EILEEN DOYLE CRANE, J.D.
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
LC 402; MS 101
800 WEST UNIVERSITY PARKWAY
OREM, UT 84058-5999
O) 801.863.6779; F) 801.863.8176
EILEEN.CRANE@UVU.EDU
EMPLOYMENT:
2007- Present
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
University Prelaw Counselor, Academic Counseling Center
2010-Present
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Coordinator, UVU Prestigious Scholarships Program, Academic Counseling Center
2005-Present
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Legal Studies
Courses: Culture of Law, Health Care Law
2009-2012
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Project Director, Title III Student Success & Retention Grant
2003-2012
Kaplan, Inc., New York City, NY
Graduate Professional Consultant
Individual counseling to Kaplan clients preparing for law school
2007-2008
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Manager, Alumni and External Relations
Responsible to create and maintain alumni board and activities; wrote the monthly alumni
newsletter; interacted with board members on board initiatives for alumni; interfaced with all
committees related to alumni relations, such as technology, giving, service, and events; participated
in the organization of the semi-annual Alumni Board meetings
2008
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Investigator, Office of Law & Legislation
Investigated cases of purported teacher misconduct, representing the State’s interests; reported to
the Utah Professional Practices Commission (UPPAC); participated in hearings and wrote reports
on findings; interacted with K-12 school leadership throughout the state of UT; interacted with
members of the Utah State Board of Education as well as leaderships of the USOE
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2003-2004
Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO), Washington, DC
Consultant and Teacher
Program creation, staffing and management for minority, disadvantaged, and low-income students
preparing to enter law school;
Programs: The Road to Law School, Sophomore Summer Workshops, Junior and Mid-Year
Workshops
1990 - 2004
Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT
Associate Lecturer and Prelaw Advisor
Founding Director, BYU Prelaw Advisement Center
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
2009-2010
Law Clerk, James L. Harris, Jr. Law Office, Salt Lake City, UT
2008
Legislative Assistant, Utah State Board of Education, Office of School Law and Legislation
Assisted State Office Attorneys during 45-day Utah Legislative Session
2007
Extern, Utah State Board of Education, Office of School Law and Legislation, SLC, UT
Researched charter schools and other legal and educational policy issues
2006
Extern, Brian S. King Law Office, SLC, UT
Legal Research, ERISA and Healthcare cases
2005-2007
Research Assistant, Special Projects, BYU Law School, Career Services Office
2005
Grant Researcher, BYU International Center for Law and Religion (paid)
PRELAW ADVISEMENT EXPERIENCE:
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
1990-2004, 2007-2008
Individual and Group Counseling: Meeting with students in a variety of settings designed to meet
their needs in preparing for law school (BYU and UVU)
1991-2004
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Video/DVD Development: A two-hour DVD about legal education, LSAT test preparation, and
law school application processes including a packet of support materials; viewed by hundreds of
BYU, UVU, as well as US and foreign students
1993-2004
Financial Aid Conference: The only financial aid conference in the country; held annually;
specifically designed to teach prelaw students about career and debt management; conference faculty
consists of attorneys, law school admissions officers and professors, law school career services
professionals, and corporate financial aid experts. Attended by over 1500 students over eleven years
(BYU)
1994-Present
Workshops: Topics: Writing Personal Statements, Creating a Great Application, Preparing for the
LSAT, Understanding Financial Aid, and How to Survive Graduate School (BYU & UVU)
COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING:
2007-Present
LEGL 3160, Health Care Law, UVU, Orem, UT This full-semester course examines legal cases
in health care, such as assessment in healthcare quality, medical error, clinical standards of practice,
distributive justice and allocation of health care resources, licensing of health care professionals, and
quality control in health care institutions. Texts: Health Care Law, Fifth Edition (Furrow, Greaney,
Johnson, Jost, and Schwartz); Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, Pozgar (10th and 11th
Editions)
2005-Present
LEGL 2000, Culture of Law, UVU, Orem, UT Full-semester course focusing on the ethical
challenges facing lawyers; lawyers present on various aspects of the profession; Text: A Nation
under Lawyers, Glendon.
