Sam Meziani is an Associate in Van Cott's Litigation Section.

Professional Affiliations
Criminal Justice Act Panel (United States District Court for the District of Utah)
Utah State Bar Character and Fitness Committee
Executive Committee of the Utah State Bar Constitutional Law Section

Education
J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2003)
B.A., English Literature, University of Utah (1999)
Extern for the Honorable Blanche M. Manning, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Extern for the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Regional Counsel

Representative Cases
Trans-Western Petroleum, Inc. v. United States Gypsum Co., 584 F.3d 988 (10th Cir. 2009) (affirming judgment declaring validity of 1,720 acre oil and gas lease).
Mack v. Division of Securities, 2009 UT 47 (July 31, 2009) (affirming order enjoining Utah Division of Securities from prosecuting an illegal administrative action).
United States v. Hairup, 565 F. Supp. 2d 1309 (D. Utah 2008) (granting motion to dismiss aggravated identity theft charge which carried mandatory 2 year sentence).
Talisker Corp. v. Prime West Jordanelle, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69268 (D. Utah) (granting motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin use of infringing trademark).
Kern River Gas Transmission Co. v. 8.47 Acres, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32719 (D. Utah) (granting motion in limine to exclude speculative evidence of airport expansion plans in eminent domain case).

Admitted to Practice
Utah
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Utah

Office Location
Salt Lake City
(801) 237-0308

Email
smeziani@vancott.com

Practice Areas
Eminent Domain
Energy
Litigation