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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

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.

Elly is a skilled attorney who specializes in divorce and criminal law. Spending the majority of her career in the courtroom, Elly understands how to effectively advocate for her clients who find themselves in the toughest of situations. Elly has successfully guided clients through trials and difficult hearings in front of judges and commissioners, and has expertly negotiated cases through hundreds of hours of mediation.. Before joining Intermountain Legal, Elly’s practice focused on divorce and custody cases, specifically taking on difficult cases where clients had complex financial or custody and parent-time issues. She is known for being a tough and creative negotiator and routinely gets outstanding and better-than-expected results for her clients.. Elly also has an extensive background in the criminal law arena. As a former Specialized Prosecutor for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office and Salt Lake County Deputy District Attorney, Elly handled all levels of cases from DUI’s to special victims, domestic violence, and sexual assault cases. With this background she transitioned to the private sector to bring her unique experience to help clients who have the odds stacked against them navigate criminal cases to obtain a fair outcome.

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.

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.

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 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.

Daniel Dansie represents clients in a wide variety of land use and real estate matters in Utah and Idaho. His experience includes the purchase, sale, and leasing of real estate; planning and zoning matters; construction and development issues; boundary, title and lien disputes; foreclosure and post-foreclosure matters; and real estate financing issues. When disputes arise, Dan takes a vigorous, solutions-oriented approach to litigation based on strong trial and appellate experience. Dan is a member of the real property sections of the Utah and Idaho bars.. Dan graduated with highest honors from the University of Utah College of Law and was awarded the Order of the Coif. He is also a graduate of Brigham Young University.. Areas of Practice. Bar Admission. Education. Publications

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.

Cory R. Wall has over 30 years experience and is a member in good standing of the State Bars of both Utah and California.  Cory is an aggressive and tenacious attorney committed to his clients.  He and his friendly staff work very hard to educate his clients about their legal situation and options.  After deciding on a plan, he and his staff are committed to keeping his clients up to date as to the legal proceedings.  This is done through email, mail, consultations and phone contact.  He works hard to partner and help teach his clients to be a team member to save money on legal fees.  For instance, he encourages his clients to draft a summary of their legal situation and experiences that have led them to him or to review pleadings, discovery and responses.  Cory works very hard with your case management to ensure that items are filed timely and efficiently.  He is a very experienced, savvy family law attorney that comprehensively understands Utah family law and easily drafts documents to protect your interests taking into account the personal dynamics of your case.   He utilizes and understands the latest technology to manage your case personally in his office with billing and case management software, calendaring, emailing, scanning of documents, etc. which subsequently saves you money.  You will be sent detailed bills accounting for your retainer which helps you understand where your money is going, what is happening and the progress of your case.. He is an experienced trial lawyer able to navigate the labyrinth of the legal maze to attain the best possible solution for his clients.  You will be impressed with Cory and his demeanor in court.  He is in control and succinct with his thoughts with powerful presentation of details needing to be brought to light to a judge or commissioner.  In his 28 years of experience, he is keenly aware of interpersonal dynamics and knows how to manage himself with judges, mediators, attorneys and child custody evaluators.  He has successfully handled many high conflict divorce and family law cases.  He and his staff understand how the family law process works first hand by having gone through a divorce himself.  He is now successfully remarried and has three step-children in a blended family with his three children from his first marriage. Cory has acquired a well respected reputation of aggressively representing his clients in divorce and other family law matters including the complex and difficult issues surrounding paternity, child custody, alimony, grandparent rights, property and debt division.  Cory has personal high standards and this quality is reflected in how he works, dedicates himself and manages his cases.. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Cory graduated with a law degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu California.  He received his bachelor's degree in Finance at the University of Utah and is native of the State of Utah.   Cory speaks both English and Spanish.. In addition to family law, Cory has extensive experience in various legal areas.  He has successfully represented many clients in personal injury and wrongful death actions resulting in very favorable results for his clients.  He has also represented clients in criminal matters along with will and estate planning.  He is committed and dedicated to the best interests of his clientele in advocating and protecting their legal interests in all legal matters.

