Benjamin J. Mills

Bar Admissions

• Idaho
• Utah

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Idaho
• Supreme Court of Utah
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• United States District Court, District of Idaho
• United States District Court, District of Utah

Education

• Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2019)
  • Order of the Coif
  • National Order of Barristers
  • Highest Distinction of Pro Bono Service Award
  • CALI Award, Amateur Sports Law
  • Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
  • Arizona State Law Journal
• University of Utah (B.A., Economics & Certificate of Criminology, cum laude, 2016)
  • Rugby Team Captain
  • USA Rugby Collegiate All-American & Academic All-American

Languages

Spanish

Awards & Recognition

• Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2024)
• The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch,
  • Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)

Previous Professional Experience

• U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Law Clerk for the Honorable Chief Judge David C. Nye (2020-2021)
• Utah Court of Appeals, Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge David N. Mortensen (2019-2020)
• Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Teaching Assistant (2018-2019)
• Kutak Rock LLP, Summer Associate (2018)
• Napier, Coury & Baillie, PC; Paid Extern (2018)
• U.S. District Court of the District of Arizona, Extern for the Honorable Judge John Z. Boyle (2017)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter
• Idaho State Bar
• Utah State Bar
  • Litigation Section
  • Appellate Section – Chair-Elect

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Is the ‘Prevailing Party” Over for Civil Rights Attorneys?,” Quoted, Law360 (April 25, 2025)
• “Tenth Circuit Revives Takings Claims for Public Use of Property Held Under the State’s Unclaimed Property Act,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 18, 2025)
• “U.S. Supreme Court Limits Section 1988 Attorney’s Fees for Property Owners and Other Civil Rights Litigants,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 8, 2025)
• “Eminent Domain Update: Fourth Circuit Upholds Landowner’s Right To Testify on Property Value and Splits With First Circuit on Expert Testimony Standard,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 25, 2025)
• “For Landlords and Tenants – Communication is Key,” Co-Author, Western Real Estate Business (November 2023)