1990—2004
ST DEV 198R Prelaw Seminar— Topics taught: Constitutional, Environmental, International,
Criminal, and Family Law, and US Supreme Court; Texts used: The Right to Religious Liberty
(ACLU); Separation of Church and State: The Historical Fact and the Current Fiction (Cord);
Environmental Law in a Nutshell (Farber & Folsom); International Business Transactions in a
Nutshell (Findley & Gordon & Spanogle); Criminal Law in a Nutshell (Loewy); Family Law in a
Nutshell (Krause); Deciding to Decide: Agenda Setting at the US Supreme Court (Perry)
1998—2004, 1998-2004
ST DEV 198R Prelaw Seminar
Culture of Law: a full-semester course focusing on the ethical challenges facing lawyers; Text:
The Lawyer’s Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice (Allegretti)
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS:
2007-Present
UVU Christine M. Durham Prelaw Club, Faculty advisor to prelaw students; Monthly
lecture series, recruiting, workshop, and social events held on monthly basis; Named after
Utah State Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, with her permission; annual events held with
the Chief
1990—2004
BYU Prelaw Student Association (PLSA); Monthly activities held providing exposure to
prelaw students about law
1996—2004
Women and Family Prelaw Forum (WFPLF); Monthly activities held to address the
impact of the legal profession on family life
UVU CAMPUS COMMITTEES:
2010-Present Member, UVU Graduate Support Committee; Academic Affairs Committee
designed to coordinate graduate programs efforts on campus
2009-Present Member, ELLA, Engaged Learning in the Liberal Arts Committee, College of
Humanities and Social Sciences; Standing committee in CHSS to encourage and reward faculty
and student engagement projects
2011-2012 Member, GEL, Center for Engaged Learning Grant Committee; committee to
evaluate and award financial support to professors and campus entities involved in facultystudent engagement
CONFERENCES:
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2013
WAPLA Conference, Salt Lake City, UT; I’d Rather Be Working: Getting a Job in 2013
2013
J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference: Georgetown University, Washington,
D.C.; 100 x JD: Connected Lawyers are Happy Lawyers
2012
Mothers & Daughters in the Law, Annual JRCLS Women in Law Presentation, BYU,
Provo, UT; A panel of four sets of mother & daughter-lawyers about being a woman in the
law; with daughter, Michelle Eileen Crane, J.D.
2012
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J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA;
Moderator: Law v. Morality: Unjust Law and the Conscience; Speakers: Cynthia Lange,
Attorney, Fragomen Worldwide, and Ryan Rowberry, Professor, Georgia State University
Law School
2012
PLANC Conference: Washington, D.C.; Two presentations: 1) 100 x JD: Connected
Lawyers are Happy Lawyers; networking program for prelaw students; 2) New Prelaw
Advisors Workshop: Choosing Law Schools
2011
WAPLA, Las Vegas, NV; Workshop: 100 x JD: Connected Lawyers are Happy Lawyers;
networking program for prelaw students
2009
NAPLA, New Haven, CT: Minimizing Financial Aid Problems
2007
NAPLA, Philadelphia, PA; Three workshops: Introducing LSAC & LSDAS; Financial Aid;
Evaluating Career Services Offices
2006
NALS Regional Conference, Salt Lake City, UT “Balancing the Professional Tightrope:
Thank Goodness for the Net!” Annual regional conference of legal professionals
2006
UVU University Conference, Orem, UT “Balancing the Professional Tightrope: Thank
Goodness for the Net!” Annual university conference for UVU employees
2006-2011
Women in Law Conference (WIL), Provo, UT Moderator, Professional Development
Panel: Careers for Young Women
2006
NAPLA, Washington, DC; George Mason University School of Law; Introducing LSAC &
LSDAS; Career Services Offices: They Are Not All Created Equal
2005
WAPLA, Las Vegas, NV; UNLV School of Law; Career Services Offices: They Are Not All
Created Equal
2005
NAPLA, NYC, NY Fordham University School of Law; Introducing
Financial Aid topic
LSAC & LSDAS;
2004
SAPLA, Duke University, Durham, NC Financial Aid topics and Summer Law Programs
