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R. Blake Hamilton’s primary practice areas are civil rights litigation and governmental entity defense. He has done work for the Utah Local Government Trust, Utah Counties Insurance Pool, Utah Risk Management Mutual Association, Professional Law Enforcement Association and serves as coverage counsel for the Utah Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Hamilton’s practice areas also include commercial litigation, complex criminal defense and health care litigation including licensing matters before the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL). Mr. Hamilton is the chair of Durham Jones & Pinegar's Governmental Entity Defense group.

Professional summary. Expert trial and appellate attorney with over 12 years’ experience litigating complex civil litigation matters in both trial and appellate courts, including construction defects, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury, insurance defense, business contract disputes, product disputes, business torts, constitutional issues, employment disputes, securities fraud cases, and more.  Demonstrated track record of courtroom success in trial and motion practice representing clients in state courts, federal courts, appellate courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations.   Experience acting both as lead counsel and as part of a larger legal team in all phases of litigation from investigation of claims and initial pleadings through trial and appeal.  Extensive experience researching the law, developing arguments, and drafting persuasive briefs, motions, pleadings, and other documents.. Professional Expertise. Construction Defect Litigation - Represented large homeowner associations and individual homeowners in complex multi-million-dollar construction defect litigation, including claims for water intrusion damage, soil stability issues, and other defects.  Represented contractors, subcontractors, and property owners in non-homeowner association cases.. Insurance Coverage Litigation – Represented clients in insurance coverage disputes, including declaratory actions related to duty to defend, indemnification, and bad faith claims both from the perspective of the insured and from a judgment creditor on assignment.. Complex Civil Litigation - Represented businesses and individuals in various types of complex civil litigation; Gained extensive trial and pretrial experience representing clients as first and second chair counsel in numerous jury and bench trials in both state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies and arbitrations.  Developed arguments addressing highly complex legal and factual issues. Conducted and responded written discovery and deposed dozens of expert and fact witnesses. Wrote and argued many motions and oppositions thereto, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, motions in limine, discovery motions, trial briefs, and more.  Represented clients in all phases of litigation, from complaint and summons through trial and appeal;. Appellate litigation – Represented clients in various issues before the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals, and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals;. Representative Sample of Cases. §  Successfully represented a grass-roots non-profit organization in a seminal election rights case at the conclusion of which the Utah Supreme Court overturned a Utah statute as unconstitutional.  Sevier Power Co., LLC v. Bd. of Sevier County Comm’rs, 2008 UT 72, 196 P.3d 583 (Utah 2008).. §  Represented various homeowners associations in construction defect claims against developers and contractors for water intrusion damage and soil subsidence issues.. §  Represented various clients, including contractors and homeowner associations in insurance coverage disputes.. §  Successfully defended an oil and gas company in a wrongful termination action brought by its former President and CEO with more than $15 Million at stake.

Phase 1, in which, after 10 years as a lawyer in one of the country's preeminent employment law firms, culminating in making partner in 2007, I looked around at what I had achieved and realized it wasn’t for me.. Phase 2, in which I decided to take a break from practicing law to explore another path. I spent two years as a certified personal trainer, loving the work, but eventually missing many things about practicing employment law and looking for the right way to get back to it.. Phase 3, in which fate stepped in at just the right moment and I began working at Employers Council. There, for 11 years, I worked with the most dedicated and talented group of employment lawyers, HR professionals, and administrative staff, in our small Utah office, helping the most caring and hard-working companies in Utah and beyond become the best employers they could.. Phase 4, in which I take all of the professional and personal growth I've experienced over the last 25+ years to create the kind of company that I would want to work with if I had an employment law need. I'm committed to standing out and providing something better than you're used to.. I am an employment lawyer and HR advisor for three reasons: (1) I love the intellectual stimulation and challenge of this crazy area of law; (2) I love working with my clients to help them solve their companies' employment law and HR challenges; and (3) I know that what I do makes workplaces more fair, equitable, and tolerant. I consider myself very lucky that I am able to do what I do.. Specialties: all aspects of employment law and human resources, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, employment contracts, employee handbooks and other policies, leaves of absence, discipline and terminations, RIFs, social media challenges, LGBT+ issues, substance abuse and addiction in the workplace, privacy, restrictive covenants, torts, COVID-19 challenges, etc.

