Members of the Ray Quinney & Nebeker's Women Lawyers Group volunteered on December 20 at Cand
Elaine A. Monson
Practice Areas
Ms. Monson is a shareholder at Ray Quinney & Nebeker and is in the Firm's litigation, banking and bankruptcy sections. The primary focus of Ms. Monson's practice is commercial litigation, creditor's rights in bankruptcy and insurance liquidations. Ms. Monson has assisted clients in several large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, including CF&I Fabrications, Geneva Steel, and USA Commercial Mortgage. Ms. Monson has also represented several national, regional and local banks in commercial litigation matters. Ms. Monson also serves as counsel to the liquidator of one of the largest insurance company liquidation cases filed in the United States.
Ms. Monson has been voted by her peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Bankruptcy / Workout (as published in Utah Business Magazine).
Education
Brigham Young University, J.D., 1989
- cum laude
- West's Publishing Award (Academic Achievement)
- Articles Editor, BYU JOURNAL OF PUBLIC LAW
- American Inns of Court I
- Phi Delta Phi
Utah State University, B.A., Business Administration, 1986
- cum laude
- Phi Kappa Phi
Prior Professional Experience
- Clerkship, Ray Quinney & Nebeker, 1988
- Clerkship, Morgan, Scalley & Reading, 1987
Admitted to Practice
- Utah State Bar
- United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Utah
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
- Utah State Bar Association
- Salt Lake County Bar Association
- Women Lawyers of Utah
- Board Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Salt Lake Chapter
- Alumni Board, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
- The International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Mountain Chapter
Recent News
Jan 28, 2011
Fifty-four attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2011 edition of this impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers.
Jan 21, 2010
RQ&N has had a strong presence on Utah Business Magazine’s annual list of Utah’s most “elite” attorneys since the list was first published in 2004.