J. Michael Bailey Salt Lake City, Utah
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Mike Bailey is a shareholder and concentrates his practice on governmental affairs, lobbying and political law. His governmental affairs practice includes extensive lobbying at the Utah State Legislature as well as petitioning county and city governments throughout the State of Utah. He has also lobbied before various state agencies. Mr. Bailey's legal advice has long been relied upon by candidates and elected officials from both political parties and for eleven years served as chief legal counsel for a United States Congressman. His background in politics and legislative affairs with years of experience as a commercial trial lawyer provides him with unique skills and perspective that allows him to assist clients solve complicated problems with creative solutions.
In the area of election law, Mr. Bailey represented 37 former members of Congress in the landmark case, McConnell v. FEC, before the United States Supreme Court. He also has significant experience before state and federal agencies. He is a member of the Utah State Bar, Arizona State Bar, American Bar Association, Order of the Barristers and American Inn of Court II. Mr. Bailey was an instructor of Election Law and Politics at the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University and has lectured at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah.
Mr. Bailey has served as a member of the firm's Board of Directors and as chair of the firm's Hiring Committee.
Related Activities and Skills:
- Areas of Practice:
- Government Relations, Lobbying and Political Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Natural Resources 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:
- "Legislative Update: New Legislation & Political Developments Affecting Employers," presentation given at the 24th Annual Parsons Behle & Latimer Employment Law Seminar, Salt Lake City, May 8, 2012
- "The Utah Legislature: What Happened in 2012 and How to Protect Your Business (and yourself) in 2013," presentation given to the Association for Corporate Growth, Salt Lake City, April 26, 2012
- "2012 Utah Legislative Wrap-Up," presentation given to firm, clients and friends, Salt Lake City, March 29, 2012
- "Update on Immigration and Other Key Issues That Will be Addressed by the 2012 Utah Legislature," presentation given at Lorman Seminar, Salt Lake City, November 10, 2011
- "Using the Legislative Process to Further Your Business," presentation given to the Young Presidents Organization, Salt Lake City, May 18, 2011
- "The 2011 Utah Legislature: A Guide," presentation given to the Corporate Counsel Section of the Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, May 16, 2011
- "2011 Utah Legislative Update," presentation given to firm, clients and friends, Salt Lake City, April 12, 2011
- Panel Moderator: "The Impact of Government on Business," Association for Corporate Growth Utah "Intermountain Growth Conference & ACG Capital Connection", Salt Lake City, March 11, 2011
- "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 the 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