Peter Summerill is an award winning and peer-recognized lawyer focusing on personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. Mr. Summerill also handles appellate work and is regularly hired by other attorneys to assist with their appeals through ghost-writing briefs, appearing as appellate counsel or simply consulting on the appellate process.

Paul T. Moxley is a shareholder in the Durham Jones & Pinegar's litigation section. Mr. Moxley has been engaged in the practice of law since 1973 and handles all sorts of complex matters including securities litigation, civil and criminal, products liability matters, intellectual property and a wide array of commercial litigation. Following law school, he was a law clerk to David Lewis who was Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit for the United States Circuit Court.. Paul Moxley was “Distinguished Lawyer of the Year” by the Utah State Bar for 2009-2010.  Paul Moxley is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. He is a past President of the Utah State Bar, the National Conference of Bar Presidents and has served in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association.

Paul Durham was named Salt Lake City “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Real Estate for 2014 by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Durham began practicing law in 1980 and founded Durham Jones & Pinegar in 1991. He has helped grow the firm from two lawyers in 1991 to more than 90 lawyers today. Mr. Durham is recognized nationally as a leading attorney in the areas of real estate law, corporate law and litigation. Mr. Durham is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics.

Patrick Johnson specializes in civil litigation and bankruptcy law.  His litigation practice includes all aspects of civil litigation, including breach of contract claims, construction defects and disputes, and collections.  He has also defended products liability, wrongful death and personal injury actions, and he has experience in patent and trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation cases.  Other areas of experience include enforcing license agreements and non-compete agreements, complying with administrative or regulatory procedures, including government contracts and workplace safety, and addressing various issues relating to business acquisitions and contract interpretation.. Mr. Johnson’s bankruptcy practice focuses on representing Chapter 11 creditors and debtors, Chapter 7 trustees, as well as debtors and creditors in out-of-bankruptcy workouts.. Additionally, Mr. Johnson has represented clients before the Department of Labor and Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.  Mr. Johnson appears on behalf of clients in all of Utah’s civil courts, including state and federal district court, bankruptcy court and small claims court.

Patent Prosecution Attorney with 15 years of engineering R&D experience.  I bring a practical understanding of manufacturing and product development to drafting and prosecuting applications with the USPTO.  My engineering expereince is focused on new product development and transfer to manfacturing.  Experienced in chemical process development, semiconductors, medical devices, printers, and software.

P. Christian Anderson is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office. His practices focuses on M&A, Business and Finance, Private Equity, Securities, International and Life Sciences Technology.

Outside the courtroom and the office, I like getting involved with community activism, local politics, and volunteer work. I love art, independent music and films, American and British history, and spending time with my friends and family.

Nathan Morris joined Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt in 2017. Nathan is an experienced trial attorney with a diverse personal injury practice and a background that includes both plaintiffs and defense work. Nathan has recovered six and seven figures for his clients both in settlements and verdicts and in matters ranging from wrongful death and trucking accidents, to dram-shop claims and “bad-faith” claims.. Until 2015, Nathan was a defense lawyer and board member at Richards Brandt Miller Nelson where he served as lead counsel in numerous trials including cases for complex canal flooding cases, a catastrophic oil-field injury case which was tried in Wyoming Federal Court, and a two-week medical malpractice case arising from a fatal methadone overdose. His defense experience has given him invaluable insight into the aggressive tactics often employed by insurance companies and corporate America during litigation and when evaluating your claim. This detailed understanding allows him to help navigate your case and maximize your recovery through experience possessed by few other attorneys in Utah.. Nathan received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During his study there he was the moot court chairperson and a member of the UALR Law Review. Nathan has been recognized for his professional excellence and dedication to his clients by Mountain States Super Lawyers and has been named to the Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite.. Nathan is happily married to his wife of 20 years, Kristen, who together have five wonderful children. He enjoys golf, cooking for his family, reading historical biographies, and is currently serving as an LDS Bishop.

