Kevin Gardner

Partner

Kevin.Gardner@lewisbrisbois.com

Kevin S. Gardner is a partner in the Salt Lake City office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability Practice.

Mr. Gardner is licensed to practice in Utah. His practice includes personal injury defense, construction defects, and property and casualty claims, including fires. Mr. Gardner's professional experience includes service as in-house counsel to a commercial property developer, in-house counsel to an insurance carrier, hearing officer for the Utah Board of Equalization (property tax appeals), panel chairman for the Utah Department of Commerce (pre-litigation hearings) and as an appeals officer for a healthcare company.

Mr. Gardner also speaks Spanish.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • General Liability
  • Products Liability
  • First Party Property
  • Construction

Additional Experience

Admissions

California

Utah

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Associations

  • Utah Defense Lawyers Association (UDLA)
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Professional Presentations

Indemnification Provisions in Construction Contracts, National Business Institute, October 2018.

Education

Pepperdine University School of Law

Juris Doctor, 1985

Snow College, Brigham Young University

Bachelor of Arts in English, 1982

Representative Matters

Successfully defended Edge Homes against claims of negligence at a construction site--jury trial defense verdict, October 2018.

Published Opinions

  • Berhanu v. Metzger, 15 Cal.Rptr. 2d 191, 12 Cal.App. 4th 445 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992).
  • Asael Farr & Sons Company v. Truck Insurance Exchange, 2008 UT App. 315, 193 P.3d 650.

Certifications

Utah Dispute Resolution, mediator certification.

Foreign Languages

Spanish

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

  • Board of Directors, Housing Corporation of America, which facilitates the construction of low income housing, 2009-2015
  • Volunteer missionary, Argentina 1976-1978
  • Volunteer, Boys Scouts of America, 1999-2003