Karra J. Porter

Personal Injury, Mediation
50 South Main Street, Suite 1500
Salt Lake City, Utah 841440103


Personal Injury

Admitted

1988, Utah, Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1987

Law School Graduation Year

1987

College

Kansas State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1985

Memberships

Utah State Bar; Utah Defense Lawyers Association (President-Elect, 2001-2002).

Biographical

Contributing Author: Products Liability Defenses, A State-by-State Compendium, 2001. Lecturer: Handle With Care: Critical Legal Issues in Utah Adoption Proceedings, 2001; Recent Developments in Gender-based Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Law, 2001; COBRA: New Millennium, Same Old Confusion, 2000; Preventing the New Wave of Backlash Lawsuits: Avoiding Liability When the Wrongdoer Sues You (1999); COBRA '99' (1999); Fundamental Issues in Utah Human Resources Law (1998); Employment Practices Liability (1998); An Overview of the Americans With Disabilities Act (1997); Employment Issues for Governmental Entities (1997); Employee Leave Rights Under State and Federal Law: What Every Utah Employer Needs to Know (1997); Current Developments in Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1997); Subrogation: Handling Medicaid, ERISA and Other Liens (1996); Supreme Court Advisory Committee, (1998—) Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1994—; Child-Placing Agency Rules Revision Committee (2002); Board of Directors, Utah Children. Panelist: Understanding the Legal Aspects of Professional Basketball, 2001; Reporters and Lawyers: Can't We All Just Get Along? 2001; The Trial of Captain James T. Kirk, 2001.

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