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I became an attorney to help others transform complex business, estate, or dispute issues into practical and straightforward solutions. I represent clients in estate planning which might include trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents. I also counsel clients in probate and trust administration matters.

I became a lawyer because I love working with people, especially in times of need.  I am devoted to my clients, the practice of law, and to serving my community.  I focus primarliy on criminal defense but also have experience in family law and other civil matters.

I am an accomplished litigator and trial attorney with nearly twenty years of litigation and business experience.  I have worked for and with both small businesses and large companies in the banking, sales, and service industries.. Over the course of my legal career, I have successfully represented clients in product liability matters, antitrust matters, commercial matters, contract disputes, business disputes, eminent domain proceedings, and civil appeals.. I work with a diverse set of clients including high tech companies, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investors, small businesses, and individuals.. I am admitted to practice in California and Utah, as well as numerous Federal Courts across the United States.

I am the managing partner of Cutt Kendell & Olson.  I have exclusively represented injury victims for my entire career.  My practice includes all areas of personal injury with an emphasis on defective products, trucking accidents, premises liability, brain and spinal cord injuries, and wrongful death.. I have helped my clients recover millions of dollars through settlement, arbitration, and trial.  I have worked on cases in many different states, and I have tried cases in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.  I have written and/or argued appeals to the Utah Supreme Court, the Utah Court of Appeals, and the Federal Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from law school in 2005. I was named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2009, Utah’s Legal Elite “Up & Comers” in 2011 by Utah Business Magazine, and one of “Utah’s Outstanding Young Lawyers” in 2012 by Salt Lake Magazine. I have been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2014, I have been named in US News’ “Best Lawyers in America” since 2019, and I was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year for 2023 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff - in the Salt Lake City region.. I previously served as a volunteer member on the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Utah and am currently on the Board of Governors of the Utah Association of Justice.

I am an attorney passionate about my clients and cases.  I am a graduate of Rowland Hall St. Marks, the University of Utah, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. My academic career was in history and law and includes published work on Canyonlands National Park, East Germany, and argument for Pittsburgh in the National Moot Competition in Baltimore, Maryland.  I enjoy traveling, camping, and fly fishing, as well as meeting people, solving problems, and presenting to the court.  I look forward to working with you. Thank you.

I am an attorney from Georgia.  I graduated from UGA lawschool in 2001, worked at a large firm in Atlanta for 2 years and for two successive Chief Justices of the Georgia Supreme Court, Norman Fletcher and Leah Sears, for 3 years after that.  My family and I relocated to Salt Lake City in 2007 for the outdoor amenities and professional opportunities it offered.  We love living everything about living here.

I am an attorney and mediator based in Salt Lake City. My practice focuses on western water law and policy issues in Utah and other parts of the West. As Of Counsel with Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, I also work with a number of other well-respected attorneys who collectively provide a full range of legal services. Prior to joining Smith Hartvigsen, I served as the Assistant Director and General Counsel for the Western States Water Council, where I represented and advised state engineers and other water managers from Utah and 17 other western states on various water and policy issues, such as water infrastructure, Clean Water Act developments, water rights, general stream adjudications, water reuse, and legislative and regulatory developments, among other issues.

I am an associate at Fabian VanCott, with a practice focused on corporate law, tax and estate planning, and employment law. As a corporate attorney, I have experience ranging from forming successful startup companies to complex business restructuring and domestic and international tax planning. In the employment sector, I have a dedicated focus on matters related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).. During law school, I served as Executive Footnote Editor on the Utah Law Review. I was also an active member of the Student Litigation Society, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Women’s Law Caucus, and Minority Law Caucus. During my final year in law school, I competed in the 2016 National Trial Competition and also served as a Legal Methods writing course teaching assistant. Also during my final year, I was awarded the Certificate of Service for Pro-Bono Work and was chosen to speak at my law commencement ceremony.. I have volunteered at the Hartland Clinic, teaching American civics to refugees and immigrants in preparation for the USCIS naturalization exam. I also volunteer at the Family Law Clinic, Street Law Clinic, and Tuesday Night Bar, where I advise clients on matters ranging from child custody and protective orders to landlord-tenant disputes and discrimination. I am licensed to practice in Utah’s state and federal courts.

I am a shareholder in Fabian VanCott, where my main areas of practice are real estate development and related litigation. I have been involved in both residential and commercial real estate developments and transactions since 1985. I have authored numerous real estate related articles, and I am the recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Real Property Practitioner of the Year. I am the past-chair of both the Real Property and Business Law Sections of the Utah State Bar, and I was a Bar Commissioner for the Utah State Bar from 2004 - 2010. My real estate experience includes over a decade of service on the Sandy City Planning Commission, development of shopping malls, resort condominiums, water companies, financing on large scale residential developments in several counties and a hospital. My litigation experience runs from neighbor property-line disputes to $1,800,000,000 litigation in development, title and real estate law.I served on the Utah Supreme Court’s Judicial Council from 2006-2009, and served on a number of other Supreme Court committees. I authored the original Small Claims Judge’s Bench Book, and I have taught the Small Claims and Justice Court’s Judges School since 2000. For over a decade I was Co-Chair of the Bar’s Governmental Relations Committee and have served on that committee from 1997-2013. I am a registered lobbyist, and I have lobbied on behalf of the Bar and the COurts, as well as for a number of local and national companies and associations.