My practice focuses on the resolution of complex civil litigation matters including personal injury, construction, insurance coverage analysis and bad faith litigation, product liability, professional liability, and transportation claims.. I am currently licensed to practice before the State and Federal courts in Utah and Arizona.

My professional career is centered on commercial litigation. As a Law Clerk at the Utah Supreme Court I gained insight into the procedures necessary to successfully draft and argue an appeal, and proper practices for filing and litigating a case in Utah's lower courts. While at law school I demonstrated proficiency in appellate practice and received awards for having written the best appellate brief in the school's Traynor Moot Court competition, for being the Best Oral Advocate in the region, and for being a finalist in the National Moot Court Competition in New York City. My years of experience as a marketing manager before law school have ingrained in me the habits of results driven practice and of frequent, candid client interaction.

My practice includes general patent prosecution and IP counseling with respect to building and managing IP portfolios for major companies, as well as building IP portfolios for newer companies in the initial stages.  My practice includes preparation and prosecution of various patent, trademark, and copyright applications in the computer/software, architectural, chemical, mechanical, and medical arts, and related strategic counseling.  I also prepare patent opinions, and provide general strategic advice and support in litigation matters in the U.S. and internationally.. I represent clients ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small local companies and inventors.  Representative clients are located in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Asia, and include, for example, 3form, Hunter Douglas, DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Microsoft, Clorox Company, Glad Company, Miche Bag, and Traeger Grills.  I have advised fortune 500 companies on general IP strategy, and have been the primary point of contact in building a company’s IP from the stage of no intellectual property through to the first major financing round, and/or to the IPO.  I am registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.. Prior to law school, I worked as a genetic sequence analyst for Myriad Genetics, Inc., aiding in the discovery of the Human Coronary Heart Disease gene (CHD1). My work included analyzing gene sequences, as well as writing various computer scripts and programs in the GDE environment.  I also performed published research as an undergraduate while helping to develop a genetic mouse model for Multiple Sclerosis.

My practice focuses on estate planning, tax planning, tax controversy, probate, guardianships, and non-profit organizations. I also assist businesses with entity formation, restructuring, acquisitions, tax matters, and asset protection planning. I am careful with the balance between effectively protecting my clients while avoiding unnecessary legal fees and complexity.. In addition to being a licensed attorney, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Utah with experience preparing complex individual, trust, estate, partnership and corporate tax returns.

My name is Nathan John Nielson and I am a proud resident of Tooele County. I was born originally in Stillwater, Oklahoma before my family moved to Vernal, Utah where I attended Uintah High School. It was during high school that I decided I would be an attorney. I had the opportunity to participate in a mock-trial as a defense attorney and won my first case. I received my associate’s degree from Utah State University before I earned my Bachelors of Science from the University of Utah in Political Science.. I returned to my roots in Oklahoma by choosing to attend the University of Oklahoma: College of Law. While there, I spent a semester as a volunteer mediator for the Early Settlement Mediation program. I mediated small claims and real estate cases while observing family and child permanency mediations. I then spent a year working for the Cleveland County District Attorney's Office where I helped prosecute misdemeanors and felonies. I was also awarded the Academic Achievement award in Criminal Law during my studies.. During law school, I took two years off to volunteer in the West Indies and spent time in Suriname, Grenada, St. Vincent, and Trinidad & Tobago. I learned Dutch as part of my service. This was a centering experience which taught me the value of service.. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, I worked as a law clerk in Beaverton, Oregon for a small firm which specialized in Family and Immigration Law. After passing the bar, I returned to Tooele where I have opened up my own practice. I later accepted employment with the State of Utah as a Guardian ad Litem representing abused and neglected children in Carbon and Emery Counties.

