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Geri C. Kelley, an associate attorney at Robert J. DeBry & Associates, has dedicated her life to helping others and has represented over 700 clients since working at the firm. She is highly motivated and dedicated to caring for her clients who need help because of a personal injury or automobile accident.. Before Geri decided to pursue a law degree at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, she received a B.A. in English with a secondary teaching certificate, along with her nursing degree from Weber State University.. After she received her undergraduate degree, she spent the next five years working as a nurse and 10 years after that teaching English and the Humanities to high school students in Davis County, Utah.. Geri enjoys getting involved in local politics. During her undergraduate, she served as assistant to the president for the student body government. After she received her degree, she worked for Senator Jake Garn, and later she decided to run for a local house seat in Salt Lake County, Utah.. Since Geri began to work for the firm over 14 years ago, she has represented and helped people with serious injuries receive a fair settlement. For example, she helped a family of three daughters receive closure and compensation for the medical bills and other future expenses after their father was killed in a motorcycle accident by an improperly fastened trailer, which came loose and slammed head-on into his motorcycle.. Geri still has the same passion and hard-working attitude that has helped her settle cases like these. She continues to fight for people who need fair compensation from insurance companies that are treating them unfairly.. A few years ago, Geri represented a young boy who was not able to communicate or fully function by himself because he was mentally disabled and as a result, needed constant supervision and assistance. The boy’s nighttime care-giver fell asleep during her night shift, and while she was asleep the boy’s roommate attacked him, leaving him seriously injured. Geri was able to reach a settlement for this young boy that allowed the parents to pay his current and future hospital bills.. When Geri is not hard at work representing people who have had an accident, she is either cooking or trying new foods. Geri is a major foodie and excellent cook. She has traveled all over Europe and has maintained a very wide view of the world from her many travels.

Gary R. Thorup is a Shareholder at Durham Jones & Pinegar. For more than thirty years, Mr. Thorup’s practice has focused on federal, state and local taxation, administrative law and government affairs.. Mr. Thorup is a frequent speaker/presenter at local and national tax-related conferences. He has authored articles and made numerous presentations related to his practice areas.. He has also served on and chaired numerous practice-related and community service boards including his current service as the immediate Past Chair of the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections, an ABA Tax Section liaison organization, and as a member of advisory boards for the University of Utah’s College of Social and Behavioral Science and College of Science.. Gary Thorup recently returned from Washington, DC where he attended the annual tax conference sponsored by the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (NASBTS).  Mr. Thorup is Past-chair of NASBTS and continues to sit on its Executive Board.  At the Washington, DC conference, Mr. Thorup arranged for and moderated a session entitled the “Affordable Care Act – Issues and Concerns” and was a presenter at a session entitled “Federal and State ‘Responsible Person’ Liability Determinations”.

G. Fred Metos has been engaged in the practice of criminal defense law since 1978 when he graduated from the University Of Utah College Of Law.  He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, and in the Mountain States Magazine “Super Lawyers”.  He is listed in Martindale Hubble’s AV Preeminent Lawyers.  Lawyers earning the highest rating for both legal ability and ethical standards are listed in that publication.. I have extensive experience in both the State and Federal Courts.  Before entering private practice I worked at the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association.  My clientele varies from defendants charged with complex white collar, RICO and drug offense to those charged with local misdemeanors.  I represent clients at both trial and appellate levels.  I have published articles and lectured in both those areas.. I was one of the founders and the first president of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  I have served on the Board of Directors of that organization and of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  I was the Utah State Bar Associate representative on the Utah State Sentencing Commission from 1997 – 2005.  I also served on the Utah Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure

For over ten years, Joshua R. Lucherini and Fair Price Lawyers have helped thousands of clients achieve their goals. The formula for our success is simple: We care about our clients. An accident can change your life in so many ways. There is pain, anxiety, and stress. There are doctors’ appointments and medical bills. There is missed time from work. It can be overwhelming. Likewise, a divorce or custody fight can keep you up at night and leave you feeling lost. We are ready to help you through this difficult time from beginning to end. Let us do the heavy lifting so you can rest easy.

For 31 years, David W. Steffensen has provided high level transactional and litigation services for his clients. He is committed to providing effective solutions for his clients’ needs.. Mr. Steffensen understands business, not only from forming and representing hundreds of businesses for clients, but also because he has personally created, owned and operated several businesses.  For example, in 2000, Mr. Steffensen formed and operated development and general contracting companies which developed over 2,000 residential lots and build 100 homes.  Mr. Steffensen also holds real estate broker licenses and his brokerage companies had over 100 agents and sold over $100,000,000 in properties.. Mr. Steffensen has extensive litigation experience and regularly represents his clients in court, including jury trials.  For example, Mr. Steffensen recently won an $881,000 jury verdict for his client in a complex partnership breach of fiduciary duty and fraud case.  Mr. Steffensen further recently has obtained favorable results in non-competition covenant, foreclosure, title, construction defect, estate, guardianship, landlord/tenant, mechanic’s lien, trust deed foreclosure and tax litigation disputes.  Mr. Steffensen also represents clients in bankruptcy and white collar criminal matters.

For 22 years, I worked as a police officer and police sergeant. I retired from law enforcement and became a lawyer to help people. I will evaluate your problem and recommend options for you to chose from.

Estate planning, business law, & will and trust dispute resolution

Erika Larsen focuses on personal injury and complex property dispute litigation, as well as employment and criminal defense.. Erika also serves as outside counsel to several Utah businesses advising them on HR issues involving hiring, firing, promoting, and demoting, small-scale mergers and acquisitions, and organizational growth and restructuring. Before joining Steele Adams Hosman, Erika practiced as an insurance defense attorney for one of the oldest and most well-known law firms in Salt Lake City. With a number of jury trials under her belt, Erika decided to bring her knowledge of the defense side to better help Plaintiffs get the recovery they need.. Erika graduated with high honors from the S.J. Quinney College of Law with a graduate certificate in Criminal Law, where she served as a Quinney Research Fellow, Note & Comment Editor of the Utah Law Review, and was President of the Federal Bar Association’s student chapter.

Eric B. Whiting is an attorney with the Salt Lake City law firm of York Howell & Guymon. Eric's practice is focused on estate planning, tax, business planning, and non-profit entities. Eric also assists clients of large and small estates with all aspects of estate administration and probate. Eric assists business clients with entity selection, structuring, formation, and planning.  He also represents clients before the IRS.. Eric is currently an active member of the Utah State Bar, Idaho State Bar and the Washington State Bar. He is also admitted before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Eric earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics and Law & Constitutional Studies at Utah State University, his Juris Doctor at Gonzaga University School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation at Georgetown University Law Center.. When not in the office, Eric loves spending time outside with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing and snowboarding.

Elisabeth Calvert is a shareholder in Durham Jones & Pinegar's Salt Lake City office’s Business and Finance section.  Ms. Calvert works on a wide variety of corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, offerings of debt and equity securities, corporate governance, and general matters of business and finance law.. Ms. Calvert also worked as an attorney and administrator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Governor’s Office and in the Departments of Labor and Workforce Development, where she counseled elected officials on issues related to labor and employment laws, including employment discrimination, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage and hour laws.

Elenia provides strong representation for people with divorce and family law issues. She offers clients a warm welcome, a strong family focus, and a commitment to resolve complicated or contested divorce issues.. Attorney Cozean grew up in Orem, Utah. She is the second of four children. As a child she studied hard, ran from her siblings, and loved to ballroom dance. She attended Timpanogos High School and holds Timpanogos in high regard. She credits her parents with teaching her exceptional study skills. Attorney Cozean received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah and graduated with her Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law.. During law school, Attorney Cozean was a member of several organizations where she honed her skills in legal research, writing, and oral advocacy. Attorney Cozean also participated in the pro bono program. She gained practical experience by working at the Paton Law Firm, a firm focused on family law, appellate advocacy, and legal research and writing support. After graduating with her prized degree, she relocated to the Salt Lake City area to be close to her family. She loves practicing law and meeting and helping new people.. In her spare time, Attorney Cozean enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending quality time with her husband and family.

