Professional Biography
Mr. Preston has been with Smith|Hartvigsen,
PLLC since
January 2003. Since this time, he has developed
litigation experience in real estate law, water law, and
state and local government law, particularly in the area of
eminent domain, and has argued before the Utah Court of
Appeals. Mr. Preston also has experience with small trusts
and estates and probate matters.
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Eminent Domain Law
General Trust Law
Real Estate Law
Water Law
Professional Memberships
Admitted
2004 Utah Federal District Court
2005 U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education
Cum laude, J. Reuben Clark Law School,
Brigham Young University; 2001 Note and
Comment Editor, Brigham Young University
Law Review from 2000-2001
and was a member of the Brigham Young
University International Moot
Court Team from 1999-2001.
Bachelors, Political Science, Brigham Young University,
1998.
Clerk
2002-2003 Honorable Associate Chief Justice Matthew B.
Durrant,
Utah Supreme Court.
2001-2002 Honorable Judge Ray M. Harding, Utah Fourth
Judicial District.
Publications
2001 BYU L. Rev. 773 "Islam in
Russia Under the 1997 Law on Religious
Freedom: Official Tolerance in an Intolerant Society.
United Nations Convention Documents in Light of
Feminist Theory,"8 Mich. J. Gender & L., Co-author.
2000 BYU L. Rev. 1703 "In re Impounded: When
Will the Right Against
Self-Incrimination Protect Witnesses From Foreign
Prosecution?"
Languages
Russian
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