My name is Catherine Cleveland. As a former judge and a Salt Lake City criminal defense lawyer, I represent clients accused of serious felonies in Utah State, Federal, and Juvenile Courts.. A large part of my practice is devoted to representing both juveniles and adults accused of committing a sex offense. Being charged with a sex crime is serious and the penalties are harsh. For example, offenders found guilty of a first-degree felony sex crime are facing a sentence of 15 years to life in prison and being placed on the lifetime sex offender registry. Offenders may be prosecuted under federal or state law (or both).. I use 20 years of experience as a lawyer to achieve extremely favorable results for my clients. Over the years, I have seen thousands of criminal defense cases handled in Utah Courts, so I know what results others have received in situations like yours.. I have an in-depth knowledge of local Courts and procedures to help you understand what to expect. I can then work with you to develop an effective criminal defense strategy designed to achieve the best possible results in negotiations with prosecutors or at trial.. I will aggressively fight for you with any criminal charge you are accused of to obtain the best possible outcome.

Mr. Williams' practice of law is focused on most areas of civil litigation, but particularly medical malpractice defense, product liability, personal injury defense, and adoption law. Mr. Williams represents doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers involving regulatory, insurance, and professional liability matters. Mr. Williams also defends multiple large national retailers against personal injury and premises liability lawsuits. Before joining Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Mr. Williams worked for the Utah Attorney General's Office, where he was significantly involved in the complex litigation and subsequent settlement between the state and numerous tobacco companies.. Mr. Williams is also experienced in the practice of adoption law, representing adopting parents, agencies, and birth parents. Mr. Williams has repeatedly stated that some of his most enjoyable moments as an attorney are when he "appears before a judge and finalizes an adoption for a couple trying to build their family."

Mr. Wheelwright handles routine and complex immigration matters for companies and individuals with particular emphasis on the following:. Temporary and Permanent Work Visas – Secures work visas for United States companies in the high tech, medical, academic, research, hospitality, agriculture, construction, and other sectors that need to employ foreign workers temporarily and permanently in the United States.  Advises companies about how to comply with obligations related to employing foreign workers.. Worksite Enforcement – Advises companies about all aspects of complying with federal and state employment eligibility verification laws (Form I-9 and E-Verify), employer sanctions, and Social Security “No-Match” letters.  Conducts internal and independent audits for companies, evaluates their compliance with such laws, and helps them develop and implement workable compliance plans, training programs, and “Best Practices” to employ a legal workforce.  Represents companies that are being investigated and targeted by the United States government for compliance audits and other worksite enforcement actions, including administrative, criminal, and federal contractor debarment proceedings.  Has successfully negotiated lower administrative and criminal fines, lower criminal penalties, and alternatives to debarment.. Foreign Investors – Secures temporary and permanent visas for foreign investors through their investments in the United States.  Collaborates with other attorneys in the firm who have expertise in those areas of law that a foreign investor is likely to confront when investing in the United States, such as intellectual property, banking, corporate & securities, employment, real estate, tax & estate planning, etc.. Educational Institutions – Advises charter schools, school districts, colleges, universities, and foreign students regarding immigration-related issues.. Individuals – Helps individuals and their family members who are seeking immigration benefits through family, those who are facing deportation, and those who need special waivers to return to or remain in the United States, including United States citizenship.. International and Domestic Adoptions – Helps United States citizens adopt children internationally and secure immigration-related paperwork for their adopted children.  Also represents clients in private-placement, agency, and step-parent adoptions before the Utah State Courts.

