Martha . Knudson
Utah State Bar Well Being Committee for the Legal Profession
Martha Knudson, J.D., MAPP, is a lawyer, speaker, and consultant working at the intersection of the legal profession and the science of well-being. One of the first to specialize in this area, Martha is passionate about using evidence-based well-being strategies to drive professional success, working with both private clients and as the Director of the Utah State Bar's Well-Being Committee. In her prior life, Martha practiced law, graduating law school magna cum laude in 1999 going on to work as a litigator in private practice and as general counsel for a leading national real estate management company. While still practicing law full time, in 2019 Martha earned a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation she spent four years working as an Assistant Instruction to the program. A frequent speaker and published author on well-being topics, Martha co-chairs the Policy Committee for the Institute for Well-Being in Law, is a member of the Utah Supreme Court's Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, and serves on the Board of Trustees for Intermountain Health's Salt Lake Valley Hospitals. In, 2023 Martha recognized her exceptional service with the Utah Legal Well-Being Impact Award.
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