Phillip Wm. Lear

Civil, Mediation
Wells Fargo Center, 299 South Main, Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111


Civil

Admitted

1975, Utah; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, Tribal Court, Uintah and Ouray Reservation; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Colorado and Wyoming

Law School

University of Utah, J.D., 1975

Law School Graduation Year

1975

College

University of Utah, H.B.A., magna cum laude, Honors College, 1969

Memberships

Colorado Bar Association; Utah State Bar; Wyoming State Bar; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (President-Elect, 2001); Utah Association of Professional Landmen (President, 1997-1998); American Association of Professional Landmen.

Biographical

Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Representative Articles: Utah Oil & Gas Conservation Law and Practice, Utah L. Rev. 89, 1998; Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies: Rejecting Bright-Line Rules and Affirmative Action, 71 N.D.L. Rev. 275 (1995); Utah's Short Statutes of Limitation for Tax Titles: The Continuing Specter of Lyman v. National Mortgage Bond Corp. - A Need for Remedial Legislation, 1976 BYU L. Rev. 457.

Military

Lt., U.S. Navy, 1969-1972