Introduction:
Carolyn Howe is an associate at Crook Legal Group. She will support clients with their employment-related needs.
Before joining Crook Legal Group, Carolyn worked as a Deputy County Attorney at the Utah County Attorney’s Office in the Criminal Division where she represented the County in pre-trial hearings, trials, sentencings, post-conviction hearings, and appeals cases. Carolyn enjoys building relationships based on trust and open communication, which led her to successfully negotiate thousands of criminal case resolutions during her time with the County.
Prior to working for the County, Carolyn was an associate attorney at a boutique law firm focusing on the unique issues affecting homeowner associations, the people living and governing in them, and the people who develop them. Carolyn regularly reviewed, revised, and negotiated homeowner association governing documents to ensure compliance with current Utah statutes governing condominiums, community associations, and nonprofit corporations honing her attention to detail and ability to perform comprehensive reviews of contracts and other documents.
Carolyn received her J.D. from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and her B.A. from Brigham Young University - Idaho. She developed an interest in employment law after taking an employment law course during law school.
Practice Areas:
Employment Law
Business Litigation
Education:
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
J.D., with honors, 2022
Utah Law Review, Note & Comment Editor 2021-2022, Staff Member 2020-2021
Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing for Non-lawyers, fall semester 2021
Judicial Extern, Judge Michele Christiansen Forster’s Chambers, Utah Court of Appeals, fall semester 2021
Research Assistant, University of Utah James E. Faust Law Library, summer semester 2021
Legal Extern, University of Utah Office of Sponsored Projects, winter semester 2021
Brigham Young University-Idaho
B.A. English Education, cum laude, 2012
Student Presenter, College of Language and Letters Pre-professional Conference, fall semester 2012
Professional Associations:
Carolyn is admitted to practice law in all state courts in the State of Utah.