SHAREHOLDERS
Melven E. Smith (Member) born Fontana, California, October 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Weber State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Utah (J.D., 1983). Member: Weber County Bar Association; Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property & Construction and Bankruptcy). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Creditor Bankruptcy; Evictions; Real Estate.Email: Melven E. Smith
David L. Knowles (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1990, Utah; 1996, Wyoming, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Weber State College (B.A., 1983); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1986). Member: American Inns of Court (1991); President Elect, Rex E. Lee Inn, 2004-2006. [With Utah Army National Guard, 1981-1987]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Real Estate; Construction Law; Business Law.Email: David L. Knowles
Stephen F. Noel (Member) born Las Vegas, Nevada, July 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Idaho (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Weber State University. Member: Weber County Bar Association; Utah State Bar (Member, Litigation, Real Property and Construction Sections); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Curnow v. W&P Medical Staff, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 6209 (10thCir.1997); Biddle v. Washington Terrace City, 993 P.2d 875 (Utah 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction; Real Estate; Mechanics Liens; Employment Law; Municipal Law.Email: Stephen F. Noel
Dana T. Farmer (Member) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1999, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1994); University of Idaho (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk, Hon. Frank G. Noel, Utah State Third District Court. Member: Weber County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Liens.Email: Dana T. Farmer
M. Darin Hammond (Member) born Ogden, Utah, December 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1994, Utah and Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1989); University of Idaho (J.D., 1992). Author: "When a Buyer Refuses the Seller's Right to Cure," 27 Idaho Law Review 559, 1991. Member: State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar; Idaho State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Creditor Bankruptcy; Business Law; Collections.Email: M. Darin Hammond
Rock W. Allen (Member) born Ogden, Utah, August 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, Utah; 1992, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1986); University of Denver (J.D., 1989). Author: "Generations EPI 1999," Ways & Means EPI, 1999. Basic Estate Planning Practice Instructor, NMEPA, 1994-2004. Member: National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Organization.Email: Rock W. Allen