BRYAN R. FARRIS

Bryan Farris is, first and foremost, a Dealmaker and Bridge-Builder in Business and in the Community.  While others look at why things can’t be done for fear of being wrong, Mr. Farris looks for ways to make things happen with the objective of being right.  Mr. Farris leads by example and willingness to try something new or look at a problem from a different perspective—finding Creative Solutions to the world’s most difficult problems and making a difference in the world each-and-every day.

Bryan is a legal expert in Corporate Transactional and Business law firm specializing in energy; real estate transactions, development and financing; business entity formation—for-profit and Non-profit; mergers & acquisitions; and capital financing (securities and Non-Profit Fundraising) playing a leading role in bringing together diverse legal matters and projects requiring innovation and creativity.  Mr. Farris has been the Lead Counsel on residential, industrial and commercial energy and real estate projects.  While performing these functions for legal clients on a professional services basis, Mr. Farris has also been a principal of multiple businesses that have been involved in large-scale transactions, including multiple lucrative exits.

Education

  • J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Juris Doctorate, 1999

  • Utah State University Bachelor of Arts, with Honors in Economics, June 1996

Admissions

  • Utah

Affiliations

  • Member, American Association of Professional Landmen, Utah Association of Professional Landmen

Service

  • Utah Real Estate Agent license

  • School Community Council at Manila Elementary School (Pleasant Grove, Utah)

  •   Sportswriter for Timpanogos Times

  • Fluent in Italian

  • SCERA Center for the Arts, Board of Advisors

  • Provo City Task Force: City Library Bond Committee; Founder Students for Local Involvement

Recognitions

  • Author of “Educational Choice: School Vouchers after Jackson v. Benson, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program,” B.Y.U. Education & Law Journal, Summer 1999

  • Expert witness in The United States District Court (District of Utah) in the case of TransWestern Energy v. United States Gypsum