Mr. Todd's practice primarily focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications related to the chemical and mechanical arts. He has experience in patent preparation in technologies such as dental compositions, pharmaceuticals, medical and dental device technologies, polycrystalline diamond products, petroleum refining and catalysis, especially nanocatalysts, biodegradation systems, air pollution control systems, as well as sports, fitness, and exercise equipment.. Mr. Todd also assists with transaction work such as opinions regarding patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom to operate.. Prior to law school, Mr. Todd completed a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering while also working with the faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department as a teacher's assistant in the area of air pollution control technologies.

Mr. Todd has participated as counsel in over 25 patent appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in a number of patent actions in federal trial courts.  His practice focuses primarily on the summary judgment and appellate phases of patent litigation, and on client counseling matters requiring an analysis of patent infringement and validity.. Mr. Todd served from 1997-1998 as a law clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which resolves patent appeals from all U.S. district courts as well as all appeals from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Todd has participated in authoring a number of publications on patent law issues, has lectured on intellectual property issues, and currently serves as an adjunct professor of law at Brigham Young University where he teaches courses in patent law. He has also served as the principal author in amicus briefs filed on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in cases pending before the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Taylor’s philosophy for practicing law is based on cost effective problem solving while utilizing his experience as a negotiator, litigation strategist, and successful courtroom trial attorney to achieve the most desirable outcome for his clients.

Mr. Randall is the Chair of the Durham Jones & Pinegar's Environment, Energy and Resources Practice Group and practices in the Salt Lake City office.. Mr. Randall’s practice includes managing industrial facility siting, permitting, and compliance issues under federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. He also regularly represents clients in matters involving Superfund liability, Clean Water Act permitting and compliance, wetlands permitting, worker health and safety, pipeline health and safety laws and regulations and environmental management programs. He has a sound working knowledge of energy law issues and intrastate and interstate public utility practice areas, including state PSCs and FERC. Mr. Randall has particular expertise in site investigation, remediation, and redevelopment, having assisted in the acquisition, management and redevelopment of numerous environmentally sensitive properties, including many NPL-listed Superfund sites.. Mr. Randall has been directly involved in the redevelopment of thousands of acres of properties that now support residential, industrial, commercial and recreational uses. He also has substantial experience in prosecuting and defending Superfund cost recovery and contribution matters, including the development of cost allocations involving complex, multi-party sites.. Mr. Randall’s practice also includes assisting regulated and non-regulated municipal and investor-owned utilities, regulated petroleum and natural gas pipelines, independent power producers with coal mining joint ventures, purchase and transportation of coal and other energy resources, management of coal combustion byproducts, transmission access, siting and rights-of-way acquisition, water rights and state and local taxation matters.. His experience includes work on significant operational-level issues for large municipal and investor-owned electric generators in Utah, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Montana. His work included coal mining joint venture issues, short and long term coal purchase and sales and transportation contracts (as well as dispute resolution), management of coal combustion byproducts, interconnection, transmission, and other operational-level environmental, utility and regulatory matters.. In addition to his full-service environmental practice, Mr. Randall has had tremendous opportunities to provide substantive transactional support for dozens of prominent energy sector transactions, some of which ranged into multiple billions of dollars of value.. Mr. Randall has a strong and active litigation background, starting with his trial-court level clerkship in federal court with Judge Larry M. Boyle of the United States District Court of Idaho.

Mr. Orme is a trial attorney at Durham Jones & Pinegar who represents clients in disputes involving a variety of legal issues including contracts, business torts, real estate, business organizations and employment law.

Mr. Nixon is a shareholder in Durham Jones & Pinegar’s Intellectual Property Section. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, patent preparation and prosecution, trademarks and copyrights. Prior to becoming an attorney and joining D|J|P, he worked as an electrical engineer.. As an engineer, Mr. Nixon performed algorithm development, signal processing and network analysis; assisted with software design and implementation; performed technical writing for proposals, reports and user manuals; assisted with scientific research and development; and performed software development.