Attorney Profiles

J. Michael Bailey
Salt Lake City, Utah


phone	(801) 532-1234
fax	(801) 536-6111
email	mbailey@parsonsbehle.com
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Mike Bailey is a shareholder in the Litigation department. He concentrates his practice on commercial litigation as well as environmental law and litigation. In the environmental litigation area he has represented Monsanto, Hewlett-Packard, National Semiconductor, FMC Corporation, Husky Oil Company and Marathon Oil Company.

Mr. Bailey has had significant trial experience before federal and state courts. He has argued appeals before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals. In an appeal before the United States Supreme Court, he also represented 37 former members of Congress in the landmark case, McConnell v. FEC. He has also had significant experience before various state and federal agencies.

Related Activities and Skills:

Utah Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees
Instructor, Election Law & Politics, Brigham Young University Law School
American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Environmental Section
American Inns of Court VII
Order of the Barristers
Ballet West, Board Member
The First Tee of Salt Lake City, Secretary of the Executive Council

Areas of Practice:: Litigation & Appeals; Natural Resources Law; Political & Governmental Law; Real Estate Law; Climate Law; Environmental Appeals & Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Underground Storage Tank Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Mining & Mineral Processing Law; Oil & Gas; Personal Injury Litigation; Resort & Golf Course Development; State Government & Lobbying

Bar Admissions:: U.S. Supreme Court, 2003; U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1990; U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1988; Arizona, 1988; U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1987; Utah, 1987

Education:: Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah, 1986
J.D. degree; University of Santa Clara, 1983
B.S. degree

Published Works:: You Want to Build What? Where?: Using Environmental Insurance to Manage Cleanup and Development Risks, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 2001

Representative Cases:: McConnell v. FEC, 540 US 93 ( 2003); Sterlin v. Biomune Systems, Inc., 114 F.Supp.2d 1163 (D.Utah 2000); Utah v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 210 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2000); Utah v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 45 F.Supp.2d 1279 (D.Utah 1999); Walker Drug Co., Inc. v. LaSal Oil Co., 972 P.2d 1238 (Utah 1998); Sterlin v. Biomune Systems, Inc., 154 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 1998); Sterlin v. Biomune Systems, Inc., 960 F.Supp. 1531 (D.Utah 1997); Walker Drug Co., Inc. v. LaSal Oil Co., 902 P.2d 1229 (Utah 1995); Montrone v. Valley Bank and Trust Co., 875 P.2d 557 (Utah App. 1994); FMC Corp. v. Aero Industries, Inc., 998 F.2d 842 (10th Cir. 1993); Loosli v. Kennecott Copper Corp., 849 P.2d 624 (Utah App. 1993)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Risk Sharing and Creative Deal Structures," presentation given to the Center for Creative Land Recycling, Los Angeles, September 20, 2007; "Managing Environmental Risk," presentation given to the Utah chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Salt Lake City, February 26, 2003; "Using Environmental Insurance to Manage Development Risks," presentation given to the Real Estate Section of the Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, October 16, 2002; "Not in My Backyard: Litigation Over Nuclear Disposal on Indian Land," presentation given at State and Local Government Conference, hosted by Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, March 22, 2002; "You Want to Build What? Where?: Using Environmental Insurance to Manage Cleanup and Development Risks," 47th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 21, 2001; "Development of Environmentally Impaired Property," presentation given at Utah State Bar Annual Meeting, Coronado, California, July 13, 2000; "There Ought to be a Law: Federal Election Law Reform for the Future," presentation given at Federalist Society, Salt Lake City, March 19, 1997; "The Use of Expert Witnesses in Environmental Litigation," presentation given at Utah Geological Association, Salt Lake City, September 22, 1995

Honors and Awards:: Firestone Scholar; Order of the Barristers; Law Clerk to Judge Melvyn T. Shelley, Arizona Court of Appeals

Salt Lake City Headquarters
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Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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The law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer provides legal counsel and representation to Intermountain West businesses in Salt Lake City, Reno, Las Vegas, Boise, Phoenix, Billings and Denver. We regularly represent clients in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, California, Montana and Wyoming.