LAWYERS

Lauren graduated in the top of her class from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, graduating with Honors. In law school she served on the Utah Law Review and was selected to be an Executive Editor. She was a Leadership scholarship recipient and the National Lawyers’ Guild chapter president. Lauren earned the Outstanding Achievement Award in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law II, and Advanced Legal Research. During law school, Lauren also interned at the Utah Supreme Court for the Honorable Justice Christine Durham assisting with writing opinions and legal research.

After graduation, Lauren worked as a law clerk for Second District Court judges assisting in drafting rulings and researching and reviewing pleadings and memoranda filed with the Court. In this capacity she observed trials and oral arguments and frequently had an opportunity to discuss these observations with the judges involved in the cases. Lauren has also worked for the Utah Department of Insurance researching and drafting new insurance regulations.

Lauren’s practice includes all aspects of community association law, including governing document drafting and rewrites, governance issues, litigation, governing document enforcement, and disputes between owners and associations. Lauren recently performed an instrumental role in a hard-fought effort on behalf of a group of owners to obtain the appointment of a receiver over a Park City Condominium Hotel. Lauren also has a distinct focus on Fair Housing Act issues, including the defense and prosecution of Fair Housing Act claims, participating as a member of Utah’s Fair Housing Forum with representatives from a variety of diverse organizations and municipalities, and presenting at educational events in Utah and Idaho.

In 2024, Lauren presented at the Community Associations Institute national Law Seminar, for which she and her co-authors were awarded Best Manuscript. Lauren was selected for the Rising Stars category of Super Lawyers each year from 2018 through 2024, which recognizes attorneys for excellence in legal practice. Lauren has also been recognized by Utah Business magazine’s Utah Legal Elite™ for 2022.

Education:

University of Utah, J.D., 2014

• Graduated with Honors
• Member: Utah Law Review (2012-2014); selected as Executive Editor (2013-2014)
• Outstanding Achievement Award: Constitutional Law II; Civil Procedure; Advanced Legal Research
• President, National Lawyer’s Guild SJQ Chapter
• Leadership Scholarship Recipient

University of Utah:

• Political Science, H.B.S., magna cum laude, May 2009
• Co-Head Editor, Hinckley Journal of Politics, 2008-09
• Honors Thesis, Blind v. Colorblind: The Injustice of State Felon Disenfranchisement Schemes, 2009
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Golden Key Honor Society
• Dean’s List, 2006-2009

Memberships and Associations:

• Utah State Bar, admitted 2014
  • Community Association Law Section of the Utah State Bar
    • Founding Member
    • Leadership Committee, 2017-2023
      • Chair, 2022-2023
      • Vice Chair, 2021-2022
      • Second Vice Chair, 2020-2021
      • Treasurer, 2019-2020
  • Women Lawyers of Utah
• Legislative Action Committee of the Community Associations Institute
  • Chapter Delegate, 2022-Present
  • Secretary, 2023-2024 term
• Utah Chapter of Community Associations Institute (UCCAI)
  • Member, Board of Directors, 2019-2022
    • President, 2021-2022
    • President-elect, 2020-2021
    • Treasurer, 2019-2020
  • Member, Marketing Committee
    • Chair, 2018-2019
  • Member, Communications Committee
    • Chair, 2022-Present
• Community Associations Institute (CAI)
  • 2024 Best Manuscript Award, 2024 CAI Law Seminar
  • Member, Case Summaries team for 2025 CAI Law Seminar
• Emerging Legal Leaders
  • Member, Board of Directors, 2015-2017
    • Chair, 2016-2017
• Utah Center for Legal Inclusion
  • Mentor, 2023

Admitted to Practice:

• Utah State and Federal District Courts
• Supreme Court of the United States of America
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit