|   | | Law Firm in Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Established in 1895 as Stewart & Stewart |
| | Address | | Crandall Building, Suite 500, 10 West 100 South | | Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1566 | | (Salt Lake Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 801-983-9800 | | Fax: 801-983-9808 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.erlawoffice.com | | |
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| Epperson Rencher & Owens,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense. | Firm Profile:
Epperson Rencher & Owens was originally founded on June 1, 1895 by Samuel W. Stewart and Charles B. Stewart. Stewart & Stewart officed in the same building and floor as Epperson Rencher & Owens, which is now led by Charles' great grandson, David H. Epperson. Epperson Rencher & Owens is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. | | Firm Size: 5 | Representative Clients:
The Doctor's Company, CNA Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund; Interstate Insurance Co.; Cumis Insurance Society; Hartford Insurance Company; CUNA Mutual Insurance; Company; Safeco Insurance Company; United HealthCare of Utah; Kindred Health Care; American National Property and Casualty Company; HealthSouth Corporation, ARUP; Talbert Medical Group; Mentor Corporation; Coram HealthCare; Salt Lake Surgical Center; HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital; Uintah Basin Medical Center; Caronia Corporation; American Continental Insurance Company; CIGNA Companies; MCC Behavioral Care; PHICO Insurance Company; NCMIC Insurance Company; Value Behavioral Health; Zurich U.S.; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Norcal Insurance Company; Agora Syndicate; Colony Group; Community Nursing Service; The SCPIE Companies; Community Hlth Center Inc.; Medical Protective Insurance Co.; First Professional Insurance Co.; Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona; Gateway Insurance Co.; Horizon West; Professional Underwriters Liability Ins. Co.; OMSNIC; TIG Insurance Co.; Harley-Davidson of Salt Lake; Blackburn Jones Insurance; AIG Insurance Co.; ACE USA; Traveler's Ins. Co.; Intercare Ins. Co.; HCR Manor; San Juan Health Service; Shand/Morhahan; Mercer Transportation; Everest; Payless; Surgical Care Affiliates; CHG Healthcare; Podiatry Ins. Co. of America; Westport. | Reference:
Key Bank, Private Banking, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | David H. Epperson (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Court System's Committee on Improving Jury Service, 1997-1999. Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; Defense Research Institute (President, Utah Chapter, 1985-1986); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Utah Chapter, 1996-1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Jaryl L. Rencher (Member) born Abilene, Texas, August 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, District of Columbia (inactive); 1990, Colorado (inactive). Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Staff Member, Journal of Contemporary Law/Journal of Energy Law and Policy, 1984-1985. Judicial Clerk, Honorable Gordon R. Hall, Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court, 1986-1990. Recording Secretary, 1988-1991, and Member, 1991-1995, Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. Member, Utah State Bar Standing Committee on Courts and Judges, 1988-2004. Member: Utah State Bar; Colorado Bar Association (inactive); District of Columbia Bar (inactive); Utah Defense Research Institute. Languages: Afrikaans. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Torts; Products Liability; Corporate Law; Contract Law; ERISA; Automobile Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Jaryl L. Rencher | | Stephen W. Owens (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, September 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. William Leary Scholar; Harry S. Truman Scholar. Editor, Journal of Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Law. Judicial Clerk, Chief Justice Richard C. Howe, Utah Supreme Court, 1994-1996. Member: Utah State Bar (Elected Bar Commission, 2002—; Former President, Young Lawyers Division; Ethics Advisory Committee, 2007—); Utah Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Hospital Law. Email: Stephen W. Owens | | —————————— | | Kevin S. Gardner (Associate) born Provo, Utah, September 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1993, Utah; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Snow College; Brigham Young University (B.A., 1982); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1985). Member: Utah State Bar; State Bar of California (inactive); Utah Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Real Estate Law. Email: Kevin S. Gardner | | David C. Epperson (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Business Administration, 2001); University of Montana (J.D., 2004). Commercial Pilot, 2001. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Estate Planning; Business Planning; Aviation Law. Email: David C. Epperson | | J. Kevin Murphy (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1990, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, Oregon (inactive); 2004, Wisconsin (inactive). Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1974); University of Wyoming (B.S.N., 1980); University of Utah (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk, Hon. Pamela T. Greenwood, Utah Court of Appeals, 1990-1991. Registered Nurse, 1980-1987. Co-Author: with E. Firnage and M. Duncan, "The Shandies, Symbolic Speech and the Public Forums," 1990 Utah L. Rev. 503. Adjunct Professor, Criminal Process, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 2000-2004. Presenter, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Law, Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2003. Member: Board of Trustees, Utah Disability Law Center, 2005—; Board of Directors, The Utah Nordic Alliance, 2000-2002. Assistant Attorney General, State of Utah, Criminal Appeals, 1991-1996. Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County, Utah, Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Prosecution, 1996-2003. U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, National Association of Attorneys General, 1993. Volunteer Judge, Second-Year Moot Court Competition, University of Utah College of Law. Member: Salt Lake County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice Defense(30%); Litigation(30%); Criminal Defense(15%); Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals(15%); Insurance Litigation(10%). Email: J. Kevin Murphy |
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