Colby’s practice is focused on personal injury litigation and he currently helps manage the litigation department at The Advocates. He specializes in automobile, motorcycle and cycling accident cases. Colby earned his law degree from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law where he graduated with Honors and served as an Articles Editor of the Utah Environmental Law Review.. Before joining The Advocates, Colby gained invaluable legal experience working as an attorney for two of Utah’s most prestigious large law firms, Snell & Wilmer and Jones Waldo, as well as serving in a senior attorney role for a Fortune 500 insurance company. In addition, Colby has been published in The Enterprise—Utah’s Business Journal, taught continuing legal education courses for The National Business Institute, and been named in Utah Business Magazine as one of Utah’s Legal Elite on multiple occasions.. While not in the office, Colby enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. He loves being outdoors and spends his free time exploring the mountains with his family, hiking, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, road cycling and wake surfing.

Clinton E. Duke is a registered patent attorney and a member of the Durham Jones & Pinegar's Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections. His practice focuses on patent infringement litigation but includes all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including disputes involving trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and unfair business practices. He has successfully represented clients in several federal district courts and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Duke is also experienced in intellectual property licensing, intellectual property portfolio management, providing formal intellectual property opinions and alternative dispute resolution.

Cliff Venable has spent his entire legal career successfully representing people accused of crimes in Salt Lake County and the surrounding area. His career is built on exceptional criminal defense in the most complicated and routine cases. Cliff has successfully defended clients charged with everything from murder to possession of narcotics and he has a reputation in the community as an exceptional trial lawyer. Every criminal case presents different issues, and your case will be handled by Cliff as his top priority. He listens and asks probing questions to develop the best legal strategy for your defense. Cliff has the experience and personal attention to achieve positive results while keeping you informed during the life of the case. Clients at Salt City Defense feel confident knowing they have hired a respected, experienced and skilled criminal defense attorney.

Clay A. Alger is a partner at Shumway Van’s Salt Lake City office. Mr. Alger graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. After graduation he attended the University of Utah’s, S.J Quinney College of Law where he graduated with high honors and received his Juris Doctorate. While attending law school, Mr. Alger served on the Utah Law Review as a senior staff member. During that same time Mr. Alger published an article in that same publication that discussed Utah’s Highway Dedication Doctrine and matters relating to public prescriptive easements. Mr. Alger also earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Administrative Law, an award that is granted to the highest scoring individual at a particular law school. He then proceeded to earn the S.J Quinney College of Law Outstanding Achievement Award in regards to Property Law; this award is reserved for the most apt and able law student for a specific semester.. Following these achievements, before graduation and prior to joining Shumway Van’s Salt Lake City law firm, Mr. Alger gained significant experience as a law clerk for the Litigation Division of the Utah Attorney General’s Office. Upon his admittance to the Utah State Bar, Mr. Alger began his own private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah where he practiced primarily criminal defense and family law. While operating his solo practice, Mr. Alger gained applicable experience and developed a reputation for being one of Salt Lake City’s most thorough and affable Utah attorneys.. Mr. Alger’s philosophy for law can be summed up easily, “I am committed to helping clients navigate the legal system efficiently and effectively. Client involvement is important to me; I consider the attorney-client relationship a collaboration to achieve a desired goal. My goal is to provide high quality legal services at a reasonable and competitive rate. Many attorneys encourage unnecessary litigation so that they can excessively bill their clients. That philosophy is counterproductive in my opinion. I prefer to work towards a resolution that is best for the client, whether that means resolving a case early and amicably, or pursuing litigation aggressively if needed.”. Mr. Alger's practice is currently focused on immigration law, an area with which he has extensive experience. Mr. Alger also has experience with criminal defense and civil litigation and continues to practice in those areas. Mr. Alger has continued to passionately and firmly pursue the ever-evolving world of law, so that he may accurately and effectively serve each of his clients in the best manner possible. Since joining Shumway Van Mr. Alger has obtained immense experience in immigration law and has represented multiple clients before several legal bodies including USCIS, immigration court (EOIR), the Board of Immigration Appeals, and other state and federal courts. In addition, his ability to speak and write fluently in Portuguese has expanded Shumway Van’s Salt Lake City law firm and allowed the opportunity to serve more clients in their pursuit of justice. His constant dedication to Shumway Van, and his accomplishment in becoming a lawyer Utah residents can have trust in, has made him a valuable and respected attorney at our firm.. In Clay’s spare time, you can find him playing on the guitar, hiking through the trails of Utah and above all, spending time with his wife and their three daughters.

