Board Members

Jessica Ramirez is a Litigation Attorney at the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

She has represented clients at all stages of litigation and across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, technology and consumer goods. Her experience includes mass tort, securities, employment defense and breach of contract litigation.

Jessica currently serves on the Board of the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association and has previously served on the board of the English Skills Learning Center. She previously served as President-Elect and Secretary on UMBA’s Executive Board.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jessica was an associate at Ray Quinney & Nebeker in Salt Lake City, where she represented clients in employment defense and commercial litigation matters. She earned her J.D. from the University of Utah where she served as the executive articles editor for the Utah Law Review and graduated with High Honors. Jessica has also been recognized by her peers as a Mountain States Rising Star.

Email: jessica.ramirez@kirkland.com

Aline Longstaff is an Associate Attorney in the Commercial Litigation group at Snell & Wilmer.

She advises clients in a variety of fields, including healthcare, insurance, and higher education, to help them better understand how best to pursue their interests before and during litigation. Aline’s practice focuses on both the district and appellate levels in the areas of contract, complex commercial litigation, corporate governance, and real property disputes.

Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Aline served as a Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Diana Hagen in the Utah Court of Appeals and for Judge Bruce S. Jenkins in the U.S. District Court, District of Utah.

Aline previously served as UMBA’s CLE Committee Chair.

Email: alongstaff@swlaw.com

Andy Gonzalez is a Plaintiff’s Attorney at Benzion & Martineau Injury Law.

His practice is focused on representing individuals who have been injured by someone else’s negligence. This includes auto accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, and wrongful death cases. He handles a variety of personal injury cases in both the pre-litigation and litigation phase.

Prior to joining the firm, Andy worked as a Deputy District Attorney with the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office. His practice focused primarily on the prosecution of homicide, special victim, and major crash cases.

Andy graduated cum laude from the BYU - J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2016. Upon graduation, he clerked for Judge Ryan Harris and Judge Laura Scott at the Utah Third District Court.

Andy recently served as the 2023-24 UMBA President.

Email: andy@4theinjured.com

Wayne Latu is a Litigation Associate at Quinn Emanuel.

He joined the Salt Lake City office in 2022 and his practice is focused primarily on white collar defense, investigations, and general business-oriented trials.

Wayne studied corporate law at BYU Law, where he also received all-conference honors as a captain of the football team, served as vice president for student athletics, and graduated with a degree in piano performance and physical science.  Wayne previously externed with the Honorable John Pearce of the Utah Supreme Court and currently serves as an advisor for BYU’s football team.

Email: waynelatu@quinnemanuel.com

Iqan Fadaei is an Associate at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.

Iqan obtained a Master’s degree in Politics from the University of Edinburgh in 2017 and graduated from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2020. Today, Iqan advises clients on securities and financial services regulation.

Email: ifadaei@michaelbest.com