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HUTCHISON & STEFFEN carries the highest legal ability rating given by Martindale-Hubbell and is a full-service law firm with more than 25 attorneys who know how to win for their clients by producing first-rate legal work and aggressively pursuing their clients' interests. The firm's practice covers a wide range of business and corporate legal services to include commercial litigation, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, appellate litigation, corporate transactions, real estate law, employment law, construction law, landlord/tenant law, and healthcare professional's advocacy.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Litigation, Asset Protection and Business Planning, Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Transactions, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Healthcare Professionals Advocacy, Insurance Defense, Landlord/Tenant, Personal Injury, Professional Liability Defense, Real Estate Law, and Trust and Probate Litigation. The firm practices in State and Federal Courts and before State Administrative Agencies.

Representative Clients:

Sears Roebuck & Co.
U-Haul International, Inc.
Uniprop Inc.
AMEC
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Republic Western Insurance Co.
Farmers Insurance Co.
Zurich-American Insurance Group
One Beacon Insurance
Nevada Ready Mix Corp.
Ahern Rentals, Inc.
Golden-Tel Communications, Inc.
CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
CBS Radio, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
Sierra Health Services
Infinity Radio, Inc.
DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc.
British-American Tobacco Co.
JCPenney Co., Inc.
Saxton, Inc.
Pacific Southwest Development, Inc.
Hansen Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Dynaelectric Co.
EMCOR
Southwest Gas Corporation
CBIC
OHIC Insurance Co.
SAFECO.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

Peccole Professional Park
10080 West Alta Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145-8651, (Clark Co.)

Phone

Phone: 702-385-2500
Facsimile: 702-385-2086
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Website

http://www.hutchlegal.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Utah Office: 503 W. 2600 South, Suite 200, Bountiful, Utah 84010. Telephone: 801-335-0373. Fax: 801-335-0374

PARTNERS

Mark A. Hutchison (Partner) born Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1992, Nevada, Arizona and Wyoming; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S., high distinction, Phi Kappa Phi, 1987); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Lead-Articles Editor, Brigham Young Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk, Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Chicago. Formerly with Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago and Los Angeles. Appointed Member, Bar-Bench Committee, Nevada Supreme Court, 2005. Member: Clark County, Seventh Circuit, Ninth Circuit and Federal (Past-President, Las Vegas Chapter) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Contract Litigation; Corporate Commercial Law; Environmental Litigation; Employment Contracts and Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Probate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Trust Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Real Estate; Employment Law; Business and Commercial Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Construction Law; Health Care.Email: Mark A. Hutchison

John T. Steffen (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Speech Communications, 1988); University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1991). Recognized, Top Oral Advocate, Moot Court Class. Recipient, Emil Gumpert Moot Court Award. Member: American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Landlord/Tenant; Business and Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: John T. Steffen

James H. Randall (Partner) born Pomona, California, November 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1988); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992). Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Thomas L. Steffen, Nevada Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Appellate Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Health Care; Construction Law; Professional Liability Defense.Email: James H. Randall

Joseph R. Ganley (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1995, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1987); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Dean's List. Recipient, Trial Advocacy, American Jurisprudence Award. Regional Finalist, ATLA National Trial Team Competition. Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Las Vegas. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Employment Law; Business and Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law; Probate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Health Care; Business Transactions.Email: Joseph R. Ganley

Luke Kristopher S. Rath (Partner) born Leeds, England; admitted to bar, 1995, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., Biological Sciences, 1987); Tulane University (M.B.A., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1995). FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator. Former Budget Analyst, Department of Treasury in Washington, D.C. President, Asian Law Students Association. Vice-president, Tulane's Federalist Society. Case Note, Property Owner Rights, Tulane Environmental Law Journal. Represent: Trial; Arbitration; Mediation; Nevada Board of Medical Examiners; Nevada Dental Board; Pharmacy Board; Board of Nursing; Board of Physical Therapists. Delegate, Clark County Republican Party Conventions, 2000 and 2002. Member: Clark County Republican Party Central Committee; The South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas (Founding President); North American South Asian Bar Association. Reported Cases: Germaine Music v. Universal Songs of Polygram, 275 F.Supp.2d 1289 (D. Nev. 2003); Norton Co. v. Fergestrom, 2001 WL 1628302 (Nev. 2001); Collins v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 61 F.Supp.2d 1124 (D.Nev. 1999); Abraham v. Agusta, S.P.A., 968 F.Supp. 1403 (D.Nev. 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Health Care; Business and Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Luke Kristopher S. Rath

