Top Appellate Lawyers Near Me in Salt Lake City Area

Stephen McCaughey began his career with the Salt Lake Public Defenders Office, and was in that office between the years of 1974 and 1976.. Since that time, Mr. McCaughey has been counsel in over 25 capital homicide cases and in over 100 homicide cases in total. His practice concentration is in drug offenses, violent crimes and white collar offenses in both Federal and State courts.. In August, 2012, McCaughey got a not guilty verdict in a capital homicide case involving a confession and the killing of a female deputy sheriff. It was the first not guilty involving the slaying of a police officer in Utah in 40 years.. Mr. McCaughey has represented individuals in the State and Federal Courts in Utah, Nebraska, South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, and Kansas.

Stephanie Wilkins Pugsley’s practice consists of a traditional litigation and appellate practice. She assists companies with commercial litigation matters involving contract negotiations, disputes, electronic discovery compliance and document retention policies, and employment matters. She has significant commercial litigation experience involving large construction defect cases. She also has experience representing multi-level marketing and direct sales companies, especially in Asian markets.. She has experience representing clients in Utah’s state and federal courts, as well as its administrative tribunals.  She has experience litigating cases in many states across the country.. Her training as a mediator has proven a successful tool when advocating for her clients outside of court, whether in negotiations or in the mediation context - regardless of the size of case. She has achieved great results and is quickly being well recognized by peers for superior work quality.

Mr. Gibb began his career as a Special Assistant Utah Attorney General, and then served as a law clerk for the Hon. J. Thomas Greene in the United States District Court for Utah. Mr. Gibb is a specialist in high profile litigation involving intellectual property, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, and employment law, Mr. Gibb is consistently used by a broad group of technology, lending and banking clients.  Mr. Gibb also has extensive experience in cases representing receivers and has represented defendants in large investment fraud cases. Mr. Gibb is an expert trial lawyer in cases involving storage, maintenance and production of electronically stored information (ESI) and disputes during e-discovery, and in winning and defending motions for temporary restraining orders and injunctions. Mr. Gibb has provided pro bono services to community organizations such as the Utah Youth Soccer Association, Utah Avalanche Girls Soccer Club Foundation, Inc., AFC Apex and Clever Octopus, Inc. and has represented players and their parents in eligibility hearings before the Utah High School Athletic Association. Mr. Gibb litigates for individuals, small startups and multi-national corporations in state and federal trial and appellate courts.. Mr. Gibb joined the firm in 1992 as Durham Jones & Pinegar’s first associate. He was elected as a shareholder in 1997 and was appointed by the Firm as Litigation Section Chair for 2014-2015. He has received honors from his peers and clients including Utah’s Legal Elite as published in Utah Business Magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers (2007-2016) and Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Aycock is a member of the firm’s litigation group. His practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions, and trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition cases. He also works on transactional matters such as the preparation of opinions regarding validity, infringement, unenforceability, and patentability.

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

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.

Areas of practice include general civil litigation, creditor’s rights, banking litigation, construction litigation, real estate litigation, real estate development, landlord tenant disputes, commercial litigation, environmental litigation, and municipal law.  Mr. Tracy has successfully litigated numerous cases in both state and federal court.

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.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.