Rachel S. Anderson

Rachel Anderson focuses her practice on local government law, representing Utah special districts and special service districts throughout the state. Her clients span fire and emergency services, law enforcement, waste and recycling, water and sewer, parks and recreation, mosquito abatement, and other local government functions. She serves as general counsel to numerous districts, advising governing boards and management on the legal issues that arise in their operations.

Her practice includes governance and board procedure; open meetings and public records; employment matters; contracts and procurement; interlocal agreements; annexations, boundary adjustments, and withdrawals; public financing; construction matters; real estate transactions; easements; and water-related issues. She is also actively involved in the Utah legislative process on behalf of her clients, including monitoring and analyzing legislation, assisting with legislative drafting and strategy, and working with legislators, lobbyists, and other stakeholders.

Rachel earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Westminster College (now Westminster University), and her J.D., with high honors, from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the Utah Law Review.