Austin, Spencer E.

Lawyer Overview

Spencer Austin joined the Litigation department in 1979. He concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, environmental law and white collar crime matters. Prior to joining the firm, Spence was a Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney from 1975-1979. As deputy county attorney, he was assigned to the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit that specialized in the prosecution of high profile cases within the state of Utah. Spence was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Utah College of Law in the Trial Advocacy Program from 1980 to 1993. He has also been a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Tucson, Arizona. Spence has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars on environmental white collar crime and related topics.

Related Activities and Skills:

• American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Business Law Section
• Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce

Areas of Practice

• Complex Commercial Litigation
• White Collar Crime
• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Banking & Finance Law
• Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Environmental Litigation
• False Claims Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Wrongful Death - Plaintiff
• Employment Law - Employers

West Practice Categories

Federal, Grand Jury Proceedings, White Collar Crimes, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1975
• Utah, 1975

Classes and Seminars

• "Workplace Discrimination", Command College, Law Enforcement Academy, October 2003
• "Midnight Dumping, Whistleblowers and You: What To Do When the Investigator Comes Knocking", Mid-year Meeting, Utah State Bar, March 2000
• "Environmental Enforcement and Liability/Civil and Criminal", Government Institutes Seminar, 1999
• "Conducting Investigations of Alleged Employee Misconduct", Parsons Behle & Latimer Employment Law Seminar, 1996
• Co-presented "Managing the Whistle Blowing Employee", Parsons Behle & Latimer Employment Law Seminar, 1995
• "Utah Employment Law Update", Parsons Behle & Latimer Employment Law Seminar, 1994

Education

• University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975
  J.D. degree
• University of Utah, 1969
  B.S. degree

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

http://www.parsonsbehlelaw.com (http://www.parsonsbehle.com)