Snow Jensen & Reece Names Two New Shareholders

St. George, UT, July 9, 2010.  The law firm of Snow Jensen & Reece announced the addition of two new shareholders to the firm.  Matthew J. Ence and Joshua R. Forest were both made shareholders in official action taken by the firm Board of Directors.

Mr. Ence has been employed by the firm since 2003 and is licensed to practice law in both Utah and Nevada.  His expertise is in the area of real estate, business transactions and general commercial litigation.  Ence also has extensive experience in water law and represents several rural water companies in Southern Utah.

Mr. Forest is licensed to practice law in both Utah and Arizona.  He joined the firm in the fall of 2008 after 6 years of practice with a large firm in Phoenix, Arizona and later with a St. George law firm.  Forest has had extensive experience in handling complex litigation involving construction defects, real estate disputes and securities.  His practice will continue to focus in these areas.

Ence and Forest are both cum laude graduates of BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, where they held prominent leadership positions including law review, the Student Bar Association and the Business Law Society.  Ence earned a B.S. degree at BYU in economics, while Forest received a B.A. in psychology from Southern Utah University.

Both are residents of Santa Clara and are active members of their community. Matt Ence was recently reelected to a second term to the Santa Clara city council.  He also serves on the board of the Washington County Solid Waste District and is a member of the Dixie Transportation Executive Committee.  Joshua Forest is a volunteer with the Ivins City Youth Sports Program and was recently awarded the 2009 Pro Bono Award for his service in donating legal services to various non-profit organizations.  In addition, Forest is currently serving as President-elect of the Southern Utah Bar Association.

Both Ence and Forest expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to become Snow Jensen & Reece shareholders.  “This is a way for us to reinforce our commitment to fellow shareholders of the firm and to the clients we serve,” Ence said.