Practice Areas: Employment Law, Education Law, Policy Review, Faculty Procedures

Cathy supports UVU and its faculty, staff, and administration on employment law issues.  She advises on policies and procedures for discrimination, harassment, and affirmative action claims, whistleblower anti-retaliation claims, Title IX sexual harassment claims, and accommodations for individuals with disabilities claims.  Cathy also assists in retention, tenure, and promotion processes.

Education:

• Campbell University, J.D.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Political Science 

Experience

• Utah Attorney General’s Office, Assistant Solicitor General in the Civil Appeals Division
• North Carolina Attorney General’s Office, Special Deputy Attorney General in the Education Section
• North Carolina Supreme Court, judicial law clerk to Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake, Jr.
• North Carolina Court of Appeals, judicial law clerk to Judge John M. Tyson and Judge Barbara Jackson

Professional Associations

• National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
• Utah State Bar
• North Carolina State Bar (currently inactive)