Jim B. Butler
Jim Butler is a shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources practice group and practices in the natural resources and environmental areas.
Before joining Parsons Behle & Latimer, he worked for the Utah State Energy Office, the Utah State Planning Coordinator's Office, and, from 1981 to 1985, he served as a senior policy assistant to Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson for natural resources. Mr. Butler also served as a clerk to Judge Stephen H. Anderson of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit from September 1987 to October 1988.
In law school, Mr. Butler received an Edward Clyde Fellowship and a Marriner S. Eccles Fellowship and was elected to Order of the Coif. He also served as editor-in-chief for the Utah Law Review.
Industries
Practice Areas
Accomplishments
University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1987)
University of Utah (B.A., 1977)
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America
Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers For Business
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rating
Associations
Utah State Bar Association,
Futures Commission
(1992 - 1993)
Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section,
Public Lands Committee
Chairman
(1994)
American Bar Association,
Environment, Energy and Resources Section,
Public Lands Committee
Chairman
(2010)
Litigation Section
Member
Scott M. Matheson Leadership Forum
Board of Directors
Licensed/Admitted
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Utah
Utah
Nevada
