Background
Shields, Jeffrey Weston was born on March 14, 1955 in Salt Lake City. Son of Jed W. and Shirlee (Hurst).
Shields, Jeffrey Weston was born on March 14, 1955 in Salt Lake City. Son of Jed W. and Shirlee (Hurst).
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1977. Juris Doctor, Pepperdine University, 1980.
Partner Shields, Shields & Holmgren, Salt Lake City, 1980-1986. Vice president, assistant general counsel Key Bank Utah, 1986-1989. Partner Suitter, Axland, Armstrong & Hanson, Professional Corporation, 1989-1994, Purser Edwards and Shields, Salt Lake City, 1994-1996, Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, Salt Lake City, since 1996.
"Commercial Laws of Utah," Chapter of Digest of Commercial Laws of the World, 1984. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1979. Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Key Bank of Utah, 1986-1989.Member, Committee of Bar Examiners, Uniform Commercial Code, since 1988. Member, Board of Trustees, Utah Opera Company. Counselor Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum, since 1990.
Executive board directors Utah Opera/Symphony. Board directors Utahns Against Hunger, chair 1997-2000. Member Commercial Law League American (sustaining), American Bankruptcy Institute, American Institute Banking, Utah State Bar Association (bankruptcy section, Corporate Counsel section, banking section, litigation section, securities section), Salt Lake County Bar Association, Utah State Bar Examiners (chairman bankruptcy subcommittee), Pepperdine University Alumni Association (president Salt Lake City chapter since 1983), Alta Club (resident), University Utah Crimson Club, Alpha Kappa Psi (board directors district since 1983).
divorced; children: Lauren Marie, Thomas Weston.