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| | Address | | Delphi Building, 120 East 300 North Street, P.O. Box 1248 | | Provo, Utah 84603 | | (Utah Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Howard, Lewis & Petersen, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Criminal and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Negligence, Corporation and Business Organizations, Banking, Insurance Defense, Water, Real Property, Probate, Taxation, Aviation, Transportation, Divorce and Family Law, Adoption, Airplane Crash Litigation, Appellate Practice, Environmental Law, Employment Law and Estate Planning. | | Year Established: 1950 | Firm Profile:
Howard, Lewis & Petersen, P.C. is a professional corporation and is the successor to the partnership of Howard & Lewis. Mr. Howard and Mr. Lewis have been practicing law in Provo, Utah, since 1950. Howard, Lewis & Petersen is a prominent name in the Utah and Intermountain West legal communities. The attorneys in the firm are active in organizations such as the Utah Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, Western Trial Lawyers Association, the Inner Circle of Advocates, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the American Trial Lawyers Association. The attorneys at Howard, Lewis & Petersen are admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of Utah. Various attorneys with the firm are also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, the U.S. Tax Court, and the courts of California and Texas. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Alpine Aviation; American Bank of Commerce; Central Bank; Children's House International; H.E. Davis & Sons; Everest Administrators; Five Star Financial; Hansen/All Season's Insulation; Interstate Roofing Supply, L.C.; NEPHI Sandstone; Provo Metropolitan Water District; Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake; Sanpete Water Conservancy District; J.M. Sumsion and Sons; Trophy Homes; Utah County Association of Realtors; Wasatch Mental Health Authority. |
SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL: Provo City, Lindon City, Tooele City. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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American Express | | Jackson Howard (Member) born Lynndyl, Utah, June 25, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Utah. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1948); University of Utah (J.D., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 1952-1961. Member, Utah State Legislative Counsel, 1963-1965. President, Utah State District Attorney's Association, 1959-1960. Special Assistant Attorney General for Condemnation, 1967-1970. Utah State Bar Commissioner, 1985-1991. Trustee, 1987-1988 and President, 1986-1987, University of Utah Law School. Member: Utah County (President, 1960) and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Utah Chapter, 1977); Inner Circle of Advocates. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., USNR (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice. Email: Jackson Howard | | Don R. Petersen (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 17, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1961); University of Utah (J.D., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Past President, Central Utah Bar Association. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Ethics and Discipline Panel; Chairman, Client Security Fund, 1980-1981); American Bar Association; Utah Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; The American College of Family Trial Lawyers; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Personal Injury. Email: Don R. Petersen | | Craig M. Snyder (Member) born Payson, Utah, July 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah and Texas; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A. in Political Science and B.A. in History, 1970; J.D., 1972). Named Domestic Relations Lawyer of the Year by the Utah State Bar Association, 1987. Member: Central Utah Bar Association (President, 1978); Utah State Bar (Commissioner, 1991-1997); State Bar of Texas; Association of Insurance Attorneys (Utah State Chairman, 1987-1993). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Family Law; Criminal Law; Real Estate; Mediation; Arbitration; Medical Malpractice; Appellate Practice. Email: Craig M. Snyder | | John L. Valentine (Member) born Fullerton, California, April 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., in Economics and Accounting, 1973; J.D., 1976). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Certified Public Accountant, California, 1973. Adjunct Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1980-1982. Utah State Bar Examiner, 1986-1990. Elected to Utah House of Representatives, 1988-1998. Utah State Senate, 1998—. Elected President of Utah State Senate, 2004—. Member: Central Utah Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Commissioner, Uniform Commission of State Laws. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Taxation; Probate; Mediation; Arbitration; Estate Planning; Adoption Law. Email: John L. Valentine | | D. David Lambert (Member) born Provo, Utah, September 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Kappa Phi. City Prosecutor, Orem, 1980-1981. Deputy Utah County Attorney, 1982. Bar Examiner - Chair, for Ethics Question Committee. Member: Utah State Bar; Utah Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988—; President, 1999-2000); American Inns of Court. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Government. Email: D. David Lambert | | Leslie W. Slaugh (Member) born Logan, Utah, August 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Ricks College (A.A., with highest honors, 1975); Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Technical Editor, Brigham Young University Journal of Legal Studies, 1981-1982. Author: Chapter, "Professional and Nonprofit Corporations," B.Y.U. J. Legal Stud., Summary of Utah Corporate Law, 1982. Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedure, 1991-1995; Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Procedure, 1997—. Bar Examiner, 2003—. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, and Appellate Sections), Central Utah (President, 1997) and American Bar Associations. Languages: Thai. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Creditor Bankruptcy Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Leslie W. Slaugh | | Phillip E. Lowry (Member) born Fort Belvoir, Virginia, August 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan; Brigham Young University (B.A., Philosophy and Music, summa cum laude, 1989); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi. Chief Articles Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal; Editor, UCLA Law Review, 1992. Clerk to the Hon. Stephen H. Anderson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1992-1993. Member: Utah State Bar; Utah Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Litigation; Water Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Phillip E. Lowry | | Kenneth Parkinson (Member) born Delta, Utah, August 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Utah; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1990); Drake University (J.D., 1993). Former Law Clerk, Hon. Lynn W. Davis, Utah, Fourth District Court. Member: Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity, 1997-1998; Freedom Academy Governing Board (2005—); Utah Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism/Committee for the appointment of 4th District Court Judges (2007—); Central Utah Bar Association (President, 2007, 2008). Member: Utah State Bar; Utah Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2002—); American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment; Professional Malpractice; Real Estate; Litigation; Family Law. Email: Kenneth Parkinson | | Sean M. Petersen (Member) born Provo, Utah, October 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1996); Willamette University (J.D., 1999). Member: Utah State Bar; Utah Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense. Email: Sean M. Petersen | | Richard L. Petersen (Member) born Provo, Utah, June 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1999); Creighton University (J.D., 2002); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Member: Utah State Bar; Central Utah Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate; Probate. Email: Richard L. Petersen | | —————————— | | Elijah Milne (Associate) born St. George, Utah, June 19,1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., English, 2003); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). King Scholar. Managing Editor, Michigan State Law Review. Board Member, MSU Moot Court & Advocacy Board. Research Assistant to Professors Frank S. Ravitch and Neal D. Fortin, Michigan State University College of Law. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Family Law; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Water Law. Email: Elijah Milne | | Jonathan Cavender (Associate) born East Chicago, Indiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., International Relations); Arizona State University (J.D., 2003). | | OF COUNSEL | | S. Rex Lewis (Of Counsel) born Toppenish, Washington, November 3, 1922; admitted to bar, 1949, California and Utah; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles, Harvard Graduate School of Business and Brigham Young University (B.S., 1944); Stanford University (J.D., 1949). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Utah, 1949-1951. Special Assistant Attorney General for Condemnation, 1966-1970. General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Washington, D.C., 1967-1969. Member, Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1987-1991. Member: Central Utah, Federal and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; The State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Utah Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (President of the Utah Chapter, 1982; National Secretary, 1985-1988). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Banking Law. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Heather Finch (Paralegal) (Admission pending) | | Kris S. Pace (CLA) |
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