"Joe" Quinney (1893 - 1983), a prominent Utah attorney who also helped develop the Alta Ski Area.

A new $62.5 million[7] law building was opened on September 1, 2015, which is LEED Platinum certified and includes a café, secured-access student study areas, a furnished and landscaped roof-top terrace, and a 450-person moot courtroom.

[9] Utah Law has the second lowest student to faculty ratio at 4.2:1, behind only the University of Arizona.

Several University of Utah law students have been chosen for prestigious internships and clerkships, including four graduates who have served as clerks to Supreme Court Justices.

Quinney College of Law clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas during the October 2009 term.