Dustin's practice involves representing clients that have been seriously injured in accident and injury cases. Dustin has handled: aviation accidents, automobile accidents, motorcycle crashes, scooter / moped wrecks, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, medical malpractice cases, dog bites and other animal attacks, defective product cases, DUI / DWI injury accidents, explosion claims, pedestrian accidents, workers compensation claims, bus accidents, insurance bad faith cases, E. coli and other food poisoning claims, class actions and many more.  Dustin is licensed in Utah and Idaho and has practiced in State and Federal Courts.Dustin has consistently been voted among "Utah's Legal Elite" by his attorney colleagues in Utah Business Magazine's yearly survey of preeminent Utah personal injury attorneys. In addition, Dustin has been selected as a "Mountain States Rising Star" by Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine. Moreover, he is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and the Top Trial Lawyers in America - Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and an Avvo Superb Rated Attorney (10 out of 10). Dustin is actively involved in the Utah Association for Justice "UAJ" (currently a member of the Board of Governors), the American Association for Justice and the American Inns of Court (David K. Watkiss-Sutherland Title II Chapter). Dustin has been appointed by the Utah Supreme Court to serve as a judge pro tempore to hear small claims court cases.. Dustin is a Utah native and he grew up in the Holladay area, graduated from Cottonwood High School, and later he earned his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Utah and his law degree from the University's SJ Quinney College of Law where he was a staff member on the Journal of Law and Family Studies. Dustin resides in Farmington, Utah, and is married to Becki and they have three children. When he is not working, Dustin enjoys spending time with his family, flying, road biking, golf, driving cars, riding motorcycles, snowmobiling and shooting.

During law school I discovered a passion for estate planning.  I specialize exclusively in estate planning and probate, developing expertise in legal tools that provide stability, protection, and reliability for individuals and their loved ones.  I especially enjoy developing unique solutions and tailored plans for a wide range of estate planning clients, including individuals with extensive or complex assets, members of the LGBTQ community, and young families who need a simple, affordable plan that matches their goals and priorities.. When not working and learning more about estate planning, I spend time practicing acrobatics, enjoying easy hikes, and traveling in South America.

Don’t JUST file bankruptcy! Eliminating your debts only solves half the problem, but restoring your good credit will change your life. Likewise, breaking the cycle of bad credit means paying less for the things you need. Everything from car and house payments is lower when you have good credit. Our holistic approach to your financial situation is unlike other law firms and is the best solution for building your future. We help you rebuild your credit after bankruptcy or foreclosure through our proven credit restoration program.. The lawyers of Blue Bee Bankruptcy Law have dedicated their practice to you. As one of Utah's premier bankruptcy law firms, we believe that our clients deserve the highest quality services, and we strive to make client satisfaction our #1 goal.

Deacon is the Founder and President of Haymond Law.  The firm’s highly specialized practice incorporates tax and legal strategies for individuals, families, trusts, estates, private business entities, and nonprofit organizations. He regularly advises and educates on probate, trust and estate administration, taxation, asset protection and general business matters.. Deacon’s recent work and research has focused on assisting families with all the legal and financial transfers involved following the death of a loved one, Dynasty and Legacy Wealth Trust planning, constructing charitable trusts, planned giving strategies, animals and pet planning, and protecting Family Limited Partnerships from newly enacted IRS laws.. In 2010 alone, Deacon has helped his clients plan for and administer over $65 million dollars of net wealth.  Deacon supervised the creation of clients’ trusts, business entities, and all ancillary documents related to these clients’ plans.  Deacon’s clients have also planned to set aside over $8 million dollars in Beloved Animal Trusts  to ensure that the family pets are taken care of after their owners’ deaths.. For the previous six years, Deacon has been a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, which is a nationwide network of attorneys who share advanced research and in-depth knowledge of the latest estate and tax-planning laws and strategies; translating into added value for his clients.. Deacon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He was a Viking at Pleasant Grove High School in Utah County.  Following coursework at Utah Valley University, Deacon then graduated from the University of Utah in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science.  At the S.J. Quinney College of Law, he served as senior staff member for the Journal of Law and Family Studies, where his article detailing Utah Asset Protection Trusts was published.  He also spent a semester abroad studying comparative legal procedure at the London Law Consortium.. During law school, Deacon clerked for the Honorable Judge Frederic Oddone in the Third District Court.  Upon graduation and passing the Utah State Bar in 2004, he was invited to join the firm of Holmgren & Mitton, L.C. (which later merged with Jones Waldo) where he specialized in Trust Administration and probate matters.  Deacon is a member of the Utah State Bar, Utah County Bar, and Salt Lake County Bar Associations.. Deacon is a regular presenter and seminar leader in his chosen field and is a certified continuing education instructor. With over 36 hours of additional legal education annually, (200% more than the state requirement), he remains on the cutting edge of planning strategies.. In his spare time, Deacon loves the legacy and memories he builds with his wife and two children.  Deacon enjoys family trips in “Deke’s black limo,” skiing at Utah’s famed ski resorts, recreating in Summit County and the Wasatch backcountry.  Deacon also enjoys attending University of Utah football games and time well spent with clients, family, and friends.

