Mr. Jann L. Farris ESQ

• Morgan County Attorney

  Morgan County

• Principal Attorney

  Farris law office

• President

  Salt Lake Police Association

• Police Officer and Detective

  Salt Lake City Police Department

• Staff Attorney for the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee (Past) (past)

  District of Utah

No certification information is available.

• J.D., Law

  University Of Idaho

• B. S. degrees, Criminal Justice and Psychology

  Weber State University

Jann L. Farris
Morgan County Attorney
P.O. Box 886
Morgan, Utah 84050
(801)-845-4006
E-mail- jfarris@morgan-county.net


EDUCATION:University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, IdahoJ.D. December 2000
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
B.S. 1991 Double Major: Criminal Justice/Psychology

EMPLOYMENT: Morgan County Attorney April 2006 to Present Morgan, Utah
Elected County Attorney entrusted with all legal responsibilities on behalf of Morgan County including civil litigation and criminal prosecution.
*Current Member in good standing of Utah and Federal Bar Associations*

Owner – Farris Law Office L.L.C. August 2003 to January 2006 Ogden, Utah
General legal practice with an emphasis on Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy and Contracts.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee
June 2002 to August 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah
Staff Attorney for Chapter 13 Trustee
Extensive Federal court room experience.

Whatcott, Barrett & Hagen PC
May 2001 to June 2002 Layton, Utah
Attorney in busy Bankruptcy Firm. Manager of Layton Office. Extensive bankruptcy experience.

Westlaw 1999 to 2000 Moscow, Idaho
Student Representative for leading legal research company.
Duties: Train law students in the use of Westlaw research software. Market Westlaw by assisting law students in their research. Extensive legal research experience.

Salt Lake Police Association (Local 75 AFL-CIO)
993 to 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah
President of Labor Union. Represented over 300 police officers.
Chairman of Grievance Committee. Represented officers in disciplinary hearings.
Lead Negotiator in 1998 labor contract negotiations with Salt Lake City Corp.


Editor of monthly newsletter, The Associate.
Associate Editor of quarterly magazine, The Salt Lake Law Enforcement Journal.

Salt Lake City Police Department
1991 to 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah
Detective 1995-1996
Duties: Conduct follow-up investigations, interview suspects, screen cases with prosecuting attorneys, prepare and serve arrest warrants, testify in court.
Patrol Officer 1991-1998
Duties: All law enforcement duties. Special emphasis on narcotics enforcement.
Proactive patrolman with over eighty self-initiated drug arrests while in uniform.




CURRENT BOARDS:

Board Member: Paralegal Advisory Team Davis Applied Technology College
Board Member: Second District Judicial Nominating Commission
Board Member: Northern Utah Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Advisory Board
Board Member: Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Trust Fund
Board Member: Weber Morgan Children’s Justice Center Advisory Board
Chairman: Weber/Morgan Domestic Violence Coalition




CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:

(SAUSA): Special Assistant U.S. Attorney assigned Federal Drug and Weapons cases. (Holder of Top Secret Security Clearance)

Adjunct Instructor: Davis Applied Technology College (Paralegal Program)