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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 attorney and co-director of Open Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm. I finished law school with the intention of helping people like me; people of modest means and without a lot of options for legal representation. I am passionate about serving those who really have no other options: those in the middle, who are working hard but can be easily crippled by a legal setback. When no such job existed, I started OLS, Utah's first and only nonprofit modest means law firm, with Daniel Spencer in the hopes of serving that group and also building a life for myself and my family. So far, it's working! It's sustainable, growing rapidly, and helping so many people. Plus, it's shaking things up and that is something I always try to do.

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 a sixth-year litigator with experience in state and federal courts. My practice includes class actions and complex litigation in product liability and consumer claims, intellectual property (copyright, trademark, and trade secrets), and business litigation.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.