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Born and raised in Miami, FL.  Appointed to the United States Military Academy.  Commissioned in the Regular Army Signal Corps.  Received fully funded Army fellowship to attend law school.  Upon law school graduation and passing the Florida Bar, entered the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps.  Practice in the JAG Corps focused on public international law.  Retired after 21 years active military service.  Extraordinary success in military and civilian leadership roles.  Since 1998, have concentrated on utility regulatory litigation.  LLM Degree.  Licensed in Florida and Colorado.  Lived and practiced law abroad in Europe, Saudi Arabia and the Pacific rim; read and speak German.

* 3x selected by peers as Utah Legal Elite in the In-House Counsel practice area* 10+ years of experience representing startups, entrepreneurs, banks, lenders, and tech companies

Admitted to the Nevada and Utah bars, my practice focuses on the needs of businesses, large and small.. I assist local and national clients in the successful development, acquisition, and financing of residential, multifamily and commercial real estate projects throughout the country.. I have extensive experience in successfully closing conventional, Freddie Mac, CMBS securitized financing, bridge financing, construction financing and permanent financing of hundreds of residential, multifamily and commercial real estate projects in 17 states with a total transaction value of over Two Billion Dollars. I also have helped clients in HUD multifamily and senior housing facility loans and related programs. I also have extensive experience in the leasing, acquisition, sale and financing of real property, especially self-storage facilities, senior living, assisted living and multifamily housing.. I serve a wide range of business clients in the areas of business planning and formation to help protect their personal and company assets.

I practice commercial, construction and appellate law in Salt Lake City, UT and Pittsburgh, PA, and am licensed in both states. I graduated from Duquesne University School of Law in 2004, was an executive editor of the law review, and began my career by clerking for a federal judge in Pittsburgh, the Honorable Terrence F. McVerry.. Following my clerkship, I practiced construction and commercial law at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC in Pittsburgh for nearly eight years. In that time I handled a broad range of matters, including lawsuits over construction and business disputes, architectural malpractice, environmental and real estate disputes, disputes over LLC agreements, trade secret litigation and insurance coverage litigation. In addition to the range of lawsuits I handled, I worked on drafting and advising clients on construction contracts, in values ranging from a few thousand dollars to 55 billion dollars, as well as commercial and real estate contracts, easements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements.. After leaving Eckert Seamans, I spent three years as a public criminal defense lawyer in Allegheny County. In that capacity I handled over a thousand cases and tried a litany of cases involving charges of attempted homicide, felony drug and gun possession, assault, fraud and charges stemming from a SWAT team standoff, to name a few. Between civil and criminal cases I have tried over thirty cases to verdict or other final decision, handled countless evidentiary hearings, and have won appeals, as the appealing party, before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (three times in a year), the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Ohio District Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.. In 2017 I started my own practice, which is mostly commercial contracting, construction contracting, commercial leasing, the purchase and sale of businesses, and otherwise advising businesses. I often serve as business and personal counsel to other lawyers, and I occasionally get appointed to represent clients in complex constitutional appeals.

My legal career has included roles as a business and technology attorney with prominent law firms in Utah, Nevada, and Hawaii, as chief general counsel to a software and pharma startup, and as an adjunct faculty teaching entrepreneurship to business, law, and engineering students. And along the way I earned a Master of Laws in Entrepreneurship from Duke Law.. I focus on business and technology law; matters such as drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, forming new businesses (LLC, corporation, partnership, joint venture), buying or selling a business (mergers & acquisitions), funding new businesses (crowdfunding, seed, angel, or venture capital investment), settling disputes over contracts or disputes between business partners, private stock transactions (such as issuing or transferring stock), equity compensation (like stock options) and profit sharing plans, and properly closing a business.. Prior to law school I earned a degree in Information Systems and was a "coder" (software progammer); first with a telecom company, and later a venture-capital-backed software startup.. Much of the info above is the when, where, who and what. If you're more interested in "how" my appraoch to practicing law is refreshingly different from many attorneys, please give me a call and I would be happy to chat.

Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School, veteran, and mother-of-three. Her passion for helping others led to her enlistment in the United States Air Force, where she truly learned to put service before self. Danyelle continues this dedication to others by fighting for justice on behalf of injured clients.

The Law Office of Thad M. Scroggins focuses on the areas of business law, business litigation, and intellectual property.Thad has served as general counsel for many of his clients, handling legal matters from business formation to employment. He has extensive litigation experience and has been lead counsel in over sixty cases, covering legal issues from breach of contract to collections, wage claims, discrimination, personal injury, fraud, and defamation.. Thad has extensive transactional experience, negotiating agreements for everything from goods and services to consulting agreements, employment agreements, commercial real estate leases, film and television options, as well as extensive experience registering and enforcing intellectual property rights in copyright and trademark.. Prior to opening his solo practice, Thad worked in the legal department of The Walt Disney Company for fifteen years, providing legal services and support for the company's various film and television studios, networks, book publishers, and record labels.. Prior to his legal career in the private sector, Thad served in the United States Marine Corps as a Battalion Legal Chief, where his unit earned the coveted title of "Best Legal Shop in the Regiment.". Thad is dedicated to obtaining successful results for his clients and providing them with the utmost in professional service.

I find remarkable gratification in developing trusting andfriendly relationships with my clients.  I take pride in knowing myclients, their businesses, and what achievements they hope to attain forboth.  I am always accessible, responding to most client needs withinhours, if not minutes.. My skills and experience are diverse; I have managed corporate formations,commercial lease negotiations, copyright infringement issues, and employmentchallenges, to name just a few.  I bring to the table carefullegal work, solid judgment, and a strong ability to relate to my clients andtheir needs.. Originally from New York, I moved to San Diego after having livedin San Francisco, CA, Boulder, CO, and Tokyo, Japan.  I am happy to bepracticing business law now in the UTC area of San Diego.  Outside of my office, I pursue my interest in health and fitness, a remnant of my past working as a personal trainer.  I also have a background in music and art, playing piano since age four and being trained in pencil and ink drawing since age twelve.