Meredith McKell Graff

AA Comparative Literature, BYU. Provo, UT
BA Sociology, Loretta Heights College. Denver, CO
MA Creative Writing/Poetry, Rutgers Graduate School. Newark, NJ
JD Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Utah College of Law. SLC, UT

Certified Mediator, Washington Mediation Association, 2009 - present.
Certified Lifecycle Celebrant in Funerals/Memorials, Ceremonies for Healing.
Reiki Master, 2009 - present.
Ordained Minister with First Nation Church-Cherokee 2014 - present.

Formed McKELL GRAFF, PLLC: March, 2003
Associate Attorney, WALSTEAD MERTSCHING, PLLC 2002-2003
JD Paralegal and Mediator, STEVEN ALLEN SMITH, PC 1999-2002

Adjunct Professor:
Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Salt Lake Community College, SLC, UT
Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ
Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences, Newark, NJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ

Insurance:
Prudential Property and Casualty, Holmdel, NJ
Mutual of New York, Matawan, NJ
Prudential Ins. Co. Of America, Newark District Office
Allstate Insurance, Springfield, NJ

Publications:
“The Judge Said No,” poem, in American Inns of Court magazine

“The Sufficiency Language of Review and Release,” in CONTESTED LANDSCAPE: WILDERNESS POLICY IN UTAH AND THE WEST, University of Utah Press, 1999.

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Utah

Utah State Bar

ID Number: 8649

Since 1999

Washington

Washington State Bar Association

ID Number: 32358

Since 2002

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

J.D. (1998) | Law

1995 - 1998

Rutgers University - Newark

M.A. (1990) | Creative Writing/Poetry

1987 - 1990

Honors: With Honors

Regis University

B.A. (1984) | Sociology: Women’s Studies

1983 - 1984

Honors: With Highest Honors

Brigham Young University

A.A. (1974) | Comparative Literature

1972 - 1978

Honors: With Honors

Clark County Bar Association

Member

2003 - Current

Activities: Family Law Section President, Vice President, Secretary

Washington State Bar  # 32358

Member

2002 - Current

Washington Mediation Association

Certified Member, former Board Member (2016-2023)

2001 - Current

Utah State Bar  # 8649

Member

1999 - Current