
• Utah Constitutional Revision Committee, Former Member
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• Recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers
• Named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Salt Lake City Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year
• Named Best Lawyers' 2011 Salt Lake City Water Lawyer of the Year 
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
• Utah Administrative Law Advisory Committee, Former Member, Editorial Board Member, 1983-85
• Special Legal Consultant to the National Water Commission,
  1971-73
• State Water Development Commission
• Utah Reclamation, Mitigation and Conservation Commission
• Board Member Central Utah Water Conservancy District

Areas of Practice

• Natural Resources & Water
• Public Lands
• Water Rights & Water Districts
• Litigation & Appeals
• Native Peoples Law
• Government Agencies & Programs
• State, Local & Municipal Law

West Practice Categories

Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals, Native Peoples Law, Natural Resources Law, Election Campaign & Political Law, Government Agencies & Programs, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1974
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
• U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1962
• Utah, 1960

Education

• University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah
  J.D.
• Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  B.S.
  Major: Geology

Published Works

• "A Summary Digest of State Water Law," the National Water Commission
• Co-Author: "The Utah Law of Water Rights," Utah State Engineer
• Co-Author: Proposed Procedures for Planning, Allocating and Regulating Use of Water Resources in Utah, Utah Division of Water Resources
• Co-Author: Administrative Allocation of Water, National Water Commission
• Co-Author: Industrial Development and the Environment: Legal Reforms to Improve the Decision-Making Process in Industrial Site Selection, American Bar Association, Special Committee on Environmental Law
• Co-Author: Proposed Procedures for Planning, Allocating and Regulating Flows for Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Co-Author: Administering State Mineral Lands - What is the State's Trust Responsibility?, 35 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 3-1

Address

201 South Main Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2218

Phones

801-532-1234

Faxes

801-536-6111

Emails

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Websites

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