At-Large Director, IWIL Board
State Initiatives Team Leader, LWBW
Salt Lake City, UT
Lawyer | Well-Being Professional | Speaker | Championing Community Thriving through Evidence-Based Practices
Martha is a lawyer, speaker, and consultant working at the intersection of the legal profession and the science of well-being. One of the first people to specialize in this area, Martha is passionate about using evidence-based well-being strategies to drive professional success, working with both private clients and as the Executive Director of the Utah State Bar’s Well-Being Committee.
In her prior life Martha practiced law, graduating magna cum laude from BYU’s School of Law in 1999. During her legal career she litigated in private law-firm practice, rising to the rank of shareholder, and later becoming the general counsel of a leading national real-estate management company. While still practicing law full-time, Martha earned a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from The University of Pennsylvania in 2015. After graduation she worked as an assistant instructor to the program for several years.
Martha currently volunteers with the national Institute for Well-Being in Law, and serves as co-chair of the Tracking Progress Committee for the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion. She is regularly speaks and publishes articles on well-being in the law and contributed a chapter in the book The Best Lawyer You Can Be: A Guide to Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness.