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Current Practice: Lorie joined the firm in 1999. Lorie has an extensive practice in all areas of domestic relations law, including divorce, paternity, modifications, adoptions, and juvenile court work. She also practices in the area of construction law, small business, real property, probate and contracts. In addition to her court practice, Lorie is on the list of court-certified mediators and mediates cases cheaper than she litigates them because she believes so much in that process. The US Postal Services also contracts with Lorie to mediate their EEO employment discrimination complaints, which she has done for over eight years. She does conflict work for the office of the Guardian Ad Litem, representing abused and neglected children.
Education: Lorie graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in Law Enforcement and worked as the first female police officer on patrol in Santa Barbara, California. After returning to Utah and having her family, Lorie went to law school at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, where she was a member of the moot court and trial advocacy teams and graduated cum laude.
Experience: While in law school, Lorie worked for U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson, the Utah County Attorney's office, and Utah Legal Services. She started her law practice at the firm of Jeffs & Jeffs, P.C., in Provo where she worked for five years primarily in the area of domestic relations, with some real property and probate cases. Since coming to Scribner & McCandless in 1999 she has expanded her practice. She is past president of the Women Lawyers in Utah County and Central Utah Bar Association. Currently she serves as Chair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Central Utah Chapter and is a Master of the Bench in the American Inns of Court I.
Other Interesting Information: Prior to going to law school Lorie worked as a paralegal, a newspaper columnist, a small businesswoman, and film producer. She published a book entitled "Thinking Divorce? Think Again!" available through Deseret Book, Amazon.Com, and her website, www.thinkingdivorce.com. She has served as a Representative in the Utah State Legislature for District 59 in Orem, Utah since her election in 2004. In her spare time she loves to ride her Kentucky Rocky Mountain Pleasure Horse, Gabriel, in the mountains with her yellow lab, Gizmo, and enjoy her husband and six children. |