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2003
NAPLA, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Financial Aid Topics
2002
WAPLA, Salt Lake City, UT Financial Aid topics and Running a Prelaw Office
2000
LSAC Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC; “Partnering with Prelaw Advisors”
2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992
Prelaw Advisors National Council (PLANC) Quadrennial National Conferences;
“Test Preparation Courses,” (1992); “Financial Aid 101 and 201,” (1996); “APLA Leadership
Pre-Conference Workshop,” “Financial Aid Basics,” “Financial Aid Strategies in
Admissions” (2000); Applying to Out-of-State Schools (2004); Commercial Prep Courses
(2008); Modeling Prelaw Advising Skills (2008); 100 x JD: Connected Lawyers are Happy
Lawyers (2012); New Prelaw Advisors Workshop (all years)
1995
The Access Group Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA; non-profit financial aid
organization previously part of LSAC, main business pursuit: funding law school education;
“How Graduate School Professionals Can Advise Students before They Are Graduate
Students”
1994-2001
Western Association of Prelaw Advisors (WAPLA) Annual Conferences:
Financial Aid presentations; “The State of Prelaw Advising”; “The Current State of Prelaw
Advising”; “Earning a Master’s Degree in Financial Aid”; “PLANC, WAPLA, PLANC: What
Are All These Acronyms?”
1994, 1999
Pacific Coast Association of Prelaw Advisors (PCAPLA) Annual Conferences Financial
Aid presentations; “The State of Prelaw Advising”
1994-2001
Northeast Association of Prelaw Advisors (NAPLA) Annual Conferences Financial Aid
presentations: Financial Aid 101 and 201 (Washington, DC and Boston, MA); Dollars and
Cents: Making Sense Out of Financial Aid (Philadelphia, PA); The ABC’s of Financial Aid
(Hanford, CT and Easton, PA); Earning a Master’s Degree in Financial Aid (Williamsburg,
VA)
1995, 1999
Southwest Association of Prelaw Advisors (SWAPLA) Annual Conferences: New
Orleans, LA (1994) and Corpus Christi, TX (1999); “The In’s and Out’s of Financial Aid”
1995
Southern Association of Prelaw Advisors (SAPLA) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN;
“What’s Money Got to Do with It?”
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CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT:
1993-2001
WAPLA Annual Fall Conferences: professional training conferences for Prelaw Advisors;
Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; Phoenix, AZ; Oakland, CA; Albuquerque, NM
2000, 2004
PLANC Quadrennial National Conference Steering Committee Exhibitor/Vendor
Chair
1996, 2000
PLANC Quadrennial National Conference Program Committee
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP:
2003-Present
Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society Student Chapters Committee; help to create
JRCLS student chapters at US law schools
2003-2005
Past Chair, PLANC
2001-2003
Chair, PLANC
The Prelaw Advisors National Council is a national council consisting of two voting leaders
from each regional APLA and representatives from the ABA, LSAC, NALP, CLEO, and The
Access Group
1998-2001
Chair-Elect, PLANC
Chair-Elect functions as Board Secretary
1995-2001
President, WAPLA
The Western Association of Prelaw Advisors re2004s a twelve-state region in the West with
235 prelaw advisors
1994-1995
President-Elect, WAPLA
1990-2004
WAPLA Executive Board, Member
1990-20041990-2004
BYU Law Fair Site Supervisor, Annual law fair management, a WAPLA/BYU sponsored
event
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LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
2006-2007
Chair, Government, Politics, & Legal Society (GPLS) Annual State & Local Government
Conference, Held March 29, 2007; Provo, UT Attended by over 150 attorneys
2005-Present
Journal of Public Law (JPL), Editorial Board Member (2005-2006), Assistant to Submissions
Editor (2006-2007)
2004-Present
J. Reuben Clark Law Society Student Chapters Board, Member; Board manages the creation of
JRCLS student chapters at law schools around the country
2005
Equal Justice Works, Focus Group Member, E-Guide to US Law Schools, Washington, D.C.
