Jurhee Rice
Partner
Utah
New partner Jurhee Rice joins our JSH office in Utah, where she will focus her practice on personal injury and medical malpractice matters. With over 7 years of experience working both as a solo practitioner and for other Salt Lake City area firms, Jurhee brings the skills necessary to expand our services to JSH healthcare clients in this region.
Jurhee earned her J.D. from Arizona Summit Law School in 2015, graduating Magna Cum Laude and serving as a teaching assistant for Tort Law and Civil Procedure. Her B.S. in Biology/Chemistry is from Westminster College (Salt Lake City), and she also has a M.S./M.P.A. from the University of Utah.
Prior to law school, Jurhee spent several years in the healthcare industry, working as a Laboratory Manager and Clinical Research Manager. Her diverse background of education and hands-on experience provide Jurhee with a broad perspective and appreciation for the ways in which we serve our clients.
In her spare time, Jurhee rescues, aids, and feeds stray animals. She also enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with family.
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Utah Rules of Professional Conduct Vice-President, 2024-current (3 year term).
- Utah Rules of Professional Conduct Committee Member-2019-current
- Utah Rules of Professional Conduct Committee Secretary-2019,
- UDLA 2020-current
- ABA-2016-Current
- Arizona Summit Law Review-2014-2015, Arizona Summit Writing Center Fellow 2014-2015, Arizona Summit Teaching Assistant (Civil Procedure/Torts) 2014-2015,
- Phi Alpha Delta-2013-current,
- Criminal Law Society-2013-2016,
- Women’s Law Society-2013-2016,
- Veterans Law Society-2013-current,
- Animal Law Society-2013-current,
- Health Law Society 2013-current,
- Master of Public Administration Society/National Honors Society 2010-current,
- Political Society Association 2010-current,
- University of Utah Alumni Association 2010-current,
- Pre-Medical Society 2002,
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Founding Officer 2002,
- National Chemistry Society 2002-current
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Arizona Summit top ten percent of graduating class
- Arizona Summit Magna Cum Laude Graduate
- Arizona Summit Deans list recipient 2013-2015
- Cali Award recipient: Business Associations; Conflict of Laws
- Merit Scholarship Recipient 2013
- Castro Scholarship Recipient 2013-2015
- National Honors Society
- University of Utah Deans list recipient
- Westminster College Dean’s List
Westminster Scholarship Recipient - Utah Masonic Lodge Scholarship Recipient
- Utah Eastern Star Scholarship Recipient
- Tri Beta Biological Honor Society
- Marks Hospital Award for achieving 500 hours of volunteer service 2002
Presentations & Publications
- Rice, JA. Uniform Synergy: The implications of a federally mandated modifiable disease surveillance system within the United States. Arizona Summit Law Review. 2015
- Rice, JA. Technological Innovation: The Scourge of Modern Organizations-A Theory of Implementation, Consequences & Disease. Unpublished Thesis. University of Utah Department of Political Science. 2010.
- Lambrianides A, Carroll CJ, Pierangelli SS, Pericleous C, Branch W, Rice J, Latchman D, Townsend P, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Giles IP. Effects of Polyclonal IgG Derived from patients with Different Clinical Types of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome on Monocyte Signaling Pathways. The Journal of Immunology; 6622-6628.
- Tebo AE, Jaskowski TD, Phansalkar AR, Litwin CM, Branch DW, Hill HR. Diagnostic
- Performance of Phospholipid-Specific Assays for the Evaluation of Antiphospholipid Syndrome. American Society for Clinical Pathology. 2008: 870-875. Special thanks to Jurhee Rice for analyses and work.
- Tebo A.E., Jaskowski T.D., Hill H.R., Branch D.W. Clinical Relevance of Multiple antibody testing in anti-phospholipid syndrome and recurrent pregnancy loss. Blackwell Synergy: 2008; 154-63. Special thanks to Jurhee Rice for analyses and work.
- Lambrianides A, Carroll C, Pericleous C, Pierangelli S, Latchman D, Isenberg D, Townsend P, Anisure R, Giles I, Rice J, Branch DW. Different Patterns of p38MAPK, NF-kB and Akt signaling distinguish different clinical subgroups in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Journal of Immunology
- Pierangeli SS, Henderson V, Papalardo Elizabeth, Pierangeli HR, Rice J, Padilla P, Borghi MO, Meroni PL, Brey RL, Quarshi A, Branch DW. The Evaluation of Several Elisa Tests Used in the Diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Large Cohort of Patient Samples. 2006
- Sullivan AE, Nelson L, Rice JA, Porter TF, Branch DW, Silver RM. The Factor V Leiden and the G20210A Prothrombin Gene Mutations are Rare in Women with Fetal Death. AJRI 2005; 54: 1-4. Blackwell Munsgaard.
Certifications / Specialties
- Veterans Administration Attorney Certification-2017-2023
- Westlaw Certified 2014, CITI Certified 02/2008-04/2014,
- Research Administration Training Series (RATS) 10/2008-expired 2014,
- Hazardous Communication Coordinator 05/2007-04/2010, IATA DGR Certified 01/2006-11/2010,
- HIPAA Certification 05-08/2009,
- EMT Licensure: ID 977032: Expired 2004
Education
Arizona Summit Law School, J.D. Magna Cum Laude, 2015.
University of Utah, M.S./M.P.A., 2010.
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT), B.S. Biology/Chemistry, 2002
Admissions
Utah, 2016