Merrill F. Nelson

Child Custody, Mediation
1800 Eagle Gate Tower, 60 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111


Child Custody

Admitted

1982, Utah; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, 1982

Law School Graduation Year

1982

College

Brigham Young University, B.S., 1979

Memberships

Utah State Bar (Member: Courts and Judges Committee, 1986-1987).

Biographical

Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1980-1982, Note and Comment Editor, 1981-1982. Author: Wrongful Life-Impaired Infants Cause of Action Recognized, 1980 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 676; Appellate Practice Update, Utah Lawyer Alert, 1986. Co-Author: Practitioners' Guide to the Supreme Court of the State of Utah, Salt Lake County Bar Association, 1986. Editor/Co-Author: Utah Senior Citizens' Handbook, Utah State Bar, 1987. Law Clerk to Justice I. Daniel Stewart, Utah Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member, Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedure, 1987-1993. Member, Utah State House of Representatives, 1991-1992; (Vice-Chairman Judiciary Committee, Appropriations for Courts and Corrections).

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