Gary R. Thorup

Government, Mediation
299 South Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111


Government

Admitted

1980, Utah; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

Law School

University of Utah, J.D., 1980; New York University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1983

Law School Graduation Year

1983

College

University of Utah, B.A., 1977

Memberships

Utah State Bar (Chair, Administrative Law Section; Chair-Elect, Tax Law Section; Past Chair, International Law Section; Member: Tax Law Section; Administrative Law Section; Non-Profits/Charitable Section); American Bar Association.

Biographical

Pi Sigma Alpha. Registered Lobbyist, Utah. Author and Presenter: Administrative Process - The Nuts & Bolts of Practicing Before State Agencies, (Utah Bar - Mid-Year Meeting) 2003; Multi-State Taxation Issues in Utah, 1998-2000; Taxation Issues for Business Advisors, 1998; Beginner's Basic Course in Sales & Use Tax in Utah, 1998-2003; Utah Sales and Use Tax Update, 2001, 2003; Advanced Sales and Use Tax, 2001-2002; State and Local Tax Developments for a New Millenium, 1999; Utah Property Tax, 2000; State and Local Taxation, 2000; Utah Nonprofits: Tax and Business Answers, 2000-2003; Practicing Administrative Law in Utah—Five Years Since UAPA, 1991; Utah Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers, 1995, 1997, 2000; Successful Navigation Through the Property Tax System, 1992, 1996; Utah Tax-Exempt Organizations, 1995-2002; The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, 1997; Exempt Organizations and Charitable Activities in Utah, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996; Significant Court and Administrative Cases Concerning Ad Valorem Taxation of Railroad, Airline and Motor Carrier Property, Proceedings of the 1988 Public Utilities Workshop and Proceedings of the 1989 Public Utilities Workshop; Compliance with the ‘Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulations Act,’ Utah Bar Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1992. Co-Author: The Political Action Disclosure Act, Utah Bar Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1989. Special Assistant Attorney General (Tax), 1986-1988. Chief, Tax Section, Utah Attorney General, 1982-1986. Assistant Utah Attorney General (Tax), 1981-1986. Member, University of Utah Athletic Board, 1978-1980. Co-Chair, 1992-1994, Member, 1986-1994, Property Tax Task Force, Utah Tax Review Commission. Chair, Sugarhouse Community Council, 1991-1993. Chair, 2000-2002, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, 1998-2000 and 2002-2004, and Member, 1996—, Salt Lake County Center for the Arts Advisory Board. Utah member of The Advocacy Group, Inc., a fifty-state and multi-national lobbying network.

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