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| Callister Nebeker & McCullough,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice with emphasis in Financial Institutions, Tax, ERISA, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, and all related areas. Agricultural Cooperatives, Antitrust, Arbitration, Automobile Dealerships, Bankruptcy, Banks and Industrial Loan Corporations, Business Planning, Charitable Organizations, Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Commercial, Construction Lending and Litigation, Consumer Credit, Corporate, Creditors Rights, Electronic Commerce, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Employment Issues, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning, Family Law, Franchising, Governmental Relations, Health, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Lobbying and Legislation, Mediation and Arbitration, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal and Corporate Finance, Natural Resources and Environmental, Personal Injury and Torts, Product Liability, Probate, Public Utilities, Real Estate, RICO and Lender Liability, Secured Lending, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Water. | Firm Profile:
HISTORY AND AREAS OF PRACTICE: Founded nearly 70 years ago, the Firm has perhaps the largest financial institutions and financial planning practices in Utah and the Intermountain West. The Firm's litigation section handles complex trials and appeals in federal and state courts. The Firm has significant experience in handling complex legal matters in the areas of Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Communications, Consumer Credit, Corporate, Energy and Natural Resources, ERISA and Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Government Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Taxation, Industrial Loan Corporations, Legislation, and Real Estate. CLIENT BASE: The Firm for decades has represented one of the largest bank holding companies in the Intermountain West. The Firm also represents many major national corporations founding or acquiring industrial loan corporations in Utah to provide interstate consumer credit. The Firm represents many large and emerging companies, professional corporations and individuals with a full range of business, tax and financial planning services. FIRM ACTIVITIES: All members of the Firm belong to the Utah State Bar and many are active in the American Bar Association and its sections and committees related to their practice areas. Attorneys in the Firm have served as Chair of the Securities Section of the Utah State Bar, Chair of the Estate Planning Section of the Utah State Bar, and the Tax Section is actively involved with the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). A number of attorneys teach legal seminars, serve as adjunct law school professors, or publish papers in professional journals. Most attorneys are actively involved in various charitable, civic and cultural organizations. FIRM PHILOSOPHY: The Firm is a locally owned and operated professional corporation, which is responsive to the Utah business community by providing national quality legal advice priced at Utah rates. The Firm's size allows its attorneys to develop extensive and concentrated experience in a broad range of areas relevant to clients' needs. The Firm then works closely with its clients to ensure that particular matters are staffed and handled by attorneys knowledgeable in the pertinent area. SIGNIFICANT DISTINCTIONS: Many attorneys have served with distinction in various governmental, civic and charitable organizations. Members of the Firm include a past Commissioner of the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, past Commissioner of the Utah Public Service Commission, past Chair of the Utah Economic Development Corporation, past Vice-Chair of the University of Utah Board of Trustees, past Commissioner of the Utah Division of Securities, past President of the Utah Bankruptcy Forum, adjunct law professor at the University of Utah, past member of the Utah Senate, and past head of the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration for the United States Department of Labor. | | Firm Size: 41 | Representative Clients:
Alta (Town of); Arrowhead Dental; Bank of American Fork; Bank of Utah; Beijing Formax, Ltd.; Cadila Healthcare; Card Access, Inc.; Case Corp.; Central Bank; Central Utah Water Conservancy District; Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility Board; Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation; Christus Health Utah, Inc.; Citigroup; Classic Helicopter; Comtrol, Inc.; Dyno Nobel Inc.; Federal Express Corporation; First Electronic Bank; Flying J Inc.; Franklin Templeton Bank FSB; Freeport Center; FreightLiner, LLC; Goldman Sachs Bank; Hyundai Motor America; Intermountain Farmers Assn.; Intermountain Health Care, Inc.; Intermountain Staffing; John Deere Corp.; Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District; Key Bank National Association; LaFarge Corporation; Lifetime Products, Inc.; Medallion Bank; Merrill Lynch Bank USA; Morinda Corporation; Novell, Inc.; Net Deposit, Inc.; Nevada State Bank; Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.; Pacaar, LLC; Prairie States Life Insurance Company; Providian Bank; Providus Software Solutions, Inc.; R&O Construction Company; Sears Roebuck & Company; Simmons Media Group, LLC; Sinclair Oil Corporation (Little America); Southland Corporation; Sunnyside Cogeneration Associates; Target Corporation; Thanksgiving Point Development; Transportation Alliance Bank; Travelers Group, Inc.; USAA Financial Services; UBS Bank USA; Utah Association of Financial Services; Utah Automobile Dealers Association (and a number of individual dealerships located in Utah and surrounding states); Utah Bankers Association; Utah Production Credit Association; Utah Rural Telecom Association; Utah Technology Finance Corporation; Utah Water Finance Agency; Volkswagen Bank USA; Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.; Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc.; Washington County Conservancy District; Western Ag Credit; Work Care Site Medical Services, LLC; Wright Express Corporation; Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A.; Zions Bancorporation; Zions First National Bank. