Top Property Lawyers Near Me in Lehi Area

With more than 30 years of experience, Evan A. Schmutz is one of the State’s most highly sought after and respected commercial and business dispute litigators.  He has extensive courtroom and appellate experience in state and federal courts.. Mr. Schmutz has tried over 30 cases to jury verdict, has conducted over 100 bench trials and has recovered judgments and settlements for clients in excess of $20 million. He has tried cases both to a jury and to the bench lasting longer than two months.  Mr. Schmutz has successfully defended jury trials and bench trials on behalf of business clients where the claims exceeded more than $100 million. His defense of business clients targeted by the FTC has been notable not only for its success but also for legal precedent established.  He also has experience in a wide variety of civil litigation fields including contracts and business torts, bank litigation, Direct Sale Marketing litigation, insurance coverage disputes, construction dispute, defense of workplace discrimination claims, trade secret and intellectual property litigation and securities fraud.. Mr. Schmutz has litigated extensively on business valuation claims related to business dissolutions, and has represented and guided Direct Sale Companies in their relations with independent distributors.  Evan has experience representing a diverse range of business and education based companies, including car dealers, Charter Schools and remote learning companies.. Mr. Schmutz serves as the managing attorney of Durham Jones & Pinegar's Lehi office.

Mr. Thayer has substantial litigation experience in civil and criminal litigation involving fraud, embezzlement, and complex financial transactions.  He has also represented plaintiffs and defendants in product liability cases, fidelity bond matters, insurance fraud cases, SEC matters, and other similar types of cases.. He was one of the Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel in an eight million member class action lawsuit against Prudential Insurance Co. in the matter entitled In re: The Prudential Insurance Company of America Sales Practices Litigation, in a federal multi-district case in Newark, NJ.

Brick G. Power has developed expertise in the areas of patent prosecution, the delivery of legal opinions regarding intellectual property rights and the crafting of agreements to transfer intellectual property rights. He has also received experience in many other aspects of intellectual property. His prior experience as corporate counsel, as well as an even earlier experience in a corporate laboratory environment, has provided him with an understanding of the real-world needs of his clients. His diverse practical and educational background has provided him with a strong basis for working with an array of technologies from software, electronics and mechanical devices to chemistry and physics. Mr. Power is a shareholder in Durham Jones & Pinegar's Lehi office.

Before joining Durham Jones & Pinegar, Ms. Jones worked for the firm of Lewis and Roca in Phoenix and was in-house counsel to WordPerfect Corporation and Novell, Inc. from 1992 to 1996. She has a rich background in technology law and licensing. Ms. Jones’s practice emphasizes software and technology transactions, particularly license agreements; development and distribution agreements; support agreements; supply agreements; Internet and e-commerce agreements and nondisclosure agreements. Her law practice also includes general contract and corporate law, trademark and copyright registration and licensing, and stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures.

Experienced Property attorney serving clients in Lehi and surrounding areas.

Experienced Property attorney serving clients in Lehi and surrounding areas.