PRACTICE FOCUS:
Financial Services and Regulatory Compliance
CAREER:
Mr. Sutton served as the Utah Commissioner of Financial Institutions from 1987 to 1993, where he was responsible for regulating all state chartered depository institutions and all consumer financial services providers in Utah. He helped draft the Utah Consumer Credit Code, the Utah Mortgage Originators and Servicers Act, laws regulating escrow agents, and three bills amending the Utah Financial Institutions Act.
He served as president and CEO of two industrial banks and helped organize several others.
EDUCATION:
University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, J.D., 1977
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Utah State Bar
Utah Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Member, 1987-1992
Utah Housing Finance Agency, Board of Directors, 1987-1992
Utah Real Estate Appraisers Board, 1990-1992
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Utah Symphony
Utah Association of Financial Services
GMAC Capital Corporation
WebBank
Community Nursing Services
PERSONAL:
Born, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1947
NEWS ITEMS/PUBLICATIONS:
Contributing Author, Utah Consumer Credit Code, Utah Mortgage Lending and Serving Act
Best Lawyers in America, “Banking Lawyer of the Year,” 2009
Best Lawyers in America, "Salt Lake City Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year," 2012
Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law, 1995-2012
Utah Business Magazine, Legal Elite, 2004-2011, 2013
