Jim B Butler

Practice Areas

Jim Butler is a shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources practice group and practices in the natural resources and environmental areas.

Before joining Parsons Behle & Latimer, he worked for the Utah State Energy Office, the Utah State Planning Coordinator's Office, and, from 1981 to 1985, he served as a senior policy assistant to Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson for natural resources. Mr. Butler also served as a clerk to Judge Stephen H. Anderson of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit from September 1987 to October 1988.

In law school, Mr. Butler received an Edward Clyde Fellowship and a Marriner S. Eccles Fellowship and was elected to Order of the Coif. He also served as editor-in-chief for the Utah Law Review.

Work Highlights

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Mining Law, 2008 - 2023

Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers For Business

Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s 2023 Legal Elite

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rating

Education