Derek Brown (Republic) is a member of the Utah Representative Council since his election in 2010, until his departure in 2014. He represents House District 49, which is the area of ââSandy and Cottonwood Heights. Brown left the legislature in January 2014, when he was elected by US Senator Mike Lee to become his Deputy Chief of Staff.
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Professional and Family Life
He married Emilie De Azevedo Brown daughter of Lex de Azevedo. The couple has four children and lives in Sandy, Utah. Derek Graduated from Brigham Young University in 1996 with B.A. in English, and a small degree in Music and Business Management. He and his wife are members of the BYU touring show group, Young Ambassadors. In 2000, he graduated from Pepperdine University Law School where he became Editor in Chief Lawdine Law Review. While at Pepperdine, he also received the First Place Advocate award at the School Dalsimer Moot Court Competition, as well as the annual Sorenson Writing Award for a Legal Comment he wrote about the lawsuit lawsuit.
After law school, he was a lawyer for Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert Ruggero J. Aldisert of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, based in Philadelphia. Following, his time with the US Court of Appeals, he later practiced law in Washington, D.C., with international law firm Sidley & amp; Austin. Brown is part of the Supreme Court and Appeals Practice Group, and writes many reports on constitutional law issues, including some filed with the US Supreme Court.
Brown leaves Sidley & amp; Austin when US Senator Bob Bennett (Utah) asked him to serve as Chief Counselor in Washington, DC Several years later, Brown relocated his family to his home country, Utah, where he served as Utah Advisor to US Senator Orrin Hatch (Utah).
Brown has since served as President and General Counsel of a production company based in Salt Lake City. He is currently Of Counsel with law firm Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard Moss LLC, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. [2]
Brown also teaches as an adjunct Professor at Brigham Young University since 2007, where he teaches courses in Communication and Ethics Law. He serves on the Advisory Board for Intermountain Homecare and the Supervisory Board for the Hale Center Theater. [3]
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2010 elections
Derek was elected in November 2010 with 55.87% of the vote defeating Democrat Jay Seegmiller.
Selection 2012
Brown won his election in 2012 with about 60% of the vote.
References
External links
- Derek Brown campaign website
- Derek E. Brown Utah Legislative website
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