Attorney & Mediator

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Bar Admission: Utah State Bar, 1996

Special Training: Mediation and Family Law Mediation Training; Private Guardian ad Litem (representing minor children in high conflict custody/parent-time disputes, by appointment of the court) 

Law School: J.Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D. 1996; Conference Editor, Journal of Law and Education; Vice President, Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, 1994-1995.

University: Brigham Young University, B.A., International Relations, 1991

Memberships: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation); American Bar Association.

Professional Experience: Principal-Owner, The Law Office of John V. Coy, 2000-present; Visiting Law Professor, The Leavitt Institute for International Development, Ukraine and Moldova, November 2017, and March-April 2018;    Adjunct Faculty, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002-2003; Trust Lands Probate Law Clerk for Federal Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1996-2000;  Assistant Editor, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington D.C., 1994; Publications Coordinator, The Heritage Foundation, Washington D.C., 1992-1993.

Personal Interests: Family, Friends, Travel, Backpacking, Hiking, Swimming, Sports, Music, Dog Training, Entrepreneurship, Europe, History, Cultures, Foreign Language (Greek, German, Ukrainian), International Affairs, Public Policy, Religious Studies, Astronomy, Technology, and more.