Dawn is a partner in the law firm of Atkin & Associates. Her practice focuses exclusively on the representation of injured workers in Utah workers compensation cases.   She has a broad range of experience with workers compensation claims including catastrophic injuries, denials for pre-existing conditions, independent contractor issues and work at home injuries.. Dawn received her B.F.A in metal sculpture before following in her parents’ footsteps by graduating from the University of Utah College of Law. She was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1993 and is a member of The Utah Association for Justice Board of Governors, and sits on the Advisory Counsel of the Utah Labor Commission.. Whenever she can slip away from the office, Dawn enjoys making pottery, glass, silver work and gardening.

David W. Tufts is an experienced trial attorney who has handled a broad array of business litigation matters, including state and federal trials as first chair and appeals before the Utah Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.. Mr. Tufts has served as an advocate in the courtroom on behalf of his clients’ business interests for almost 20 years. In so doing, Mr. Tufts has acquired substantive courtroom experience and achieved successful results in a broad array of commercial and business matters. This includes such areas as contract disputes, enforcement of security interests in real and personal property, defending allegations of commercial fraud, securities fraud, and defamation, enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, technology disputes, construction matters, mechanics lien enforcement, employment disputes, and real property matters.. Mr. Tufts regularly represents institutional lenders and others in regards to the enforcement of their contractual rights under commercial loan agreements or similar transactions involving real and personal property. Mr. Tufts is known for his expertise in obtaining successful results in cases involving the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act (and Regulation Z), the Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (and Regulation X), the Utah One-Action Rule, the Utah Trust Deed Act, and similar laws that govern the relationships between lender, borrower and guarantor.  By way of example, Mr. Tufts was first chair trial counsel and lead appellate counsel in the case of Machock v. Fink, 2006 UT 30, 137 P.3d 779 (Utah 2006), in which the Utah Supreme Court clarified the application of Utah’s One-Action Rule between lender and guarantor.. In addition to trial work, Mr. Tufts has significant experience in successfully obtaining pre-judgment relief and related remedies, including obtaining summary judgments for clients, writs of replevin, writs of attachment, and preliminary injunctions.

David specializes in litigation of workers’ compensation claims. He has successfully litigated numerous complex workers’ compensation industrial accidents and occupational disease claims before the Utah Labor Commission and the Utah Court of Appeals.. David is also a Billboard charting composer and pianist.  He has released ten instrumental piano albums which have received national and international distribution.  His peaceful instrumental music has been played more than 150 million times on Pandora Radio.

DAVID P. HIRSCHI is a manager and owner of Hirschi Steele & Baer, pllc.  Mr. Hirschi’s practice emphasizes general business transactions, residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, and land use planning; negotiation and documentation of project, construction, permanent and lease financing; the preparation and interpretation of commercial, industrial, office and retail leases; title insurance litigation; foreclosures and workouts of troubled loans and developments; real estate investment and land use planning strategies; and general estate and trust planning.  Mr. Hirschi is the current Chair and member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Land Use Institute.  He is also currently serving as the Chair of the Business Section of the Utah State Bar.  He has formerly served as Chair of the Real Property Section of the Utah State Bar, Commissioner of the Centerville, Utah, Planning and Zoning Commission, general counsel for a national publicly traded company and manager and general counsel of a real estate development and mortgage brokering company.  Mr. Hirschi received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Utah State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.  He is a member of the Utah State Bar, the Idaho State Bar, the Washington State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.  Mr. Hirschi is also admitted to practice before the Federal Courts in Utah, Idaho and Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.  In his spare time, Mr. Hirschi enjoys skiing, scuba diving, and spending time with his family.

