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Scott Loveless is a senior shareholder of the firm. He specializes in representing buyers and sellers in the sale and leveraged buyout of closely held businesses and in structuring business transactions.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Loveless has an L.L.M. in taxation from Georgetown University. From 1971 to 1978 he worked as legislative counsel in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Loveless is a past member of the Board of Directors of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, the world's largest organization of independent commercial law firms. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Pioneer Theater Company. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee as well as President for The Days of '47, Inc., an annual celebration of Utah's heritage. He is an Adjunct Professor of law at Brigham Young University where he teaches mergers and acquisitions law.

Mr. Loveless was named one of the top corporate/mergers and acquisitions lawyers in Utah in the 2008 edition of Chambers' America's Leading Business Lawyers and listed in Utah Business Magazine's 2008 Legal Elite in mergers and acquisitions. He was also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 edition and the 2008 Mountain States Super Lawyers.

  NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

• "27 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Recognized by Mountain States Super Lawyers 2008", Press Release, July 1, 2008
• "Parr Waddoups Recognized as Number One in Real Estate and Corporate/M&A", Press Release, June 17, 2008
• "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 Ranks As Leading Utah Law Firm 3 Consecutive Years", Press Release, May 27, 2005