Clark Fetzer practices Construction Law in Utah.  He began his career in 1981 as a law clerk to Honorable H. Vearle Payne, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Clark Fetzer has worked in a wide range of settings, including the Utah Attorney General's office, construction and surety law boutique firms, and one of Utah's largest law firms.  Clark is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator.  He is on the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association and the roster of mediators of the Utah State Courts.

Christopher M. Von Maack is a civil trial lawyer focusing on disputes in the areas of contract, intellectual property (e.g., copyright, trademark, and trade secret), partnership, real property, and unfair competition. He is licensed to practice law in Utah and California and is a partner at McNeill | Von Maack.. Mr. Von Maack is ranked in Chambers USA and maintains an AV Preeminent peer-review rating and a Preeminent client-review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.  He has consistently been included on the list of Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, an honor given to only the top 2.5% of attorneys practicing in the Intermountain West.  He has also been voted by his peers as one of Utah's Legal Elite, as published in Utah Business Magazine.. His representative clients include publicly-traded, mid-sized, and startup companies facing ‘bet-the-company' disputes.  Recent results include the following:. •    Successfully defended a Direct Selling Association ("DSA") company against a $27 million claim in a New York arbitration proceeding.•    Favorably resolved dispute amongst feuding law enforcement unions in Utah.•    Obtained multiple temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, partial summary judgment rulings, and civil contempt citations in a microdermabrasion trademark and copyright case in federal court in Utah.•    Obtained a rare bad-faith dismissal of an adversary's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in Delaware.•    Obtained dismissal of engineering malpractice dispute in federal court in the Central District of California.. Mr. Von Maack graduated from UCLA with a degree in English and a specialization in Business Administration.  He obtained his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif (top 10%) and was a writer and editor for the McGeorge Law Review.. Prior to starting McNeill | Von Maack, Mr. Von Maack was a partner at Magleby Cataxinos & Greenwood and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Pamela T. Greenwood of the Utah Court of Appeals.. He is a member of the Committee on the Model Utah Jury Instructions ("MUJI"), Utah Supreme Court Professionalism Counseling Board, and David K. Watkiss-Sutherland II Inns of Court.  He was previously a member of the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professionalism, co-chair of the Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division Committee on Professionalism and the Practice of Law, and member of the Utah State Bar's Governmental Relations Committee.. Mr. Von Maack serves on the board of trustees for Rowland Hall St. Mark's School and is a director for the R. Harold Burton Foundation.  Previously, he served on the boards of Preservation Utah and the Salt Lake Honorary Colonels and on the Utah finance comittees for Jon Huntsman's and John McCain's presidential bids.

Chris Higley joined Cutt, Kendell & Olson as a law clerk in 2013 and stayed on as an associate attorney after graduating law school.  Since joining Cutt, Kendell & Olson, Chris has worked on numerous cases that have resolved for six, seven, and eight figures.  He practices almost exclusively in plaintiff personal injury cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, or general negligence.  Chris has experience at all phases of litigation, from the pre-litigation demand phase through trial.. Chris has served on the Young Lawyer’s Division executive board as a liaison for And Justice for All, a local nonprofit.  In this effort, Chris was involved in various fundraising events for And Justice for All, including the annual “Bar Sharks” pool tournament.  Chris has also taught at various litigation-related CLEs sponsored by the Young Lawyer’s Division.

