Top best Personal Injury Lawyers Near me in ZIP 84606

Jacob S. Gunter joined Howard, Lewis & Petersen, P.C. as an associate in 2008, and is a current shareholder of the firm since 2015. Prior to this he maintained a solo practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan directly out of law school. Currently his is a Major with the Utah Army National Guard serving as the Senior Trial Defense Services, 653rd Commander--Judge Advocate General.. Coming up on 20 years of practicing law, all Jake has done is try juries and represent people.  Rarely does he represent business and never represents insurance companies.. Jake is passionate about representing people state wide who are injured through no fault of their own. He has handled cases in Moab, Ogden, Logan and St. George. The majority of his cases are car wrecks, representing passengers, children and drivers who are hurt. Since joining HLP, Jake has successfully litigated cases in trial and arbitration, as well as negotiating settlements for his clients. His legal work includes car collisions, boating accidents, ATV collisions, insurance disputes, wrongful death, slip and fall/trip and fall, dog bites. The remainder of his practice involves civil litigation and criminal defense.. He has been the lead attorney in 28 jury trials and over 150 plus bench trials in civil, criminal and administrative law. He believes in frank, honest and open communications with his clients as he helps them navigate through their legal problems.  Jake has over 2,000 plus court appearances as of 2023.. As a Soldier, MAJ Gunter is Airborne (military parachuting) and Air Assault (helicopter attack and utilities) qualified. In December 2010 he deployed with his unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and has participated in five Southeast Asia international military exercises.. Jake and his wife of 21 years have three children and live in Provo.

Ernest J. Istook, Jr., has been practicing law since 1977, interrupted somewhat by his 14 years as U.S. Congressman for Oklahoma’s 5th District, part of 25 years he served in federal, state and local office. He is licensed to practice law in Utah, Oklahoma, the United States Supreme Court and other federal courts.. Ernest moved to Utah in 2015 and began teaching political science at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University, then joining Howard, Lewis & Petersen in 2019.. His law degree is from Oklahoma City University and his B.A. in journalism from Baylor University.. Ernest’s legal work has centered around litigation to remedy the wrongs which people encounter. This includes personal injury, medical malpractice, defective products, wrongful taking of property, business disagreements, real estate disputes, will contests, financial frauds, and untangling other challenging situations.. In Congress, Ernest successfully negotiated bipartisan consensus on billions of dollars of projects, as a subcommittee chairman on the House Appropriations Committee.. A highly-effective advocate and communicator, Ernest is a former columnist for The Washington Times. His writings have also been published in the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and multiple other print and online outlets. Ernest is a former talk radio host, plus the Bott Radio Network aired 1,976 of his daily radio commentaries on over 100 stations.. Married since 1973, he and wife Judy have five children and fifteen grandchildren. Ernest has served three times as a Scoutmaster and was honored by the Boy Scouts of America with its Silver Beaver Award for his efforts. He also has been active in service and leadership roles of church work.. Ernest is a Distinguished Fellow at the Frontiers of Freedom Foundation; formerly he was a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a Fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.. He is of Hungarian descent; Ernest’s father’s parents were born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States.