New Lawyer CLE Committee

NLCLE Officer Bios

Troy Aramburu

Shelly A. Coudreaut is a lawyer and mediator in the Salt Lake City firm Collaborative Mediation. As the firm's founder, she is dedicated to providing highly personalized mediation to couples, families, individuals and businesses. She holds the highest standard of client services, and serves her clients by listening closely to their goals and concerns, and then working with them to develop agreements that reflect the clients' unique situations, while putting her knowledge and experience to work for their benefit. She received a B.S. form the University of Utah and earned her J.D. from Vermont Law School. She is a member of the Utah State Bar, Women Lawyers of Utah and the American Bar Association. Shelley has served on the New Lawyer CLE Committee since 2003.

Eric K. Johnson, Bar No. 7559
Practice Areas: Litigation, primarily in Divorce and Family Law, commercial disputes, Real Property disputes (commercial, agricultural, residential), and criminal defense.
D.O.B.: September 8, 1968
Education: Undergraduate Degree: B.A., Humanities– BYU; Law Degree: J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU)
Date admitted in Utah: 1996
Inactive Status: Ohio
Languages: French (such a useful language in Utah)

Eric Johnson lives in the Sugarhouse area of Salt Lake City with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children. Eric is a litigator, where his practice focuses primarily on Divorce and Family Law, Commercial disputes, Real Property disputes (commercial, agricultural, residential), and criminal defense. In addition to his law practice, Eric enjoys serving as a small claims court judge pro tempore, teaching paralegal courses and organizing/presenting CLE presentations for new lawyers and solo or small practice attorneys. Eric also makes a study of implementing law office automation and management technologies, and serves as general counsel and Vice President of Product Development for Caseproof, LC, a company which develops web sites specifically for attorneys.

Chen Shen obtained her Master of Science degree from Utah State University, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Chen has been a member of the Utah State Bar since 2004. Chen Shen is Associate Legal Counsel for USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a world-wide manufacturer and marketer of dietary supplements and personal care products, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. As Associate Legal Counsel, Chen advises Executive Management of the company on a wide variety of issues, including international business transactions and market expansion, food and drug law, advertising law, direct selling laws, intellectual property law, immigration law, and employment law. Chen also negotiates and drafts contracts for a variety of commercial transactions.

Steven J. Vuyovich
Practice Groups: Real Estate Development, Land Use and Finance

Practice Experience: Steven J. Vuyovich is an associate in the Salt Lake City office of Holme Roberts & Owen (HRO). Mr. Vuyovich practices in the Real Estate Group and specializes in water and natural resources, energy and utility law.

Prior to joining HRO, Mr. Vuyovich was an attorney at Kruse, Landa & Maycock, L.L.C. and operated his own commercial cattle operation in eastern Oregon from 1987 to 1998.

Education: J.D. University of Utah College of Law, 2001; B.S., Eastern Oregon University, 1998
Accomplishments/Affiliations: Utah State Bar: Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section; Utah State Bar: NLCLE Committee
Licensed: Utah & Idaho
Bar Associations: Utah State Bar Association

Scott F. Young is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Business Services practice groups. Scott regularly advises clients in connection with the acquisition, protection and commercialization of technology. He has experience with a variety of technology-related transactions, including technology and software licensing, Internet agreements, product distribution agreements, strategic alliances and other corporate partnering arrangements. Scott’s practice also focuses on other business and commercial transactions, including franchising, mergers and acquisitions, private financings and venture capital transactions. Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Scott was with Holland & Hart in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1997 to 2001 and Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Washington, DC from 1995 to 1997. Scott received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1995. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to practice in Utah, New York and the District of Columbia. To learn more about Scott Young please visit his firm bio.