Ms. Windham is a trial attorney with extensive experience in a variety of administrative law fields. She handles matters involving securities law, environmental/historic preservation law, and immigration law proceedings. She regularly represents her clients in trial courts, in arbitration, and before state and federal government agencies.

Ms. Windham has 15 years of experience in litigating financial fraud and advising clients concerning federal and state governmental investigations of alleged securities laws violations. She has obtained multi-million dollar awards and settlements for injured investors. She is the court-appointed federal equity receiver in a case filed by the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to halt a $16 million Ponzi scheme. She has also successfully defended clients accused of insider trading and other securities law violations. She is the former Chair of the Securities Law Section of the Utah State Bar.

Ms. Windham also litigates and advises clients concerning compliance with environmental, historic preservation and tribal consultation requirements. She regularly assists her clients with tribal consultation concerning installation of antenna and cellular communications towers that require licensure by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Ms. Windham heads RQN’s immigration law practice. She provides advice and assistance with non-immigrant employment visas and employment-based green cards. She advises and defends employers in I-9 compliance matters. She also handles federal litigation of immigration matters.

Ms. Windham maintains an AV Preeminent (4.9) rating with Martindale Hubbel. She has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Securities Litigation by Mountain States Super Lawyers (2012-2018), and Utah’s “Legal Elite”, as published in Utah Business Magazine (2012-2014, 2017).

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

• Lakkaraju v. Pompeo, 2:19-cv-00235-TC (D. Utah 2019).  Favorably settled complaint for federal recognition of state court’s nunc pro tunc adoption decree.
• City of West Jordan v. Utah Department of Health, 190900245 (3rd Dist. Court 2019). Represented City in filing Writ of Mandamus concerning Department’s administration of ambulance provider licensure statutes.
• Sankis v. City of North Salt Lake, 150700392 (2nd Dist. Court 2019). Represented Questar Gas Company in consolidated litigation of landslide liabilities.
• SEC v. Marquis Properties, LLC., Case No 2:16-cv-00040-JNP (pending). Appointed as federal equity receiver of company operated as $16 million Ponzi scheme.
• Phillips v. Dep’t of Commerce, 2017 UT App 84, 397 P.3d 863. Overturned $413,750 civil penalty on appeal to Utah Court of Appeals
• Harriman v. Galbraith, 2:14-CV-00482. Obtained federal jury verdict and award of all damages arising from breach of verbal contract to pay commissions.
• United States ex rel. Lemmon v. Envirocare of Utah, Inc., 614 F.3d 1163 (10th Cir. 2010). Briefed qui tam relator’s appeal to Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that relator successfully pleaded that concealment of hazardous waste disposal violations violated the False Claims Act.
• United States v. Clarkson, 551 F.3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2009). Briefed successful appeal of criminal conviction where police-dog-in-training was unqualified to perform drug search.