University of Utah

Robert L. Flores, professor of law, received a B.A. magna cum laude in mass communication from the University of Utah (1978) and was a fellow in the Becas Para Aztlan Graduate Fellowship Program at the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnolog'a in Mexico City. He returned to Utah for employment as a broadcast journalist and to pursue additional graduate studies in mass communication. A 1987 graduate of the University of Utah College of Law, Professor Flores served on the board of editors for the "Utah Law Review" and is a member of Order of the Coif. He participated in the U.S. Department of Justice's Summer Honors Program as a law clerk in the civil division, commercial litigation branch. Professor Flores served a judicial clerkship with former Justice Michael Zimmerman of the Utah Supreme Court (1987-88). He was an associate with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering prior to joining Utah's law faculty in 1991. Professor Flores is chair of the Real Property Legislation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property Probate and Trust Law.

Professor Flores teaches courses in civil procedure, litigation, property, civil rights and real estate transactions.