Bruce Jenkins

Bruce Jenkins - Partner

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Practice Emphasis:

Real estate, resort development, planned communities, condominium, housing for elderly persons, land use, business organization

Professional Experience:

Partner: Founding Partner, Jenkins Ronnow Jensen and Bayles, 1997-2010
In House Council: Split Rock Development, 2006-2008
Associate: Associate with Law Firm of Snow and Jensen, P.C., St. George, Utah, 1991-1997
Judicial/Extern: Alaska Supreme Court, Justice Burke, Summer 1990
President Reserve Data Analysis (recently renamed Association Reserve Consultants, Inc.), 1996-present
Expert Witness: Compass Cove Owners Association, Inc. v. Compass Cove Development, L.C., et al., 2009

Legislative Experience and Involvement:

Vice Chair: Utah Legislative Action Committee, 2009-2010
Chair: Utah Legislative Analysis and Drafting Committee, 2009-2010
Member: Utah Legislative Action Committee of CAI

Education:

Juris Doctor, 1991, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Bachelors, 1987, Brigham Young University

Professional Involvement:

Member of AOPC
Member of Community Association Institute National
Member of UCCAI (Utah Chapter Community Association Institute)


Community Involvement:

Presenter: Leveraging With Paralegals, Southern Utah Bar CLE Forum May, 2009
Presenter: Common Interest Associations (Lien Foreclosure and Litigating Express Covenants), Southern Utah Bar Fall CLE Forum, October 2004
Presenter: Lien and Foreclosure Law-Common Interest Associations, Utah Land Title Association, July 2002
Presenter: Business Entities and Their Effects on Title, Southern Utah Land Title Association, March 2001
Recognition: Reserve Study Specialist Designation, CAI, June 2008
Recognition: Utah Top Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine, 2008-2010
Recognition: Board of Editors, Elite Publishing, 2004-2006

Bar/Court Admissions:

Member of Southern Utah Bar Association and Utah State Bar

Articles & Presentations:

Utah Community Living Newsletter, First Quarter 2009: Association Reserve Funding Basics
Southern Utah's Business Magazine Issue 8, 2006: New Urbanism: Money Matters
Southern Utah Homeowners Magazine Issue 32, 2004: Investor-Owners in Planned Developments, Good Investments or Bad Neighbors?
Practical Real Estate Law Issue 12, 1996: Qualifying Senior Communities Under the Fair Housing Act's New Rules
B.Y.U.J of Pub. L. 195, 1991: Divisibility of Injury Under CERCLA-Reaching for the Unreachable Goal

Personal/Family:

Bruce is married to Shari Jenkins. They have two girls, Jami and Aly. Jami is married to Tyne Seegmiller and together they have an 18-month-old Grace. Aly studies art at Brigham Young University. Bruce loves the outdoors, adventurous activities, and family.