Raymond J. Etcheverry, chairman and CEO of Parsons Behle & Latimer, announced that Matthew D. Cook, Nicole Griffin Farrell, Richard E. Mrazik, Brian P. Rosander, Elizabeth A. Schulte and John R. Zimmerman have been named shareholders of the firm.

Cook, a member of Corporate Transactions and Securities Department, counsels clients on international, federal, state and local tax issues, including tax aspects of start-ups, entity selection and formation, acquisition, operation, disposition, and liquidation of businesses.  Matt graduated with a J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 2005 and a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1999.

Farrell is a member of the Litigation and Employment Law Departments and concentrates her practice on commercial litigation, employment law, trademarks and appellate practice. Nicole earned her J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 2004. She received a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Utah State University in 1998.



Mrazik is a member of the Litigation Department and focuses on litigation in the areas of products liability, mass torts, trucking collisions and medical malpractice. Rich graduated with a J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 2005 and a B.A. degree from Bowdoin College in 1999.



Rosander is a member of the Real Estate, Banking and Finance Department and assists clients with real estate and corporate transactions, including acquisition, financing, development and investment of commercial and retail shopping centers, ski resort and golf course properties, and master-planned communities. Brian graduated from the University of Utah with a J.D. degree in 2005 and a B.S. degree in 2001.  He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Utah in the Master of Real Estate Development Program where he teaches a Real Estate Due Diligence Course.

Schulte is a member of the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Department and concentrates her practice on NEPA, mining, water, contaminated property and environmental law and litigation. Elizabeth received a J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 2005.  She earned an M.S. degree in 1997 from Utah State University and a B.A. degree in 1990 from Hobart & William Smith Colleges.

Zimmerman is a member of the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Department in the firm’s Reno office and concentrates his practice on water and mining law, including diligence, transactions, permitting, and administrative appeals and litigation related to water, mining and agricultural projects.  John graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a J.D. degree in 2005.  He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with an M.S. degree in 2002 and a B.S. degree in 2000.