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Jeremy C. Sink has practiced law in Utah since 2003.   He is married and has five children.  His job and family keep him very busy.  Jeremy enjoys "trips" with his family and "vacation" with his wife.  Jeremy has experience litigating complex bankruptcy and corporate cases. His practice areas include Bankruptcy, Creditor and Debtor Rights, Business and Corporate Law, Litigation, Collections, , Personal Injury, Real Property Law, Trademark Law, and Trust and Estate Planning.

Jarom is a business litigation attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property and competition-related disputes.. Concentrating primarily on the technology industry, Jarom helps individuals and companies fight for and protect what matters most—their business and livelihood. Jarom has obtained results for clients both inside and outside the courtroom. And in working with him through their complex and high stakes disputes, clients have thanked Jarom for his “professionalism,” “responsiveness,” and “attention to detail.” As put by one client, Jarom was a “lifeline in a bad situation.”. In recent years, Jarom has successfully helped clients prosecute and defend claims for trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of employee non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure contracts. He also advises and counsels clients on employment matters and best business practices to prevent litigation in the first place.

Jared focuses his practice on patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation.  For the past 13 years, Jared has worked in various capacities with clients to develop and protect their intellectual property rights.  During that time, Jared has assisted his clients in developing, managing, and exploiting patent portfolios; preparing and prosecuting patent applications for complex electronics and computer inventions; and litigating intellectual property disputes involving patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.  Jared has represented his clients in proceedings before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, District Courts throughout the country, and in proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Prior to becoming an attorney, Jared worked as a paralegal for four years while completing his undergraduate degree and worked for two years as a patent agent while completing his law degree.

In the last 30+ years, I have successfully tried over 145 jury trials and have a 98% win record to date. I have spent much of my career focusing on large cases across diverse areas of practice including business litigation (the Firm's most active trial practice group), personal injury, insurance law, products liability and healthcare.

I represent individuals and businesses in a wide range of litigation matters, including business and construction disputes, products liability, natural resources, and employment. I also have experience in settlement negotiations and mediation.

I practice in the areas of water law and business litigation. I assist governmental entities, corporations, and private individuals in all aspects of water law, including water rights transactions, water rights analysis, water rights litigation, and applications with the Utah Division of Water Rights.. I also have extensive trial experience and litigate cases in both state and federal courts including complex commercial and business disputes, partnership disputes, and real estate matters.

I offer creative and efficient resolution of complex disputes and provide tailored advice for avoiding disputes before they arise.My practice includes complex commercial litigation and employment litigation. I assist and advise individual and institutional clients at the trial and appellate levels, through alternative dispute resolution, and in administrative proceedings. I am a trusted advisor to employers, in-house counsel, and HR managers on compliance with state and federal employment laws, including Title VII, FMLA, ADA, ADAAA, ADEA, non-competes, and wage and hour issues.

I help companies and individuals with complicated cases and appeals.

I have extensive experience representing a diverse clientele with high-impact legal decisions in complex commercial and general litigation disputes, and advise clients on transactional/commercial matters. I take seriously the responsibility and privilege to pursue and defend the rights and interests of a diverse clientele—from construction companies to high-end antique car dealers, from event coordinators to trucking companies, from insurance agencies to associations of local governments.I am known for my client-centered approach of conflict resolution, with a focus on effective, efficient, and responsive representation catered to each client’s specific needs. I am a driven achiever with a proven ability to succeed in a dynamic and challenging environment, both independently and collaboratively. With an emphasis on a proactive working style with sound judgment and strategic thinking, my clients have benefited from my zealous advocacy and have described me as “an excellent advocate,” “impeccable,” “pivotal,” “responsive,” and “trustworthy.". Recognized by my peers as a Mountain States Super Lawyers “Rising Star” and by Utah Business Magazine as “Utah Legal Elite,” I am licensed to practice in Utah State and Federal Courts and in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

I am a trial lawyer who helps businesses and individuals in complex legal matters.  I  have chaired nearly two dozen jury trials with great success, and have appeared in court hundreds of times to argue my clients' positions.  I am creative and work hard to maximize my clients' interests.

I am a shareholder at Prince Yeates. My law practice centers primarily on commercial litigation, though I also represent corporate clients in business law and non-litigation matters.. In litigation, I have second-chaired several trials, briefed several appeals, argued dispositive motions, taken and defended depositions, and successfully settled numerous cases in mediation and through negotiations.. Outside of litigation, I have negotiated and drafted numerous contracts, and counseled corporate clients in business formations, trademark applications and renewals, and other business transactions.

