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ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Victoria Carlton

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ATTORNEY AT LAW

Biography

Victoria Carlton is an associate attorney at Snow Jensen & Reece, and her practice focuses primarily on commercial and civil litigation, including contract enforcement, fraud, municipal law, construction, and real property disputes. She has developed a high level of expertise in these areas of law, accompanied by her expertise gained as a law clerk in Utah's Second District Court, and focuses on providing the client an advocate and guide through difficult legal disputes.

Education

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah
    • J.D. – 2016
    • Honors: Research Assistant, Dean David H. Moore
    • Law Review: BYU Law Review, Senior Editor
    • Law Journals: BYU Journal of Public Law, Managing Editor, and International Law & Management Review, Managing Editor of Submissions
  • Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Business, Provo, Utah
    • M.P.A. – 2016
    • Honors: Romney Endowment Scholarship Recipient
    • Honors: Teaching Assistant, Professor Aaron Miller
    • Sector Emphasis: Local Government
  • Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
    • B.S. – 2012
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Political Science

Professional Associations & Civil Activities

  • Women Lawyers of Utah, Member, 2017 to Present
  • Utah Bar Journal Editorial Board, Board Member and Editor, 2021 to Present
  • Young Lawyers Division, Executive Board Member – Southern Utah, 2021 to Present
  • Red Rock Center for Independence, Board Member, 2021 to 2024
  • Women’s Influence Network, Vice-Chair, 2021 to Present

Recognitions & Awards

  • J. Reuben Clark Dean’s Fellow – Academic Success Mentor
  • J. Reuben Clark Career Success Peer Mentor

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2017
  • Texas, 2016

Publications & Presentations

  • A Need for Reform–In the Wake of the Penn State Scandal, BYU Education and Law Journal, 2015 BYU Educ. & L.J. 507, 2015 
  • Working Toward World Peace in Non-International Armed Conflict, BYU International Law & Management Review Journal, 10BYU Int’l L.&Mgmt. Rev. 210, 2015
  • H.B. 82 and Utah’s Pursuit of Affordable Housing, Utah Bar Journal, Volume 35, No. 1, 41–42. 
  • Legal Research Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank, Utah Bar Journal, Volume 35, No. 4, 46-47

Past Positions

  • Second Judicial District, Law Clerk, 2018-2019
  • Federal Public Defender’s – Western District of Texas, Legal Fellow, 2017-2018

Languages

  • English (Primary)