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Jeffrey Hunt practices in the area of commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on First Amendment, media, and intellectual property law. Mr. Hunt regularly represents companies and individuals in state and federal courts and counsels clients on defamation, privacy, First Amendment, and related issues. He serves as local counsel for two national television networks. Mr. Hunt is also a registered lobbyist in the State of Utah.

Mr. Hunt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State University in 1983. During the four years following, he was a Copy Editor for The Des Moines Register, and a Reporter for the Quad-City Times and Deseret News.

Mr. Hunt is a regular guest lecturer on First Amendment and Media Law at the University of Utah, Weber State University, and Brigham Young University. In 1992, he founded the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline at Parr Waddoups, which provides free legal assistance to the public and journalists. He is a recipient of the Roy B. Gibson Freedom of Information Award from the Utah Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and an Honorary Publisher award from the Utah Press Association. In 2004, Mr. Hunt received the Service to Journalism Award from the University of Utah Department of Communications.

Mr. Hunt was selected for the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, was recognized as one of Utah's 2007 Legal Elite and was ranked as a top Utah lawyer for First Amendment and media litigation by Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers 2006.

  NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

• "39 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2008 Legal Elite", Press Release, January 15, 2008
• "26 Ranked as Best Lawyers in America for 2008", Press Release, October 15, 2007
• "15 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Named 2007 Mountain States Super Lawyers", Press Release, June 28, 2007
• "Parr Waddoups Ranks As Leading Utah Firm 5 Consecutive Years", Press Release, June 27, 2007
• "38 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2007 Legal Elite", Press Release, November 27, 2006
• "21 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Ranked as Best Lawyers in America for 2007", Press Release, September 2006
• "Parr Waddoups Ranks As Leading Utah Law Firm 4 Consecutive Years", Press Release, July 11, 2006
• "28 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named Legal Elite in 2006", Press Release, January 2006
• "Parr Waddoups Lawyers Selected As Best In America for 2006", Press Release, January 2006
• "Parr Waddoups Ranks As Leading Utah Law Firm 3 Consecutive Years", Press Release, May 27, 2005
• "Freedom of Information in a Post-911 World", Society of Professional Journalists Regional Conference, April 9, 2005
• "Get To Know Your Grama", Press Release from Utah Attorney General, January 13, 2005
• "Utah Anti-SLAPP Statute Applied to Dismiss Defamation Claim Against Newspaper", MLRC Media Law Letter, April 2004
• "Jeff Hunt Receives Journalism Award", Press release, February 2004
• Utah Open Government Guide and Media Law Handbook, Utah Headliners Chapter Society of Professional Journalistsh and Utah Foundation for Open Government (Co-edited with Michael P. O'Brien) (2003)
• Co-author, "Survey of Utah Employment Privacy Law," Media Law Resource Center.
• Co-author, "Survey of Utah Law on Privacy and Related Claims Against the Media, Media Law Resource Center," 2004.
• Co-author, "Tapping Officials' Secrets: The Door to Open Government in Utah, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 2001.

  SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings in Utah, July 2008
• Utah's Sunshine Laws--Understanding Your GRAMA and the Open Meetings Act, February 2007
• Keynote Speaker, 2005 Society of Professional Journalists Conference (Region 9), "What's Happened to Freedom of Expression and Information in a Post 9/11 World?"
• A Primer On Open Records Law In Utah, October 2005
• Practical and Legal Considerations: Communicating With The News Media, January 2004