Michael K. Wall (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah; 1985, Nevada. Education: University of Utah, Salt Lake City (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business and Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Landlord/Tenant; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Michael K. Wall

Scott A. Flinders (Partner) born Greeley, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., History, 1995); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Participated and Excelled, Mock Trial and Negotiation Competitions. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Scott A. Flinders

Mark J. Connot (Partner) born Winner, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 1993, South Dakota; 1994, Nebraska and North Dakota; 1995, Rosebud Sioux and Oglala Sioux Tribal Courts; 1996, Wyoming and Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Court; 1997, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court and Nevada. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., Economics, 1989); University of South Dakota (M.B.A., 1992; J.D. with honors, 1992). Law Clerk, Honorable John B. Jones, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Presented, CLE Seminars on Insurance Bad Faith, Punitive Damages and Daubert Issues. Frequent Guest Lecturer, Law School Classes and Undergraduate Business Law Classes. Appointed Justice, Supreme Court of the Oglala Sioux Nation, Oglala Sioux Tribal Council. Elected President, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 2004. Served, Board of Governors, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Chairperson, South Dakota State Bar Negligence and Tort Law Committee. Member: Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota (Chair, Negligent and Tort Law Committee, 2001—); State Bar Association of North Dakota; Wyoming State Bar; Sicangu Oyate Bar; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President Elect, 2003—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA Political Action Committee; President Elect, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Mark J. Connot

ASSOCIATES

Christina M. Alexander (Associate) born Bestin, Florida; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 2005, Nevada, District of Columbia. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., Political Science, Philosophy and Business Administration, 1986); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Healthcare Professionals Advocacy ; Insurance Defense ; Personal Injury ; Medical Malpractice Defense ; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: Christina M. Alexander

Steven M. Rogers (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University; University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Steven M. Rogers

Jacob A. Reynolds (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University; J. Reuben Clark School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Jacob A. Reynolds

Cami M. Perkins (Associate) born Soda Springs, Idaho; admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada. Education: Southern Utah University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Williams S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Business Planning; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions; Corporate Contracts; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Cami M. Perkins

Cynthia Gunther Milanowski (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; 1995, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1997, Colorado. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.B.A., 1985); Richmond College, London, England; Loyola University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Cynthia Gunther Milanowski

Jeremy C. Cooley (Associate) born Gilbert, Arizona, 1976; admitted to bar, 2008, Nevada. Education: University of Utah; Arizona State University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Jeremy C. Cooley

Kumen L. Taylor (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, October 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Idaho; 1997, Utah; 2007, Nevada. Education: Weber State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Sigma Iota; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Board of Advocates, 1989-1990; Moot Court National Team, 1990; Journal of Public Law, 1991. Member: Idaho State Bar; Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada. Reported Cases: Bear Island Water Assoc. v. Brown, 125 Idaho 717, 874 P.2d 528 (1994); Landvik v. Herbert, 130 Idaho 54, 936 P.2d 697 (Ct. App. 1997); Ferrel v. Green, 2003 UT App 291, 77 P.3d 339 (1997). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Defects; Asbestos Defense; Products Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Kumen L. Taylor

Richard G. Smurthwaite (Associate) born Portland, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1994, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. (Not admitted in Nevada). Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1977; M.B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993); Marriott School of Management; J. Reuben Clark School of Law. Staff Attorney, 1993-1995 and Vice President. Marketing Services, 1995-2000, Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. Member: Salt Lake City and American (Member, Estate Planning Section) Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Taxation; Business Planning; Life Insurance; Corporate Law.Email: Richard G. Smurthwaite

Deidre J. Call (Associate) born Caldwell, Idaho, April 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Property; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Municipal Law.Email: Deidre J. Call

Patricia Lee (Associate) born Jeonjo, Korea; admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., Psychology and Communications, 1997); The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2002). Recipient: Thurgood Marshall Leadership Award; Order of Troy Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Student Leadership. Legal Intern: U.S. Department of Justice in the Civil Torts Aviation and Admiralty Division; U.S. Postal Service in the Civil Torts Branch. Formerly Property Controller, California Science Center. Director, Community Service, Students Bar Association. Member: Black Law Students Association; Sports and Entertainment Law Association. Appointed Student Director, Small Business Clinic. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy; Health Care.Email: Patricia Lee

