Tanya N. Lewis

Bar Admissions

• Nevada
• Utah
• Washington

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Nevada
• Supreme Court of Utah
• Supreme Court of Washington

Education

• Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
• University of Washington (B.A., Communications/Political Science, 1996)

Awards & Recognition

• Mountain State Super Lawyers^®, Business Litigation (2016), Family Law (2014-2015)
  • Rising Stars Edition (2013)
• Utah Legal Elite: Civil Litigation, Utah Business Magazine (2016)
  • Up and Coming (2017)

Previous Professional Experience

• Richards Brandt Miller Nelson, Shareholder (2012-2015), Associate (2010-2011)
• Strong & Hanni, PC, Associate (2009-2010)
• Hutchison & Steffen, Associate (2004-2009)
• K&L Gates (f/k/a Preston Gates & Ellis LLP), Special Projects/Document Review Attorney (2003)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Utah
  • Banking and Finance Law Section, CLE Coordinator (2021-2022)
  • Bar Examiners Committee (2011-present)
    • Co-Chair (2014-present)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2009-2011)
    • Public Relations Coordinator
• Utah Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee (2011-2015)
• Communique (monthly publication of Clark County Bar Association) (2004-2009)
  • Editor-in-Chief (2009)
  • Associate Editor (2005-2008)
  • Contributing Editor (2004-2005)

Community Involvement

• Mountain Creek Middle School, PTSA President (2020-2022)
• Daybreak Arts Council, Board Member (2020-present)
• Herriman Ute Conference Youth Football, Member, Board of Directors (2016-2017)
• Eastlake Elementary PTA, South Jordan, Utah
  • President (2016-2017)
  • Vice President, Fundraising and Donations (2015-2016)
  • Vice President, Membership and Volunteers (2013-2014)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “New CFPB Rules Set Out Mortgage Servicer Requirements in Response to End of COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (October 4, 2021)
• “Bankruptcy Debtor Prevails Over SBA in District of Arizona PPP Loan Dispute,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (September 28, 2021)
• “Nev. Lenders Must Brace For The Next Wave Of Foreclosures,” Co-Author, Law360 (October 6, 2020)
• “SIGTARP Offers Road Map for CARES Act IG, 12 Years Later,” Co-Author, Bloomberg Law (June 15, 2020)
• “Utah Enacts new Act to Prevent Financial Fraud in Vulnerable Adults,” Co-Author, Utah Business (May 20, 2020)
• “Are Recent Stock Sales by Members of Congress the Tip of the Insider Trading Iceberg?,” Co-Author, The National Law Journal (April 17, 2020)
• Appearances as legal analyst on local and national television news programs to discuss pertinent legal issue of the day (2011-present)
• “Immigration Issues and Personal Injury Cases,” Presenter, Utah Defense Lawyers Association (February 2013)
• “Bankruptcy Filings and Judicial Estoppel: Their Effect on Civil Cases,” Presenter, Utah Defense Lawyers Association (November 2011)
• “Ethics and Social Media,” Presenter, Orange Legal Intermountain e-Discovery Seminar (September 2011)
• “Objecting to Subpoenas in State and Federal Cases,” Author, Utah State Bar Journal (June 2011)
• “Taking and Defending Effective Depositions Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6),” Author, Utah State Bar Journal (March 2011)
• “Bankruptcy Filings and Judicial Estoppel: Their Effect on Civil Cases,” Author, U.S. Law Magazine (Spring 2010)
• “Introduction to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Act,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (April 2010)
• “Changes to the CJC: The American Bar Association Revises the Model Code of Judicial Conduct,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (October 2008)
• “Summary Eviction in Nevada’s Justice Courts,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (August 2008)
• “Putting Together The Pieces of Civil Discovery,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (June/July 2008)
• “Bankruptcy as a Silver Bullet – Principles of Judicial Estoppel Impact Personal Injury Claims,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (August 2006)
• “HIPAA Basics: A Guide for the Uninitiated,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (June/July 2006)
• “It Happened in 1955 – Clark County Bar Association Celebrates 50 Years,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (March-December 2005)
• “Pro Bono Project: An Interview with Kimberly Mucha,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (December 2004)
• “Introduction to the 2005 NRCP Rules Changes,” Author, Clark County Bar Association Communique (November 2004)