Young Lawyers Division

• Publication year: 2013
• Pages: 65
• Citation: Vol. 26 No. 6 Pg. 65

Young Lawyers Division Vol. 26 No. 6 Pg. 65 Utah Bar Journal December, 2013

November, 2013

YOUNG LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Each year the Young Lawyers Division of the Utah State Bar selects a Young Lawyer of the Year. The award is given to a young lawyer who exhibits outstanding professional excellence, service to the profession and the Bar, service to the community, and for the advancement of legal ethics and professional responsibility. All of these things describe this year's recipient, R. Blake Hamilton.

Blake practices at Stirba, P.C., where he is currently the Vice President of the firm. He also serves as the City Attorney for the City of Hilldale. Blake has been listed by the 2010 and 2012 Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star and has been listed by the 2013 Utah Business Magazine as a Legal Elite.

Blake was born and raised in Utah and attended college at Weber State University. He received a Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration from Gonzaga University. While a student at Gonzaga, he served on the Moot Court Council where he was elected President, and he also represented Gonzaga in regional moot court and other negotiations competitions where he received honors.

Blake is deeply committed to contributing to the community. While in law school, he interned at the Gonzaga University Legal Assistance Clinic, which provides legal services for elderly and low income individuals. Currently, he co-chairs YLD's Wills for Heroes committee, which...