I am a litigation attorney with Kimball Anderson with significant experience in complex litigation. My case experience includes intellectual property law, real estate law, complex civil litigation, criminal law, personal injury and much more. As an attorney, I strive to provide my clients with thorough, honest, and excellent legal assistance to resolve even the toughest cases that they may encounter.. I graduated with honors from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2019, where I served as Executive Footnote Editor of the Utah Law Review as well as the Vice President of the Student Intellectual Property Law Association. I was a Biolaw Fellow for two years and earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Constitutional Law. I was also a member of the 2019 moot court team that won state and was a regional semifinalist for the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition, receiving team and individual awards for legal brief writing and oration. During my time in law school, I also interned for the Honorable Justice Constandinos Himonas of the Utah Supreme Court, gaining an invaluable understanding of the judicial process.

Heidi Goebel is licensed to practice law in 5 states. She is a founder and the managing partner of  the firm.   She has tried several major cases to verdict in state court and through arbitration and is skilled in handling large, complex litigation. She enjoys helping her clients find satisfying resolutions to their legal problems.

Graduate of S.J. Quinney College of Law, located at the University of Utah with High Honors.  Currently an associate attorney at Ballard Spahr LLP, in the firm's Salt Lake City office.

For more than 17 years, Scott has poured his blood, sweat, and what little hair was left into representing his clients inside and outside of Utah’s courtrooms.  Scott is an avid sports fan and brings an extremely competitive spirit to his legal work, but also prides himself on finding creative solutions for his clients in those cases where a fight to the bitter end isn’t in the best interests of his clients.. Over the course of his career as a litigator, Scott has represented manufacturers and retailers of various products including construction tools and equipment, automobiles and automotive parts, fire suppression systems, and many others.  He has represented contractors and drivers in personal injury and property damage cases.  He has defended restaurants and retailers against customer claims. He has successfully navigated the complex world of asbestos litigation, having defended various equipment and vehicle manufacturers and several local retailers and contractors.. Scott recognizes that courtrooms, judges, juries, discovery, depositions and opposing counsel can be intimidating and confusing for even the brightest and best clients who are not accustomed to playing in these foreign arenas.  He enjoys being able to learn from his clients about their products, businesses and professions, and then doing everything he can to protect those valuable assets while guiding his clients through the often unpleasant maze of litigation with as little pain and suffering as possible.  Scott knows the ins and outs of the courtroom, having tried cases in Utah’s state and federal courts, and having represented clients in the Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Supreme Court, and 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.  While every case has the potential to end up being decided in a courtroom, most cases never make it that far, and Scott is always looking for alternative solutions that best meet the needs of his clients. He has resolved numerous cases in mediations, arbitrations, and creative settlements that best served all parties involved.  For those businesses that prefer to avoid litigation altogether or be better prepared for it when it comes, Scott can assist you in reviewing and revising contracts, warranties, warning labels, insurance policies, and other tools designed to protect your business.. When not working, and yes he does like to get away from the office on occasion, there is a pretty good chance you’ll find Scott in the bleachers at a ball field, gymnasium, or finish line cheering on one of his four kids, his wife, or his favorite team.  He may not look like much, and his body constantly reminds him that his playing days are behind him, but he’s always looking for something to stoke those competitive juices.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Areas of practice include general civil litigation, appellate litigation, condominium and association law, real estate litigation, construction litigation, commercial litigation, product liability litigation, patent, trademark litigation and trade secret litigation.

Areas of practice include general civil litigation with an emphasis on real estate litigation. Other areas of practice include commercial litigation, employment law, personal injury law, appellate litigation, construction litigation, and commercial collection work. Mr. Kono has repeatedly been voted by the legal community as one of Utah’s "Legal Elite" in the areas of personal injury and/or business litigation, as reported in Utah Business magazine

Areas of practice include estate planning, estate administration and probate, taxation, exempt organizations and business law. Mr. Margetts counsels and assists clients with the design and implementation of comprehensive estate plans, utilizing simple and sophisticated techniques to meet their unique objectives. He also assists clients in all phases of estate and trust administration, including the appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated individuals, probate of decedents' estates, preparation and review of fiduciary accountings, and will and trust contests.. Mr. Margetts also advises and assists individuals and businesses in various state and federal tax matters and represents them in the resolution of tax controversies before the IRS and the Utah State Tax Commission. His business practice involves entity selection, formation, and acquisition, as well as the negotiation and drafting of related business agreements, including limited liability company operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, and deferred compensation plans.. Mr. Margetts assists clients in the formation of public charities and private foundations, including applications to the IRS for recognition of tax-exempt status. He also advises existing exempt organizations in matters of compliance with applicable state and federal laws.