I am a partner at the law firm Eisenberg, Cutt, Kendell & Olson and have been practicing law since 1993.  As a personal injury attorney, I have the unique opportunity to help people who have been injured by the negligence of others.  Through the years, my cases have involved injuries and wrongful deaths arising from bicycle accidents, auto accidents, defective products and medical malpractice.. In addition to my legal practice, I am also actively involved in the Women’s Law Caucus and serve on the Character and Fitness Committee for the Utah State Bar.  I enjoy speaking to groups and writing articles about topics that are relevant to the personal injury practice area.  I am also an avid cyclist and runner and enjoy scuba-diving and traveling with my family.. As a cyclist, I am particularly interested in helping fellow cyclists when they are injured.  My firm has represented many cyclists whose injuries have arisen from a variety of causes including failed tires and other defective bicycle parts as well as drivers who have carelessly crashed into cyclists causing serious injury and in some cases death.  We are very aware of the safety concerns that face cyclists in the Salt Lake valley and enjoy advocating for and representing cyclists in a variety of capacities.

I am a hard working attorney. I strive to provide quality counsel to my clients and I am an avid listener. I have a diverse background and I am capable of assisting you with any question that you may have. Please contact me if you have any questions.

I am a criminal defense lawyer who primarily represents individuals and companies accused of criminal activity. I handle all types of criminal cases in both state and federal courts. I aggressively represent adults and juvenile clients responding to search warrants, government investigative demands, summonses, service of subpoenas, and in trial.. Before private practice, I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Nevada and a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada where I prosecuted more than 1,000 felony cases (including white-collar, fraud, sex crimes, and violent crime). This experience has given me an exceptional perspective in defending my clients.. A unique area of my practice involves representing residential treatment facilities including assisted living and hospice care centers in Utah and Nevada. This work includes conducting internal investigations, assisting the centers’ leadership and staff on how best to manage difficult residents, and determining when to involve local law enforcement (and then coordinate involving them). I also assist the centers in responding to subpoenas, and when needed, serve as a media spokesperson for all media inquiries relating to investigations and accusations.. I appear regularly in court and have conducted over 24 felony jury trials and numerous misdemeanor trials. I have handled cases and appeared in courtrooms across the country including Utah, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Pennslyvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. I have also argued criminal appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Additionally, I represent victims of crimes including individuals seeking protective orders, and those involved in civil stalking injunctions.

I always knew I wanted to go to law school with the idealistic view that I wanted to make a difference.  After eight years of practice, I still take pride in making a difference one individual at a time.  My practice started out focusing on criminal defense work because of the constitutional law implications and I believe that everyone deserves an advocate when their opponent is the heavily resourced government.  Innocent people face criminal charges all of the time.  I had the advantage of working in appeals and was able to brief matters to the appellate courts of Utah and participate in oral arguments.  That experience better enabled me to write motions and argue motions based on constitutional violations when I started trial work.  I have conducted hundreds of jury trials with a high level of success.  I sincerely care about the outcome and fairness of each criminal proceeding for my clients.  I have handled misdemeanor, felony, state and federal matters.  My practice ranges from traffic cases to murder.  I started handling more family law matters as I saw instances of injustice and found I had the same passion for those clients who needed an advocate in protective order hearings, divorce, custody, modifications, termination of parental rights and adoptions.  I am a lawyer capable of fighting in and out of the courtroom, both on paper and in front of the judge.  I have the pleasure of working with two exceptional lawyers with whom I graduated law school.  We love our work and our clients and we take pride in advocating and making a difference in our client's lives.

Gretta C. Spendlove serves as the Chair of the Durham Jones & Pinegar's Real Estate Section. Her practice focuses on real estate, corporate law, and business transactions. Her experience includes representation of buyers and sellers in purchasing, selling, leasing, and developing real estate; creating legal entities such as joint ventures, corporations, and limited liability companies; in buying and selling businesses; and handling intellectual property issues such as trademarks and copyrights.

Gregory N. Barrick is a shareholder of the firm, past director of the firm, and current chair of the firm’s Estate Planning Section. Mr. Barrick represents clients with respect to family wealth, estate, and asset preservation planning, probate and estate administration matters, charitable giving, and sophisticated business and estate tax planning matters.

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

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

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.

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.

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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.