Jensen, Michael L.

Of Counsel

Mr. Jensen is a member of Kirton McConkie's International Law Section and Employment Law Section. His practice focuses on international law for not-for-profit organizations and advising employers on all aspects of the employment relationship. Mr. Jensen has practiced for more than 25 years in Utah and California and has lived and worked in Russia, Hong Kong, and Germany. Additionally, he worked as an Area Legal Counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hong Kong and Russia.

Experience

Area Legal Counsel, Office of General Counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hong Kong, 2007-09
Kirton & McConkie (of Counsel), 2005-07
Area Legal Counsel, Office of General Counsel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Moscow, Russia, 2001-05
Luce Forward (Partner), San Diego, California, 1985-95, 1998-2001
O'Melveny & Myers (Associate), Los Angeles, California, 1979-84
Law Clerk, The Honorable Eugene A. Wright, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Seattle, Washington, 1978-79

Education

Princeton University, A.B., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, cum laude, 1975
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
- Articles Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
- Research Assistant, Associate Dean E. Gordon Gee

Admissions

Bar Admissions

Utah State Bar, admitted 2006
California State Bar, admitted 1978 (currently inactive)
Washington State Bar, admitted 1979 (currently inactive)

Other Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States

Affiliations

Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Utah State Bar, International Law Section
Utah State Bar, Employment

Practice Area

Employment and Labor Law
International