G. Asa Ginapp (Associate) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: Cornell College (B.A., Politics and Theatre, 2000); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2003). Law Clerk, Iowa's Premier Personal Injury Law Firms. Research Assistant, Professor James A. Albert, Forthcoming Book, Potomac Meltdown. Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: G. Asa Ginapp

Kevin M. Sutehall (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, New York; 2005, Nevada; 2006, California. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Accounting, 2000); Boston University (J.D., 2003). Dean's List. Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Knoxville, Tennessee. Intern, Accounting Firm of Ernst & Young. Volunteered, Mentor for Inner-City Youth, Middle school, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Named Editor, Prestigious Annual Review of Banking Law. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin M. Sutehall

Kristol Bradley Ginapp (Associate) born Holyoke, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2003, Nevada. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Political Science, with honors and Sociology, 2000); Drake University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Employment Law ; Insurance Defense .Email: Kristol Bradley Ginapp

Todd W. Prall (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada; 2005, Utah. Education: Weber State University (B.A. English, minor History, cum laude, 2001); Brigham Young University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Staff Editor and Senior Editor, BYU Law Review, 2003-2004. Recipient, Hugh B. Brown Barristers Award. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business and Commercial Litigation; Landlord/Tenant.Email: Todd W. Prall

Stephen Mayfield (Associate) born Utah; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; 2006, Nevada. Education: University of Utah; Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Business Planning; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Trust Litigation; Probate Litigation; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Stephen Mayfield

Shannon R. Wilson (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.A., Political Science, 2001); Jefferson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Family Law ; Insurance Defense .Email: Shannon R. Wilson

Christian M. Orme (Associate) born Idaho Falls, Idaho; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2002); William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., 2006). Federalist Society (President). Managing Editor, William S. Boyd Law Review, 2005-2006. Author: student note, "Kelo v. New London: An Opportunity Lost to Rehabilitate the Takings Clause," 6 NEV. L.J. 272 (Fall 2005). Law Clerk: Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Las Vegas; Office of the General Counsel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Office of the General Counsel, Brigham Young University. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Christian M. Orme

Jeffrey R. Hall (Associate) born Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2002); William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy.Email: Jeffrey R. Hall

Traci L. Cassity (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2002; J.D., 2005). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation ; Healthcare Professionals Advocacy ; Insurance Defense .Email: Traci L. Cassity

John H. Gutke (Associate) born Logan, Utah; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada; 2007, Idaho. Education: Utah State University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 2001); Utah State University (M.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 2003); University of Oregon (J.D., 2006). Languages: English and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Business Formation; Health Care.Email: John H. Gutke

David W. Gutke (Associate) born Logan, Utah; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. Education: Utah State University (B.A., 2001); University of Utah (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: David W. Gutke

OF COUNSEL

Thomas L. Steffen (Of Counsel) born Tremonton, Utah; admitted to bar, 1965, Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1957); George Washington University (J.D., 1964) University of Virginia Law School (LL.M., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, George Washington Law Review, 1963- 1964. Chief Justice, Nevada Supreme Court (Ret.). Chairman, Nevada Judicial Council, 1995-1996; Nevada State-Federal Judicial Council, 1985-1994, Chairman, 1986-1991; Vice Chairman, Nevada State Judicial Education Council, 1983-1984; Chairman, Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct Study Committee, 1990-1991; Executive Committee, Board of Visitors J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1984-1986, Chairman, 1987-1989. Former Chairman of Medical/Legal Screening Panel for Southern Nevada; Master, American Inns of Court, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter, 1988-1996; Robert Houghwout Jackson Lecturer, National Judicial College, July 28, 1995. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Health Care; Business and Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Thomas L. Steffen

Kevin John Blair (Of Counsel) born Fresno, California, August 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.S., Finance, 1985); California Western University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Asset Protection; Business Planning; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Employment Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Kevin John Blair

Fredrick P. Waid (Of Counsel) born St. Charles, Montana; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. (Not admitted in Nevada). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A. American Studies, 1995); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 1997).Email: Fredrick P. Waid