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Brian W. Burnett (Shareholder) born Rupert, Idaho, July 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Utah (J.D. 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Attorney General, State of Utah, 1984-1988. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy and Resources Law; Public Utility Communications and Transportation Law); Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Energy Law Committee; Chair, Natural Resources and Environmental Law; Chair, Administrative Practice Section, 1993). Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Environmental Law; Utility Law; Regulatory Law; Government Law. Email: Brian W. Burnett | | Cass C. Butler (Shareholder) born Logan, Utah, February 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah and Federal Court of Claims; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1980); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1983). Author: "The Sale of Business Doctrine, Golden v. Garafolo," Brigham Young University Law Review, pp. 203-216, 1983. Law Clerk to Justice Moody R. Tidwell, III, U.S. Claims Court, 1983-1984. Associate Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1984-1986. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Former President, Utah Chapter); Utah Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law. Email: Cass C. Butler | | Mark L. Callister (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, November 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1994, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Utah Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Antitrust Law Section; State Action/Noerr Committee). Reported Cases: American Ad Management v. GTE Corp., 92 F.3d 781 (9th Cir. 1996); Zions First Nat'l Bank v. Fox & Co., 931 P.2d 142 (1997); American Ad Management v. General Tel. Co. of Cal., 190 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 1999). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Unfair Trade Practices; General Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark L. Callister | | Jeffrey N. Clayton (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, June 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington; University of Utah (J.D., 1972). Associate Editor, Summation, 1971-1972. Administrator, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs (now Employee Benefits Security Administration), U.S. Department of Labor, 1981-1983. Chairman, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, 1981-1983. Member, Pension Working Group, White House Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, 1981-1983. Chairman, Interagency Task Force on The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, 1982-1983. Member, 1983— and Co-Chair, 2007-2008, Editorial Advisory Board, Bureau of National Affairs Pension Reporter. President, Mountain State Pension Conference, 1987-1988. Contributing Author, 4th and 5th Editions, "Trustees Handbook," International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Chapter Editor, Employee Benefits Law, 2d Ed. 2001, 2004. Cumulative Supplements, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, BNA Books. Serve as expert witness concerning ERISA fiduciary issues in various state and federal courts and as independent fiduciary for ERISA plans. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (Charter Fellow). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits Law; ERISA Fiduciary Standards; Qualified Plans; Health and Welfare Benefits; Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements. Email: Jeffrey N. Clayton | | Lynda Cook (Shareholder) born Santa Monica, California, October 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, 1982-1984 and Note and Comment Editor, 1983-1984, Brigham Young University Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance Law; Employee Benefits. | | Damon E. Coombs (Shareholder) born Fort Ord, California, January 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); George Washington University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Securities, Business Law, Corporate Counsel, Probate and Estate Planning, Taxation); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Organizations; Estate Planning; Corporate Transactions; Securities Law. Email: Damon E. Coombs | | Cynthia J. Crass (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1979). Member and Associate Editor, University of Utah Law Review. Author: Comment, "Privilege of Neutral Reportage," University of Utah Law Review, 1979. Member: Utah State Bar (Former President, Estate Planning Section; Member, Tax Section); Salt Lake City Estate Planning Council (Former Chair, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Probate and Fiduciary Law; Tax Planning; Business; Business Planning. Email: Cynthia J. Crass | | Douglas K. Cummings (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1991). Golden Key National Honor Society (Officer). Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; Salt Lake City Estate Planning Council (President, 2007). Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Elder Law; Corporate; Probate; Trust/Estate Administration; Taxation. Email: Douglas K. Cummings | | T. Richard Davis (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, September 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Idaho. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1976; M.B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Member, Utah Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Reported Cases: Faulkner v. Farnsworth, 665 P.2d 1292 (Ut. 1983); Fredericksen v. Knight Land Corporation, 667 P.2d 34 (Ut. 1983); United States v. McDermott, 945 F.2d 1475 (10th Cir. 1991); 507 v. 447 (1993); Clark v. Smay, 2005 Ut. App 36; Rawson v. Conover, 1999 Ut. App 209; Anderson v. Davi, 2008 Ut. App 86; Glauser Storage, LLC v. Smedley, 2001 Ut. App 141; Cade v. Zions First National Bank, 956 P.Ed 1073; Gallegos v. Lloyd, 2008 Ut. App 40; General Rock & Sand Corp. v. Chuska, 55 F.3d.1491. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Litigation; Commercial Law; Banking. Email: T. Richard Davis | | Martin R. Denney (Shareholder) born Long Beach, California, November 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Fourth Circuits. Education: Weber State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1985). Weber State University, Outstanding Accounting Graduate, 1982. Hearing Appeal Officer, Utah State Tax Commission, 1984-1985. Member: Davis County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Product Liability Section). Languages: Danish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Commercial; Corporate; Construction Law. Email: Martin R. Denney | | W. Jeffery Fillmore (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, August 9, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1963); George Washington University (J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Banking and Lending Law; Real Estate Finance; Workouts; Creditors Rights; Business Transactions; Insolvency; Corporations. Email: W. Jeffery Fillmore | | James D. Gilson (Litigation Section Chair) born Price, Utah, April 14, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah; 1992, District of Columbia and Colorado. Education: University of Utah (B.A., with honors, 1985); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member and Development Editor, University of Utah Law Review (1987-1989). Utah Bar Commissioner (2008—). Utah Bar Representative, Rules of Procedure Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States (2002—). Member, Screening Panel of the Ethics and Discipline Committee, Utah Supreme Court (2005-2008). President, Utah Chapter of Federal Bar Association (2000-2001). Attorney/Shareholder, Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy (1992-1998). Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Dee Benson (1992). Assistant, U.S. Attorney, District of Utah (1991). Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Greene (1989-1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: James D. Gilson | | Laurie S. Hart (Shareholder) born St. Clair, Illinois, November 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Utah Technical College at Provo (A.A., 1978); Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Instructor of Law, Utah Valley Community College, 1984-1990. Member: Utah State Bar (Chair, Estate Planning Section, 2001-2002); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law and Real Property, Trust and Estate Sections and Forum Committee on Communications Law); Salt Lake Estate Planning Council. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Media Transactions; Securities; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Laurie S. Hart | | Steven L. Ingleby (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, December 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Utah. Education: University of Utah (J.D., 1974). Member: Utah State Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Organization(20%); Collections(5%); Commercial Loans(10%); Real Estate Finance(15%); Community Association Law(10%); Estate Planning(10%); Real Estate(30%). Email: Steven L. Ingleby | | John B. Lindsay (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, August 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1982; M.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1990). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, 1988-1989 and Lead Note and Comments Editor, 1989-1990, Journal of Public Law, Brigham Young University. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law. Email: John B. Lindsay | | W. Waldan Lloyd (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, March 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Utah. Education: Johns Hopkins University; University of Utah (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). President, Mountain States Pension Conference, 1989-1990. Member, 1991-1997 and Chair, 1993-1995, Dallas Key District EP:EO Council. Member, 2001-2004 and Chair, 2003-2004, IRS Central Mountain TE:GE Council. Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Vice-Chair, ESOP Subcommittee of Employee Benefits Committee, ABA Taxation Section, 2007—. Member and Chair, IRS Pacific Coast Area TE:GE Council, 2008. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, Taxation Section, 1986—). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits Law. Email: W. Waldan Lloyd | | Leland S. McCullough, II (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, December 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973). Member, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, U.S. Department of Labor, 1982-1985. Member: Utah State Bar (Member and Past President, Estate Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section); American College of Trust and Estate Council (Fellow and Utah State Chair). [With Marine Corps]. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Asset Protection Planning; Corporation; Partnership. Email: Leland S. McCullough, II | | Stephen F. Mecham (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., May 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Utah; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1983). Chair, Utah Public Service Commission (1992-2003); Governor's Chief of Staff, State of Utah (1991-1992); Commissioner, Utah Public Service Commission (1989-1991); Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (1987-1989); Governor's Senior Aid, State of Utah (1985-1987), Lawyer (1983-1985). Member: Utah State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Electric Utilities; Electric Utility Regulation; Gas Utilities; Gas Utility Regulation; Telephone Utilities; Telephone Utility Regulation; Water Utilities; Water Utility Regulation; Regulatory Law; Regulatory Agency Practice; Government Affairs; Government Relations; Public Policy; State Legislative Practice; Energy Law. Email: Stephen F. Mecham | | Bradley E. Morris (Shareholder) born Logan, Utah, October 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., 1977); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1980). Member, Board of Editors, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1978-1980. Member: Utah State Bar. Reported Cases: Board of Equalization v. First Security Leasing Company, 881 P.2d 877 (Utah 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Business Transactions. Email: Bradley E. Morris | | Mark J. Morrise (Shareholder) born Provo, Utah, May 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Member and Articles Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review (1980-1981). Judicial Clerkship, Utah Supreme Court (1982-1985). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Tax Planning; Wealth Preservation; Planning for Closely Held Businesses; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Trust and Estate Administration. Email: Mark J. Morrise | | David O. Parkinson (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., March 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1976); University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). President-Member, Board of Directors, Mountain States Pension Conference, 1985-1987. Member, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, 2003—. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning and Probate; Taxation; President, 1985-1986). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Taxation; Estate Planning. Email: David O. Parkinson | | Thomas B. Price (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.S., in Communications and B.A., in History, 1994); J. Rueben Clark, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1998). Member: Davis County, Salt Lake County and Federal Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Banks and Banking; Banking Law; Banking Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Construction Law; Construction Defects; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Insurance; Construction Litigation; Construction Workouts; Mechanics Liens; Real Estate; Land Sales; Quiet Title; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property; Torts; Civil Liability; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation. Email: Thomas B. Price | | John H. Rees (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and Utah Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.U.S., 1981; J.D., 1984; M.B.A., 1991). Phi Kappa Phi. Leary Scholar; Dean's Scholar. Member, Journal of Contemporary Law, 1982-1983. Chairman, Business Law Section, Utah State Bar, 1988-1989. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law, Business Law, Real Property); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law, Business Law). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyright; Licensing; Electronic Commerce; Corporate. Email: John H. Rees | | Nathan A. Scharton (Shareholder) born Logan, Utah, February 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2006, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., English, 1998); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Notes and Comment Editor, Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Utah State Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Real Estate Law. | | Paul H. Shaphren (Shareholder) born Phoenix, Arizona, January 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: New College (B.A., 1977); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Securities Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Business Organizations Law. Email: Paul H. Shaphren | | Jeffrey L. Shields (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Barrister, Sutherland