Natalie M. Banta

Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

B.S., Brigham Young University
J.D., Brigham Young University

Courses:
Trusts and Estates, Property

Natalie M. Banta teaches in the area of trusts and estates and property. Her primary research interests include property rights, state intestacy laws, and administrative law.

Prior to joining Stetson University College of Law, Professor Banta clerked for Judge Jay S. Bybee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. She practiced for three years at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C., where she litigated under the Alien Tort Statute, defended a national bank in a multi-district consumer class action, and was a member of the trial team representing BP in civil litigation arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Professor Banta graduated first in her class at Brigham Young University Law School and served as the editor-in-chief of the BYU Law Review. She holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, where she graduated magna cum laude and with university honors.