SAM MEZIANI handles a wide range of litigation matters including eminent domain, oil and gas, energy, administrative enforcement actions, and contract and lease disputes.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Utah State Bar Character and Fitness Committee

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
Corporation v. Interstate Utility, (federal district court, 2010) (obtained preliminary and permanent relief to allow vital expansion of interstate utility operations).
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, 221 P.3d 194 (Utah 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 minimum 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).

PUBLICATIONS AND OF NOTE
Eminent Domain Case Law Update- Utah State Bar Convention, 2009.
The Future of Retail Pricing Agreements- The Enterprise, April, 2007.
Utah's Economic Development Tax Incentive Program- Constitutional?- The Enterprise, June, 2006.
Mountain States Rising Star 2010. 2011
Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite 2010, 2011.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Utah
Wyoming
United States District Court, District of Utah
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

OFFICE
Salt Lake City
(801) 237-0308