Having adopted three children of his own, Lance has a personal as well as a professional perspective on the adoption process. Lance graduated from the University of Michigan Law School where he was a Bergstrom Fellow and executive editor of the Michigan Journal of Law Reform. After graduating, he served as co-chair of the Needs of Children Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the Utah State Bar for two years. Lance has been actively involved with the Utah Adoption Council and has served as president of that organization. He is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.