David A. Cutt is a 1991 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and a founding member of Eisenberg, Cutt, Kendell & Olson. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice cases. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained multiple seven figure recoveries on behalf of his injured clients. Mr. Cutt has particular expertise prosecuting cases on behalf of people who have suffered brain or spinal cord injuries, as well as pursuing claims for injuries caused by defective automobile tires and other dangerous products. Mr. Cutt sits on the board of the Utah Association for Justice (formerly the Utah Trial Lawyers Association). He has published numerous articles on personal injury and product liability law and is the editor of the Utah Trial Journal. Mr. Cutt is on the faculty of Utah's Learn from the Pros series of seminars for young lawyers and lectures frequently on topics related to personal injury law.

Dallin is a transaction lawyer focusing on securities and mergers and acquisition transactions. Dallin speaks Spanish as a second language.

D. Scott Crook’s law practice has focused largely in the areas of labor and employment law, where he has represented both large employers and highly compensated employees, executives, and professionals. Mr. Crook has won numerous trials, arbitrations, and appeals over his many years in private practice. He is consistently named as a member of Utah's Legal Elite, a Mountain State’s Super Lawyer, and one of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of Labor and Employment Litigation. Mr. Crook also has significant experience in all areas of land use, water law, and general civil litigation; and he has extensive experience in appellate practice, having appeared and argued numerous cases before the Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Mr. Crook graduated from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1996, where he was Order of the Coif and graduated Magna Cum Laude. In law school, Mr. Crook was also a staff member of the BYU Law Review and an associate editor of the BYU Journal of Public Law. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to two distinguished judges—from 1997 to 1998 he clerked for Judge Norman H. Jackson of the Utah Court of Appeals and from 1996 to 1997 he clerked for Judge William H. Woodland in the Idaho Sixth Judicial District Court. Since that time, Mr. Crook has been in private practice. Prior to forming Crook Legal Group PLLC, Mr. Crook was a founding partner and past president of a medium-sized Salt Lake City law firm and a member of another well-respected small law firm located in Salt Lake City.. Mr. Crook, the son of a career military man, has lived throughout the United States, including stops in Arizona, Mississippi, Washington, California, and New Mexico. Because he lived for his entire teenage years in Alamogordo, New Mexico, he claims it as his hometown.. Mr. Crook enjoys spending time with his family, doing family history research, and sports.

Currently, Jaqualin is the Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Utah State Bar, has presented at the Utah Bar Convention on Employment Law matters and serves as a member of the Government Relations Committee for the Utah State Bar reviewing proposed Utah bills.With a taste for competition, Jaqualin is a marathon runner. Her personal best finish is under 3:30.

Currently represent the Utah Department of Transportation in eminent domain litigation and related property acquisition matters (April 2005 to present).. State Agency Counsel Division (July 2000 to October 2013). Supervised Agency & Public Laws Section from April 2005 to June 2006 (four lawyers and one paralegal). Served as lead counsel in Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement litigation from July 2005 through June 2006 ($32 million in dispute).. Advised and represented the following agencies from August 2000 through June 2006: Utah Department of Transportation (outdoor advertising and passenger ropeway safety matters); State Records Committee; Department of Administrative Services, Divisions of Archives, Finance, Fleet Operations and Administrative Rules; Department of Technology Services; Chief Information Officer’s Office, State Treasurer (unclaimed property matters); Department of Workforce Services; Utah National Guard (until June 2005); Lieutenant Governor’s Office (local government election matters) and various other agencies that needed legal advice on computer and technology issues. Participated on the Civil Review Committee to screen and manage citizen complaints regarding allegations of government corruption.. Criminal Division, Prosecution Council (July 1995 - July 2000). Wrote, negotiated and managed statewide contract to purchase and distribute case management software to public attorneys throughout the state of Utah. Supervised two technicians and managed federal criminal history and Violence Against Women Act grants totaling approximately $330,000. Represented the Governor in extradition litigation. Prosecuted a few methamphetamine cases.

Courtland Astill is a member of the Corporate Transactions & Securities, Mining & Natural Resources, and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups at Parsons Behle & Latimer.. Before joining Parsons Behle & Latimer, Mr. Astill attended the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude.  During law school, Mr. Astill was a member of the senior staff for the Utah Law Review. Mr. Astill also received a Master of Accountancy, and B.S., summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University.. Prior to law school, Mr. Astill worked for PwC, a Big Four accounting firm, in San Jose California, where he worked on initial public offerings and various public and private companies.