Inn of Court, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Litigation; Loan Workouts Law. Email: Jeffrey L. Shields | | Zachary T. Shields (Shareholder) born Tooele, Utah, February 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Brigham Young University Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable Dee Benson, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1991-1993. ADR Administrator, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1993-1994. Languages: Danish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Zachary T. Shields | | Michael D. Stanger (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah, July 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1999); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Dean's Fellow, Academic Achievement Program, University of Miami. Articles and Comments Editor, 2001-2002 and Member, 2000-2001, University of Miami Law Review. Author: "Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Why Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome Should be Allowed as a Rehabilitative Tool in the Florida Courts," 55 U. Miami L. Rev. 561. Member: American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section). Reported Cases: Trace Minerals Research, L.C. v. Mineral Resources Int'l, Inc., 505 F.Supp.2d 1233 (D. Utah 2007); SFR, Inc. v. Comtrol, Inc., 177 P.2d 629 (Utah Ct. App. 2008); Traco Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Comtrol, Inc., 175 P.3d 572 (Utah Ct. App. 2007); Brent Brown Dealerships v. Tax Com'n, Motor Vehicle Enforcement Div., 139 P.3d 296 (Utah Ct. App. 2006); N.L. v. Dept. of Children and Family Servs., 770 So.2d 220 (Fla. Ct. App. 2000). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Labor Law; Noncompete Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: Michael D. Stanger | | Wm. Shane Topham (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1984). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Leary Scholar. Member, Utah Law Review, 1983-1984. Author, Note, 1984 Utah Law Review 833. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Auto Dealer Law; Finance; Commercial Transactions; Municipal Law; Land Use Law; Commercial Litigation. | | Michael C. Walch (Shareholder) born Waltham, Massachusetts, March 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Oregon; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1999, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., with highest honors and magna cum laude, 1981); Stanford University (J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, Board of Editors Award, Stanford Law Review, 1984. Member, 1982-1983 and Associate Managing Editor, 1983-1984, Stanford Law Review. Licensed Public Accountant, Oregon, 1981. Author: "Terminating the Indian Termination Policy," 35 Stanford Law Review 1181-1215, 1983; "Dealing with a Not-so-Benevolent Uncle: Implied Contracts with Federal Government Agencies," 37 Stanford Law Review 1367-95, 1985. Member, Trustee and Treasurer, Utah Disability Law Center, 1999—. Trustee, And Justice For All, 2001—. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals; Real Estate; Indian Law. Email: Michael C. Walch | | David R. York (Shareholder) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1997). Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Contemporary Law, 1997. Certified Public Accountant, Utah, 1997. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section); Salt Lake Estate Planning Council; Utah Planned Giving Round Table; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants; Financial Planners Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Law; Asset Protection; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: David R. York | | —————————— | | Kent M. Brown (Attorney) born Provo, Utah, March 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1998, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1992); University of Idaho (J.D., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 1996). University of Idaho Law Review, 1993-1995. Author: "Cohen v. Larson: The Idaho Constitution and the Right of Eminent Domain," Idaho Law Review Vol. 31, Number 2, 1995. Speaker, "Title Insurance," Utah Continuing Legal Education, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Veteran's Certified Claims Agent. Member: Idaho State Bar; Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate; Tax; Collection). Fellow: National Academy of Elder Law Attorney; Medicaid Practice Systems. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Business Planning; Asset Protection Planning; Real Estate. | | Nathan R. Denney (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah; U.S. District Court; District of Utah. Education: Weber State University (B.S., Economics, 2004); University of Idaho (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Technical Editor, University of Idaho Law Review, 2007. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. | | Kamron A. Keele (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2008, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1991); Tulane University (J.D., 1999); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2002). Member: Utah State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Employment and Employee Benefits Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Kamron A. Keele | | Jason H. Johnsen (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: American University (J.D., 2006). Member: Utah State Bar (Member: Estate Planning Section; Intellectual Property Section; Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Estate Planning. | | Mark B. Holliday (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Utah. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., American Studies); Emory University School of Law (J.D.); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Banking and Finance). Recipient: Highest Course Grades, Securities Regulation and Securities Activities of Banks, Highest Grade in Oral Advocacy. Semi-Finalist: First Year Appellate Advocacy, Moot Court; Intra-School Negotiations Competition, Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, Negotiations Team. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bank Regulations; Complex Commercial Litigation; Unfair Trade Practices; White Collar Crime. | | David Langeland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Utah State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Internet Law; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law. Email: David Langeland | | Craig F. McCullough (Attorney) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1974). Private Practice, 1974-1980. In-house Counsel: Northwest Alaskan Pipeline, 1980-1982; Western Capital Securities, 1983-1988. Private Practice, 1988—. Director, Utah Securities Division, 1981-1983. Member: Estate Planning Section; Tax Section; Non-Profit Entities Section. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Asset Protection Planning and Elder Law; Taxation; Business Organizations; Non-profit Entities. Email: Craig F. McCullough | | Scott M. McCullough (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., 1999); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2006). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Estate Planning. | | Carolyn Montgomery (Attorney) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah (J.D., 1981). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Bankruptcy; Real Estate and Related Litigation. | | Jeffrey D. Steed (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2008, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Utah State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient, CALI Award for Client Crises Management, 2006. Author: "Planning for a Dynasty: The Importance of Values in Multigenerational Wealth Transfer," The Enterprise, June 2008; "A New Look at Estate Planning," Horizon Financial Publications, March 2008. Articles Editor: "Extra Muros: Utah Journal of Critical International Law, 2005-2006. Regional Competitor: Jessup International Moot Court Competition, 2005; ABA Negotiation Competition, 2006. Member, Salt Lake Estate Planning Council, 2007—. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Law; International Law); American Bar Association (Member, Division of Taxation). Practice Areas: Taxation (U.S. and International); Trusts, Estate Planning and Asset Protection; Business Organizations; Private Equity Finance and Venture Capital. | | Gregory C. Zaugg (Associate) born Pittsfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: Weber State University (B.S., Business Economics, 1999); Creighton University (J.D., 2006). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Business Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Charitable Entities; Probate. | | OF COUNSEL | | Geri A. Allison (Of Counsel) born Logan, Utah, August 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Utah (J.D., 1981). Associate Editor, Journal of Contemporary Law, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Consumer Credit Law. Email: Geri A. Allison | | Louis H. Callister (Of Counsel) born Salt Lake City, Utah, August 11, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1961). Assistant Attorney General, State of Utah, 1961. Senior Partner, Callister Nebeker & McCullough, 1961-2002. Board of Directors, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, 2004. Vice-Chairman, University of Utah Board of Trustees, 1987-1999. Executive Committee and Trustee, Economic Development Corporation of Utah, 1992 (Chairman, 1997-2000). Board of Trustees, University of Utah Hospital, 1993-1999. Board of Trustees, 2001, Executive Committee, 2002 and Secretary/Treasurer, 2003-2006, Chairman 2006; Grand Canyon Trust. The Best Lawyers in America, Utah - Financial Institutions (10 Year Designation). Chairman, Edward G. Callister Foundation, 1997. Governor's Representative, Substance Abuse & Anti-Violence Coordinating Council, State of Utah, 2001. Member, Advisory Committee, Utah Addition Center, 2001. College of Law Alumnus of the Year, University of Utah, 1991. Member, National Advisory Counsel, University of Utah, 2004. Recipient, Cicero Award, Utah Attorney General, 2005. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association (Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Government Relations Law. Email: Louis H. Callister | | Gary R. Howe (Of Counsel) born Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Automobile Dealer Law. Email: Gary R. Howe | | COUNSEL | | Jeanene F. Patterson (Counsel) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1989, Delaware; 1998, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1982); Columbia University (J.D., 1985). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Sections on: Securities; Business); Delaware State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Business Organizations Law. Email: Jeanene F. Patterson |
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