Austin Riter is a member of the firm's litigation section. Prior to joining Parr Brown, Mr. Riter served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Paul G. Cassell, U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District of Utah; the Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and the Honorable Milan D. Smith, Jr., U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Riter received his B.A. from Yale University, summa cum laude, in 2003, where he also served as President of the Yale Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Utah Law Review. He clerked for Parr Brown during the summers of 2005 and 2006 before graduating in 2007 with highest honors, Order of the Coif, and as a William H. Leary Scholar.
In the news:
March 7, 2012 - State refuses to release audit of Provo athletics.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765557654/State-refuses-to-release-audit-of-Provo-athletics.html
December 8, 2011 - Riter's GRAMA expertise gets 911 Call released.
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/orem-to-release-tape-that-sparked-case-against-plastic-surgeon/article_5a785520-21ae-11e1-a634-0019bb2963f4.html
Professional Activities
· Adjunct Professor, Federal Courts, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
· American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
· Member, American Inns of Court, Sutherland Inn II
Clerkships
· 2007, Honorable Paul G. Cassell, U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District of Utah
· 2007-2008, Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
· 2008-2009, Honorable Milan D. Smith, Jr., U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit