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BRETT J. DELPORTO

1168 Foothill Drive, #636, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 H: 801-671-4037  ♦  C: 801-671-4037 ♦

brett.delporto@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Longtime litigator with more than 20 years experience in civil and criminal law at trial and appellate levels in government and private settings. Also, worked 15 years as writer and editor for daily newspaper before pursuing a legal career. Currently working as a freelance ournalist and author of the blog A Legal Blog.

WORK HISTORY

Attorney, 08/2015 to Current

DelPorto Law –1168 South Foothill Dr. #636

Solo practice focusing on criminal appeals, family law, and estate planning. Analyzed probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents. Creatively formulated trial techniques that specifically pertained to each case.

Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals, 09/2001 to 06/2015

Utah Attorney General\'s Office –Salt Lake City, Utah

Represented State of Utah in appeals of criminal convictions in cases from all in-state jurisdiction and U.S. District Court for Utah.

Drafted opposing briefs and motions in complex criminal appeals, managing all appellate strategy for assigned cases, including oral argument and pre-briefing motions.

Argued cases before Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals.

Also represented State in post-conviction habeas cases filed in district courts around the state; conducted discovery, drafted dispositive motions, and cross-examined witnesses during evidentiary hearings.

Significant cases:

    Pinder v. State, 2015 UT 56 (Utah Supreme Court affirms dismissal of post-conviction challenge by murderer who brutally killed two people, then dynamited their bodies);

State v. Roman, 2015 UT App 183 (court affirms conviction for firearms violations against defendant who killed deputy sheriff);

State v. Laycock, 2009 UT 53 (on state's petition for certiorari, Supreme Court reverses and remands for redetermination of restitution award to family of man killed by DUI defendant);

Nicholls v. State, 2009 UT 12 (Utah Supreme Court affirms denial of post-conviction challenge to murder conviction from man who conspired with girlfriend to kill her

ex-husband);

Allen v. Friel, 2008 UT 56 (Utah Supreme Court affirms denial of post-conviction challenge to murder conviction by defendant who hired hit-man to kill his wife).

Associate Attorney, 03/1999 to 07/2001

Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll – Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore

Recommended legal strategies to clients in complex commercial cases. Represented clients at depositions and hearings on dispositive motions. Drafted motions and memoranda in support of motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and motions to compel disclosure of documents.

Interviewed witnesses and conducted discovery.

Drafted requests for admission and requests for production of documents. Oversaw 5-10 cases each month.

Associate Attorney, 06/1995 to 03/1999

Watkiss Dunning and Skordas – Salt Lake City, Utah

Researched and drafted briefs and opinions outlining legal issues and strategy. Filed all pleadings in a timely manner.

Creatively formulated trial techniques that specifically pertained to each case. Represented television news reporter in case involving significant First Amendment issues. See State v. Kreuger, 1999 UT App 054.

Represented national fast-food chain in litigation to enforce non-compete agreements against a franchisee.

Conducted and led extensive document review and depositions. Resolved both pre- and post-judgment settlement negotiations. Instigated post-judgment collection procedures.

Law Clerk, The Honorable Pamela T. Greenwood, 06/1994 to 06/1995

Utah Court of Appeals – Salt Lake City, Utah

Reviewed appellate case files, including trial court record, briefs from all parties, and post-judgment motions.

Researched relevant law and briefed Judge Greenwood on legal issues. Drafted opinions on all cases.

Staff Writer and City Editor, 01/1978 to 08/1991

Deseret News – Salt Lake City, Utah

Covered Capitol Hill, the Governor, Legislature, and state agencies. Topics included politics, state budget preparation, and energy and economic issues. Also covered federal government and courts and breaking police/disaster stories.

Evaluated and followed up on news leads and tips to develop story ideas. Wrote columns and opinion pieces on a variety of topics

Reviewed "alternative" rock music throughout the 1980s.

Edited Metro Section and served as City Editor in charge of determining content of the news section twice weekly

Awarded Excellence In Journalism prize from Society of Professional Journalists.

Blogger/Freelance Journalist, 08/2015 to Current

A Legal Blog – Salt Lake City, Utah

Blogger and freelance journalist writing stories about legal issues for lawyers and a general audience.

EDUCATION

J.D.: Law

University of Utah/SJ Quinney School of Law - Salt Lake City, Utah

3.4 GPA

Member of The Journal of Contemporary Law.

Interned for The Honorable David K. Winder, United States District Court for Utah.

Bachelor of Science: Journalism and Philosophy (double major),

University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah Coursework in Media Studies and Public Relations.

PUBLICATIONS

Mr. Gray Goes to Washington, Utah Bar Journal, November 8, 2006, https://www.utahbar.org/utah- bar-journal/article/mr-gray-goes-to-washington/

On the Run with Ron: A Profile of Judge and Professor Ronald N. Boyce, Res Gestae 1992 Volume 14 No. 1-2, pp. 2-4 http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem

/collection/utlawrev/id/5863/rec/12

A 50-50 Chance, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/88686/A-50-50-CHANCE-- ADULT-RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME.html?pg=all

Minority Whip Wharton Gets Whupped and His Boxing Career is KOD in a Blaze of Glory, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/9215/MINORITY-WHIP-WHARTON- GETS-WHUPPED-AND-HIS-BOXING-CAREER-IS-KOD-IN-A-BLAZE-

OF-GLORY.html?pg=all

Behind the Law, A Legal Blog, July 5, 2016,http://utahlawful.blogspot.com/2017/01/behind-law.html