Background
Ward, Brent D. was born on December 11, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Lyle M. and Virginia Elaine (Davis) Ward.
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Brent D. Ward
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University of Utah (Bachelor of Arts, 1970. Juris Doctor, 1972). Associate Editor, Utah Law Review, 1971-1972. L^w Clerk, United States.
District Judge Aldon Anderson, 1972-1973.
Legislative Assistant, United States. Senator Wallace F. Bennett, 1974.
Trial Lawyer, Land and Natural Resources Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1975.
Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1976-1978. Director and Shareholder, Nielsen & Senior, Sal Lake Gty, 1981. United States. Attorney, District of Utah, 1981-1989.
Vice Chairman, Attorney General"s Advisory Committee of United States.
Attorneys, 1985-1986. Chairman and Founder, Utah Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, 1989. Chairman, United States.
Attorney’s Subcommittee on Obscenity, Child Exploitation and Organized Crime, 1987-1989.
President, Utah Chapter, Federal Bar Association, 1983-1984. Member, UJS Department of Justice Economic Crime Council, 1987-1989.
Member, Board of Directors: Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, since 1989. Board of Directors, National Coalition Against Pornography, since 1989.
Advisory Board, Utah Federation for Drug Free Youth.
Governor's Task Forces on Grand Jury Reform, 1988-1989. Victims of Crime, 1988-1989. Youth Alchoholism and Drugs, 1986-1988.
Directors’ and Officers Liability, 1986-1987.
Securities Fraud, 1983-1984. Spoken languages: German.
Career
Worked at Parry Murray & Ward, A Professional Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) specializing in Complex Civil Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Government Relations, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Utah. Associate Editor, Utah Law Review, 1971-1972.
Law Clerk, United States.
District Judge, 1972-1973. Legislative Assistant, United States.
Senator, 1974. Trial Lawyer, Land and Natural Resources Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1975. Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1976-1978. United States. Attorney, District of Utah, 1981-1989.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Huntsman Chemical Corporation, 1989-1992.
Director, National Law Center for Children and Families, 1991. Member: Utah State Bar (Courts and Judges Committee, 1994. Past Chairman, Litigation Section).
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Heaven is the place where God lives and the future home of those who do God’s will and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Membership
Utah State Bar (Member, Society for Professional Journalist Editorial Committee, since 1987. Chairman, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, 1986-1987).
Connections
Married Esther Jane Peterson, June 16, 1971. Children: Jennifer, Amy, David, Matthew, Emily, Katherine, Allison.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -
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Republican
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1973