Experience
Lauren Shurman is an associate in the Litigation group. She focuses her practice on general commercial litigation and employment litigation. Lauren has litigated complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitration, and has represented clients in administrative proceedings before the Utah Labor Commission, the Utah Public Service Commission, the Utah State Tax Commission and the Utah State Board of Education. She represents employers in matters relating to employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, the Family Medical Leave Act and non-compete agreements and trade secret law. She has also represented condemning authorities in numerous condemnation actions and disputes involving power lines and electrical utility substations.
Before joining Stoel Rives as an attorney, Lauren was a summer associate in the Salt Lake City office (2004, 2005).
Professional Honors & Activities
- Named a "Rising Star" by Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2009-2011
- Member, Salt Lake County Bar Executive Committee, 2007-present
- Member, Women Lawyers of Utah
- Member, Utah State Bar (Litigation Section, Labor & Employment Section and Young Lawyers Division)
Civic Activities
- Vice-President, Sugar House Park Authority Board of Trustees, 2010-present
- Member, YWCA of Salt Lake City, Board of Directors, 2010-present
- Volunteer, Utah Legal Services, 2002-2003
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2006, cum laude
Stanley Star Scholar
Moot Court Board Member
Editor-in-Chief, Alaska Law Review
- University of Utah, M.S., 2004, counseling psychology
- University of Utah, B.S., 1999, biology, cum laude
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