Primary Area(s) of Practice

• General Liability

Admissions

Utah

Arizona

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. District Court, District of Utah

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Associations

• American Bar Association (ABA TIPS)
• Utah State Bar Association
• Salt Lake County Bar Association
• Utah Defense Lawyers Association (UDLA)
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Awards & Honors

• Named Mountain States Super Lawyers, Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine, 2012–2018
• American Society of Legal Advocates, 2015 Top 100 Lawyers
• 2009 UDLA Legacy Award for Outstanding Defense Attorney of The Year

Education

University of Utah

Juris Doctor, 1977

University of Utah

Bachelor of Arts, 1973

Representative Matters

• State Farm v. Geary, 869 P.2d 952 (Utah Ct. Appeals 1994)
• Klatt v. Thomas, 788 P.2d 510 (Utah 1990)
• King v. Barron, 770 P.2d 975 (Utah 1988)
• Johnson v. Rogers, 763 P.2d 771 (1988)
• Massie v. Godfather's Pizza, 844 F.2d 1414 (10th Cir. 1988)
• S.S. v. State of Utah, 972 P.2d 439 (Utah 1998)
• Utah Home Fire Ins. Co. v. Manning, 985 P.2d 243 (Utah 2000)
• Calhoun v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 96 P.3d 916, 2004 UT 56
• Gray v. Sleep Inn, 2005 WL 3436924, 2005 UT App 542
• Bear River Mut. Ins. Co. v. Williams, 153 P.3d 798, 2006 UT App 500
• Asael Farr & Sons Co v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 193 P.3d 650, 2008 UT App 315
• Otto v. Wixon, 1998 WL 1758242 (C.A. 1998)
• Metropolitan Property & Liability Ins. Co v. Finlayson, 766 P.2d 437 (Utah App. 1989)

Community Activities