Mr. Michael P. Petrogeorge
Experience:
26 years
Mr. Michael P. Petrogeorge | Attorney
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About Michael
Michael Petrogeorge is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation department, specializing in real estate and complex commercial litigation. He also maintains a practice in Utah liquor licensing.
Mr. Petrogeorge received his B.A. in political science and criminal justice from Gonzaga University in 1997. He received his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 2000 and is a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, Mr. Petrogeorge was a William H. Leary Scholar and, upon graduation, received the West Group Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for best overall scholastic performance. He served as a member of the Utah Law Review, was awarded the Stephen P. Traynor Outstanding Legal Writing Award for his piece entitled "Reasonable Investment-Backed Expectations," and was a member of the University of Utah's 1999-2000 National Moot Court team, receiving the award for Best Brief and Best Oralist at the regional rounds of competition. He served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals from September 2001 through August 2002.
Mr. Petrogeorge currently serves on the executive committee of the litigation section of the Utah State Bar, serving as its chair in 2007-2008. He is on the steering committee for the United Way of Salt Lake Young Leader's program, and is the current chair of its events and public relation sub-committee. Mr. Petrogeorge has served on the 2007 and 2008 Head Start Bloom Planning Committees for Salt Lake CAP Head Start, serves on the board of directors for the Valley Mental Health Foundation and is a recent graduate of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Utah Class of 2008.
Mr. Petrogeorge is a member of the firm's recruiting committee, is acting chair of the Litigation department's real estate practice group and served as chair of the firm's associate relations committee for three years before becoming a shareholder.
Related Activities and Skills:
- Director, Valley Mental Health Foundation, 2008 - present
- Acting Chair, Litigation department's Real Estate Practice Group, Parsons Behle & Latimer, May - November 2008
- Chair, United Way of Salt Lake Young Leaders Events and Public Relations Committee, July 2008 - present
- Member, United Way of Salt Lake Young Leaders Steering Council, 2007 - present
- Co-Chair, Utah State Bar Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2005
- Chair, Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar, 2007 2008
- Treasurer, Hellenic Bar Association of Utah
- Member, 2007 and 2008 Head Start Bloom Planning Committees, Salt Lake CAP Head Start
- Barrister of the Bench, David K. Watkiss Sutherland Inn of Court II
Awards and Recognitions:
- Utah Legal Elite, Utah Business Magazine, 2006 and 2007
- Rising Star, Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008
- Future Star, Benchmark Litigation
Admission
Washington
2005
Utah
2000
Education
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah