Juris Doctor (J.D.), Class of 2008, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
- Lead Articles Editor, BYU Law Review (2007-2008)
- 2007 Scholarly Writing Award for Constrained by the Liberal Tradition: Why the Supreme Court has not Found Positive Rights in the American Constitution
- Student Representative, Utah Supreme Court Professionalism Committee
- Student Member, A. Sherman Christensen Inn of Court (2007-2008)
- Federalist Society Board
- Academic Success Program (A.S.P.) Deans Fellow (tutor for incoming 1L students)
- Semi-final Alternate, 2006 1L Moot Court Competition
- J. Reuben Clark Award, 2007-2008
- Law School Distinguished Service Award
- Youth mentor for local sixth grade students
- Merit scholarship recipient
- High grade in Civil Procedure and first-year Advocacy
Master of Arts (M.A.), Geography 2005
- 4.0 G.P.A.
- Graduate teaching assistant for Professors Rex Honey and Stanley Okafor
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Geography, 2003
Law Clerk, Summer 2007-2008 (full-time associate attorney after passing the bar exam)
- Worked in the firm's litigation section.
Extern, Fall 2007
- Assisted city attorneys with research related to land use enforcement
Research Assistant, Fall 2008
- Assisted Professor Lee with professional and academic research
Extern, Spring 2007
- Drafted orders, helped Judge Cassell's clerks research and respond to motions
Extern, Summer 2006
- Prepared a bench memo for Justice Durrant in preparation for upcoming oral argument
- Assisted Justice Durrant's clerks in general matters relating to opinion preparation
Research Assistant, Summer 2006
- Assisted Professor Gedicks with research on papers dealing with substantive due process and the Establishment Clause
Law Clerk, Summer 2006
- Researched and wrote memoranda on legal issues for office attorneys
- Curt Bentley, Chesapeake, in A Geographical History Of United States City-Systems: From the Frontier to the Urban Transformation (Sam Otterstrom, ed.) 53–83 (2004).
- Student Speech in Public Schools: A Comprehensive Analytical Framework Based on the Role of Public Schools in Democratic Education (accepted for publication in Vol. 1 of the 2009 BYU Education & Law Journal, currently in the process of editing)
- Curt Bentley, Comment, Constrained by the Liberal Tradition: Why the Supreme Court Has Not Found Positive Rights in the American Constitution, 2007 BYU L. Rev. 1721 (Scholarly
Writing Award recipient)
- Inherent Power Claims and the Theory of the Common Law Executive (written for Judge Thomas Griffiths’ Presidential Powers
course)
- A Search for a Solution to the Problem of Interchangeability: The Effects Approach to the Line Between Treaties and Executive Agreements (written for U.S. Constitution & International Law course)
- Road cycling
- Distance running (qualified for Boston Marathon in 2002-2003)
- Hiking and camping
- Photography
- Married to Roslyn Forsyth
- Four kids: Randy (5), Shane (3), Renee (20 months), Stephen (4 weeks)
Available upon request
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