KATHY A.F. DAVIS

Accomplished attorney and seasoned manager with experience in navigating complex legal landscapes, fostering collaboration and effective relationships with stakeholders and government officials, and developing innovative, judicious legal strategies. Adept at utilizing legal expertise to advance strategic initiatives, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide balanced, well-reasoned counsel.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF UTAH, OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC LANDS SECTION   October, 2011 - Present

• Provide representation for Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in federal and state court litigation, administrative proceedings, legislative hearings, and public land management planning processes to achieve statutory responsibilities and strategic objectives, priorities, and goals.
• Provide legal assessments and recommendations to legislative and executive branch committees and officials regarding federal government action affecting State interests and probable outcomes.
• Develop solutions to public land management disagreements.
• Supervise litigation of state interpretations, challenges, and remedies under various federal statutes, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA); the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
• Draft and review pleadings, memoranda/briefs in Utah and Federal District and Appellate Courts (including Utah and United States Supreme Court), and administrative agency proceedings. Conduct trial proceedings and present arguments.
• Prepare and review policy documents, including comments, consistency reviews, objections, concurrences, and challenges to federal public land management actions.
• Analyze proposed legislation for potential impacts and constitutional issues. Provide legal advice to state officials concerning probable effects.
• Coordinate with Attorney General offices across jurisdictions and local governments within Utah to address shared concerns or develop joint initiatives.
• Provide testimony to legislative committees, advise Attorney General Executive Committee, and deliver presentations to county commissions and outside stakeholders on public lands issues.
• Supervise, advise, and mentor attorneys on best practices for case preparation, courtroom technique, and professional development opportunities.
• Develop and implement Section and Agency policies and procedures; oversee Section operations, including hiring and budget decisions, performance evaluations, and employee relations.
• Maintain management training to update, implement, and maximize change initiatives.

• Utah State Bar (all Utah state courts)
• United States Supreme Court
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the District of Utah
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of Idaho (pro hac vice)
• United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

• Member Utah Attorney General’s Committee on Ethics 2015 -
• Member Utah Supreme Court Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) 2012-2022
• Member – Subcommittee on Virtual and Distance Learning 2019-2022
• Member Utah Attorney General’s Committee on Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) 2011-2015Member Federal Bar Association
• Women Lawyers of Utah
• Utah Nonprofits Association
• Geyser Study and Observation Association
• Salt Lake City Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board (Past)
• Board of Directors, Community Health Centers, Salt Lake City, Utah (Past)
• Board of Trustees, Utah fundraising chapter, City of Hope Research Hospital (Past)
• Volunteer, Utah State Bar, "Wills for Heroes"
• Volunteer, Utah Lawyers for the Arts

• Arbitrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Arbitrator Utah Better Business Bureau (AutoLine)
• Mediator Utah Third District Court, Small Claims; U
• Mediator Utah Better Business Bureau (General)
• U.S. Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act

• Blog Author https://utahpropertylaw.wordpress.com
• "Vapor Money Theory to Avoid Repayment of Real Property Loan Rejected by Utah Court of Appeals;
• "Easements by Plat" and Private Roads
• Non-Judicial Foreclosure Process in Utah
• UTAH SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES LEGAL DOCTRINES ESTABLISHING BOUNDARY LINES
• Author, “Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, Part One and Part Two, Commercial Record, April 10, 1992 and April 17, 1992
• Presenter “The Real Estate Title,” National Business Institute, 1995.