Charles Thronson is a senior shareholder in the Litigation practice group and head of the Personal Injury Division at Parsons Behle & Latimer. He has over 35 years of experience and practices throughout the Western United States in the areas of personal injury, trucking injuries, medical malpractice (especially birth injury cases), whistleblower (Qui Tam) and products liability cases.. Mr. Thronson has handled a number of cases for personal injury and medical malpractice clients that have generated some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the region. In 2015 he achieved the largest personal injury/medical malpractice verdict in the state's history.. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah, an Adjunct Professor at Westminster College, a long-time member of the Utah Association for Justice (president, 2009-2010) and a frequent lecturer. He is listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Utah, Mountain States Super Lawyers and he has been recognized since 1995 in The Best Lawyers in America (2012, 2016 Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year - Medical Malpractice (Salt Lake City)).. Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977) (ranked 3rd in class of 172). Editorial Staff, Creighton University Law Review. University of Washington (B.A., 1972). Major: Business Administration. Athletics: Freshman and Varsity Crew. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Torts Practice, University of Utah, College of Law, 1999 - 2003. Adjunct Professor, Westminster College, 1986 - 1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (1995 - present) in Medical Malpractice, Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation. Selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. Named ACQ Law Awards Leading Lawyer of the Year, 2013 - 2016, Personal Injury (Utah). Named Best Lawyers' 2012, 2016 Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year for Salt Lake City in Medical Malpractice Law. Listed as one of the Top Lawyers Named by Their Peers, 2012. Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers. Listed in Top 100 Lawyers in Utah. Listed in Utah's Legal Elite. Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating

Brett W. Hastings is an attorney, former CPA (Idaho license), business man, entreprenuer, and family man who brings a wealth of practical knowledge to his practice of law.  Outside of law, Mr. Hastings has extensive experience as a commercial real estate developer, manufacturer, and restauranteur.  Mr. Hastings has been a founding member of numerous companies that have employed hundreds of people.  Mr. Hastings specializes in real estate law, estate planning, probate, and business law.

Brandee practices personal injury, divorce and custody, insurance defense, and general civil litigation. She is licensed to practice in Utah, in both state and federal courts.. Prior to joining Lewis Hansen, Brandee founded Lynch Firm PLLC, and also co-founded Bentley Briggs & Lynch PPLC located in Ogden, Utah. While there, she successfully represented various clients navigate the difficulties inherent in an auto accident, work accident, work discrimination, and custody and divorce disputes.  Prior to founding those firms, Brandee practiced in insurance defense and general litigation including, personal injury, construction defect, premises liability, employment law, medical malpractice, and workers compensation with Allen, Shepherd, Lewis, Syra & Chapman, P.A., located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.. Brandee received her J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. While in law school, Brandee served as an active member of the Moot Court team, excelled in trial and appellate competitions, and clerked in the public and private legal sectors for the United States Navy JAG, the Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Third District Judicial Court, and Kipp & Christian, P.C., in Salt Lake City, Utah.. When she is not working, Brandee enjoys indoor and outdoor soccer, cross training, reading, coaching youth soccer, and cooking. She has two boys and currently resides in Fruit Heights, Utah.

Brad has successfully represented thousands of clients in disability hearings in over 30 states. Brad’s practice is devoted primarily to helping disabled individuals through the disability process. Brad’s experience allows him to effectively and competently represent disabled clients in obtaining Social Security Disability benefits.. Brad earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. Brad then graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2010. Upon graduating from law school, Brad worked as an attorney for a well-known plaintiff’s law firm where he handled a wide variety of cases including: workers’ compensation, personal injury, criminal law, and estate distribution. Brad has also worked for one of the country’s most successful nationwide Social Security law firms.. Although Brad was born in Arizona, he moved at a young age to Utah where he was raised in Orem, Utah and attended the Mountain View High School. After high school, Brad served a two-year mission for his church in Madrid, Spain. Brad returned to Utah with his wife and two daughters. In his free time, Brad enjoys spending time with his family and friends as well as serving the underprivileged and disadvantaged in his community.