2005
Legislative Lobbying Project, 4th District Guardian ad Litem Office, Creation of an information
packet
2005
Grant-Writing Project, BYU Center for International Law and Religion; Cole Durham, Executive
Director
2005-2007
Career Services Office, BYU Law School
Research Associate, Special Projects with Dean Mary H. Hoagland
2005-2006
PILF, Public Interest Law Foundation
Vice President of Public Affairs, Newsletter Editor
2005-2007
SBA-CSO Representative, Liaison between the Career Services Office and the Student Bar
Association
2004-2005
PILF (Public Interest Law Foundation) 1L Representative, Newsletter Editor
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHER:
1991-2004 Brigham Young University Prelaw Review, Founder and Publisher; published semiannually from 1991-1996, published annually since 1996; only US prelaw journal; published best
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papers from courses, 1991-1999; writing competition since 1999; Professional and student editorial
board; distributed to all ABA-approved US law schools
AUTHOR:
2012-2013
JRCLS WOMEN IN LAW BLOG: Several articles pertaining to women lawyers and the profession
and practice of law
2007
UTAH BAR JOURNAL, “When Lawyers Become Prelaw Advisors”
2007
PLANC Points, “What I Wished My Prelaw Advisor Had Told Me, Part III,” Non-Traditional
Students in Law School
2006
@LAW, NALS Magazine for Legal Professionals, “No Golf for Me,” How to survive being a legal
professional and do all the other things required in life.
2006
PLANC Points, "What I Wished My Prelaw Advisor Had Told Me, Part II," Law School Job
Search Challenges & Skills
2005
NAPLA Notes, 1000 Days to the Bar, Dennis Tonsing , Book Review
2005
PLANC Points, “What I Wished My Prelaw Advisor Had Told Me"
Part I” Academic Support Programs in Law Schools
2005
CLEO Edge Magazine, "How to Get Admitted to Law School"
2004
CLEO Edge Magazine, "Preparing for Law School Applications"
2003
CLEO Edge Magazine, “Top Ten Financial Tips for Students”
2001, 2002
CLEO Magazine, “How Prelaw Advisors Can Help You Get To Your Best Law School,”
published by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity; 25,000 copies printed and distributed
nationally
2001-2003
PLANC POINTS, “Letter from the Chair”
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Tri-annual newsletter of the Prelaw Advisor’s National Council
1995-2001
WAPLA Notes, “President’s Column,” Newsletter of the Western Association of Prelaw Advisors,
published by WAPLA three times per year
1995
NAPLA Notes, “Researching Law Schools,” Newsletter of the Northeastern Association of Prelaw
Advisors, published by NAPLA three times per year
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2005-Present
Historian, Women in Leadership Board, an organization of women dedicated to training young women leadership skills; annual conference held each February for local high school senior and
junior young women; Moderator: Women in the Professional Panel; Create and moderate panel of
women doctors, teachers, lawyers, business professionals, academics, and health professionals
2004-2009
Member, Diversity Board, Holland and Hart, LLP, Salt Lake City, UT; Law firm committee
committed to increased access to the legal profession for women and minorities; annual workshop
held; annual presentation on admissions and financial aid
2003-Present
Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Provo, UT; Student Chapters Board (2003-2011)and
Women in Law Committees (2011-Present); helped manage over 80 JRCLS Student Chapters
organized around the US and internationally, serving over 400 law students; member of WIL
Committee and author of WIL blog articles
2002-2003
Board Member, Utah Youth Symphony, Salt Lake City, UT
1995-1996
President, Canyon View Jr. High School, PTSA, Orem, UT
1993-1995
President-Elect, Canyon View Jr. High School, PTSA, Orem, UT
1994-1997
Member, PTSA Board, Sharon Elementary School, Orem, UT
1984
Chair, American Cancer Society, Utah County Fundraising Drive, Provo, UT
1980-1983
Teacher, American Cancer Society, “I Can Cope” patient and family education program, Lubbock,
TX
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INTERESTS
Traveling, gardening, cooking, art, music
REVISED 04-02-13
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