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Nathan A. Crane

Stirba & Associates

215 South State Street
Suite 750
Post Office Box 810
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Phone: (801) 364-8300
Fax: (801) 364-8355
Email: info@stirba.com

Email: ncrane@stirba.com

Nathan A. Crane

Associate Attorney

Nathan’s practice areas include complex criminal defense and civil litigation in both state and federal court. Nathan has extensive experience in criminal defense as well as in representing physicians in matters with the Department of Professional Licensing (DOPL) and in representing police officers and firefighters in Section 1983 civil rights complaints filed in federal court.  Nathan is a member of the federal CJA panel and is often appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants in criminal court. 

Prior to joining Stirba & Associates, Nathan served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Nevada. During his career, Nathan has prosecuted over one thousand felony cases including white collar crime, fraud, and violent crime. Nathan has successfully conducted multiple jury trials in both state and federal Court and has argued before the Nevada Supreme Court and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

While attending law school, Nathan served as an intern at the White House in Washington, D.C. and he successfully conducted his first two trials while clerking at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Nathan has been a legal commentator on KSL Radio’s “The Nightside Project” and he has been a guest lecturer at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law.  Nathan has been listed by the “2011 Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine” as a Rising Star.

Related Activities

          • Testified as an expert witness in United States Federal Criminal Law in the Central Criminal Court, Dublin, Ireland. February, 2008.

Presentations

          • Ethics Presentation – The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Avoiding Obstruction of Justice, FBA Criminal Law Seminar, SLC, Utah, May 2012. 
          • Advising Clients Facing Federal Criminal Charges – FBA Southern Utah Law Symposium, St. George, Utah, May 2012
          • Interdiction Tactics – Nevada Highway Patrol, Las Vegas, Nevada, April, 2008.
          • Methamphetamine: A Deadly Drug – Boy Scouts of America, April, 2008.
          • Laws of Arrest: Miranda and Terry Stops – Nevada Department of Public Safety, October, 2007.
          • Search and Seizure – Henderson Police Department, Henderson, Nevada, August, 2007.
          • Narcotics Laws and Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs – Nevada Department of Public Safety, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2007.
Professional and Civic Activities
          • Executive Committee Member, Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter
          • Member Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel
          • Boy Scouts of America Volunteer
          • Volunteer youth basketball and soccer coach
          • Enjoys scuba diving, snowboarding and actively participates in various team sports