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| | Address | | 1800 Eagle Gate Tower, 60 East South Temple | | Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 | | (Salt Lake Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Kirton & McConkie,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Business Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Education, Employment, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International, Land Use Planning, Real Estate, Surety Bonds, Tax Workers' Compensation, Constitution, Appellate and Religious. | | Year Established: 1964 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1964 by Wilford W. Kirton and Oscar McConkie, Jr. the firm of Kirton & McConkie has grown to be one of the largest in the State of Utah. We offer a full range of legal services both in the United States and abroad. Our International practice is supported by local attorneys who speak 13 different languages. Additional areas of expertise include Business Litigation, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and other Intellectual Property, Tax and Corporate law, Immigration, Employment law, and Insurance Defense. Kirton & McConkie is committed to the highest quality and exceptional ethical standards as we provide legal services to individuals, small business, large corporations, and institutions. | | Firm Size: 91 | Representative Clients:
Agri-Northwest; Allied Insurance; Arlington Financial Group; Associated Food Stores, Inc.; Autoliv ASP, Inc.; Brigham Young University; Brite Music, Inc.; Case Credit Corporation; Cisco Systems; CGU Surety; CNA Insurance Co.; Cracar Construction; Craig Gasser & Associates; Deseret Mutual Benefit Association; Deseret News Publishing Co.; Deseret Management Corp.; Deseret Trust Company; Deutsche Financial Services Corp.; DHI Computing Service, Inc.; Farmers Insurance Exchange; Farm Management Company; Furst Construction Company; Illinois Tool Works;I-Link Inc.; Intermountain Health Care, IHCHealth Services and its affiliated hospital; ITT Commercial Finance Corp.; LDS Family Services, Inc.; Market Development, Inc.; Maxfield Candy Co.; Molina Healthcare of Utah; Monticello City;Muzak/Mountain West Audio, Inc.; Nationwide Life Insurance Company; NCMIC; Netvision; Ohio Casualty Group; PACCAR Financial Corp.; PacifiCorp.;Property Reserve, Inc.; Inc.; SafeCo Insurance Company; Salt Lake Suburban Sanitary District No. 1; Sandy City; SEG Stores, Inc.; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Sinclair Oil, Inc.; SMW Seiko; St. Paul Insurance; Sun Valley Company; Sweetwater Farming, Inc.; Tingey Construction, Inc.; Utah School Boards Association; Wasatch Energy; Woodmen Accident & Life Company; Xactware, Inc.; Zions Securities Corp. | 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
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| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Rod N. Andreason (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Monroe G. McKay, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Czech, Russian, Slovak and German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals. | | Brent A. Andrewsen (Shareholder) born Northridge, California, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2004, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Closely Held Business; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Tax Exempt Organizations; Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Email: Brent A. Andrewsen | | Randy T. Austin (Shareholder) born Pocatello, Idaho, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Utah, Utah State and Federal Courts and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review. Law Clerk, the Late Honorable Judge Charles E. Wiggins, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Author: "Employment Division v. Smith, A Giant Step Backward in Free Exercise Jurisprudence," 1991 L. BYU Law Rev. 1331. Reported Cases: Franco v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 P.3d 198 (Utah 2001); Treff v. Hinckley, 26 P.3d 212 (Utah 2001); Diaz v. Farley, 215 F.3d 1175 (10th Cir. 2000); Harmon City v. Nielsen & Senior, 907 P.2d 1162 (Utah 1995); Turner v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 18 S.W.3d.877 (Texas App.2000); Doe v. The Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 98 P.3d 429 (Utah App. 2004); Doe v. The Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 90 P.3d1147 (Wash.App 2004). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Child Abuse Claims; Constitutional Law. Email: Randy T. Austin | | Lorin C. Barker (Director) born Ogden, Utah, March 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah. Education: Weber State College (B.S., 1977); University of Utah (J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi; Blue Key. William H. Leary Scholar. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction; Tax and Corporate. Email: Lorin C. Barker | | Rolf H. Berger (Shareholder) born Annaberg, Germany, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Utah. Education: University of Utah and Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Commercial Code. Email: Rolf H. Berger | | Jason W. Beutler (Shareholder) born West Lafayette, Indiana, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University, Provo (B.A., 1997); University of California, Berkley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2000). Phi Kappa Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, California Law Review, 2000. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Religious Institutions. Email: Jason W. Beutler | | N. Kenneth Burraston (Member) born Provo, Utah, September 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Electircal Engineering, 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Formerly with IBM, Electrical Engineering, 1989-1992. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1992-1995. Associate Attorney: Graham & James, 1995-1997; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 1997-2000. Chief Patent Counsel, Form Factor, Inc., 2000-2003. Of Counsel, Parsons, Behle & Latimer, 2003-2004. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: N. Kenneth Burraston | | Thomas K. Checketts (Shareholder) born Logan, Utah, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Utah and Georgia (inactive). Education: Utah State University (B.A., M.B.A., 1994); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2000). Member, Moot Court Board (1999-2001). Law Clerk, Dale A. Kimball. Associate, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA (2001-2003). U.S. District Court, Salt Lake City, Utah, Summer, 2000. Languages: Icelandic. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Thomas K. Checketts | | Christian S. Collins (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., January 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Utah; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1996); University of Miami (J.D., 1999). Member: Utah Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Risk Management; Constitutional; Religious Organizations; Appellate; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Entertainment Law. Email: Christian S. Collins | | Charles W. Dahlquist, II (Director) born Provo, Utah, August 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Utah; 1975, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1971); University of Utah (J.D., 1974). Trial Counsel, Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Bureau, 1974-1979. Author: "Hospital Liability Insurance Issues," American Society of Hospital Attorneys, 1983; "The Responsibility of Malpractice Carriers to their Insureds," The Health Lawyer, American Bar Association, 1984. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar (Member, Bar Exam Committee, Torts Chairman, 1985-1992); The District of Columbia Bar; Federal Communications Bar Association; American Society of Hospital Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1991); Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; National Health Lawyers Associations. Honorary Consul, Federal Republic of Germany. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Health Care; Risk Management. Email: Charles W. Dahlquist, II | | Jerry W. Dearinger (Shareholder) born Seattle, Washington, October 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Washington; Brigham Young University; University of Utah (J.D., 1970). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Utah Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk for Judge A. Sherman Christensen, U.S. District Court, 1970-1971. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Water Law; Contracts. Email: Jerry W. Dearinger | | Alexander Dushku (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1997, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, B.Y.U. Law Review, 1993. Co-Author: "Traditionalism, Secularism and the Transformative Dimension of Religious Institutions," 1993 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 421; "Each Lawyers Crises," 81 Marq. L. Rev. 831 (1998). Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1995-1996. Member: State Bar of California; Utah State Bar. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: First Amendment; Religious Organizations; Civil Rights; Employment; Complex Litigation; Civil and Commercial Litigation; Appeals. Email: Alexander Dushku | | James E. Ellsworth (Shareholder) born Provo, Utah; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah; 1990, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1986); J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable Moody R. Tidwell, III, U.S. Claims Court, 1989-1990. Member: Utah State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Finnish. Practice Areas: Construction; Commercial Litigation. Email: James E. Ellsworth | | Wallace O. Felsted (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah, December 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah; 1982, Colorado. Education: Weber State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Utah (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1981. Member: Colorado Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Construction; Real Estate. Email: Wallace O. Felsted | | R. Bruce Findlay (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1969; M.S., 1970); University of Utah (J.D., 1973). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Sigma Xi; Pi Mu Epsilon. Note and Comment Editor, Utah Law Review, 1973. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; School Law; Litigation. Email: R. Bruce Findlay | | Ryan B. Frazier (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah, April, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Idaho; 2001, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1996; J.D, 2000). Member, Utah Law Review, 1998-1999. Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Leonard H. Russon, Utah Supreme Court. Member: Utah State Bar; Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Ryan B. Frazier | | David J. Hardy (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Utah (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Utah Law Review, 1990-1991. Author, "Amendments to the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act," 1990 Utah Law Review 254. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Care. Email: David J. Hardy | | Benson L. Hathaway, Jr. (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah; 1990, U.S. Claims Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1983). Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Reported Cases: Green v. Turner, 4 P.3d 789 (Utah 2000); Valley Colour, Inc. v. Beuchert Builders, Inc., 944 P.2d361 (Utah 1997); In re Worthen, 926 P.2d 853 (Utah 1996); Browder v. City of Moab, 427 F.3d 717 (10th Cir.2005); Haltom v. Midvale City Corp., 73 P.3d 334. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Commercial; Litigation. Email: Benson L. Hathaway, Jr. | | Read R. Hellewell (Shareholder) born Provo, Utah, January 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Weber State College (B.S., 1974); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1976). Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Read R. Hellewell | | David A. Hildebrandt (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin; 1977, District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Accounting, with honors, 1967); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., 1970). Appointed Delegate by White House and Congress, Department of Labor's Summit on Retirement Savings, 2002. Charter Fellow, ABA College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax. Email: David A. Hildebrandt | | Christopher S. Hill (Shareholder) born Blossburg, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, Utah. Education: Metropolitan State College (B.A., Economics, 1996); Harvard University (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of California (Member, Litigation and Antitrust Section); Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Christopher S. Hill | | Kenneth E. Horton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1997, District of Columbia; 1999, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1990); George Washington University (M.B.A., 1993); Catholic University Law School (J.D., 1995). Intern, Office of Technology Policy, Department of Commerce. Author, "Basic Intellectual Property Law for Managers," 2003. Co-Author, "The 1996 Patent Law Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit," 46 The American University Law Review 6, 1997. Associate Professor, Intellectual Propterty Law & Strategy, M.B.A. Technology Management Program, Gore School of Business, Westminster College. Board Member, Board of Business Alumni and Member, Advisory Board, Master of Sceince and Technology Program, University of Utah. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Licensing Executives Society. Languages: Norwegian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Corporate; Tax; Technology. Email: Kenneth E. Horton | | Loyal C. Hulme (Shareholder) born Montpelier, Idaho, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., magna cum laude, Economics, 1992); Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: National Moot Court Team. Recipient: USU's number one business student for 1992; USU Studentbody Vice-President. Member, J. Reuben Clark Law School Law Review. Vice-Chair, Board of Advocates. Member: Utah State Bar (Member and Former Chairman, YLD CLE Committee); American Inns of Court I. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Lending; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Loyal C. Hulme | | Dale E. Hulse (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah, January 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah; 1987, Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Utah State University (B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1978); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. William H. Leary Scholar. Judge Pro Tempore, Fifth Circuit Court, Salt Lake County, 1982-1985. Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, 3M, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1986-1996. Member: Utah State Bar; Minnesota State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc., 22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1401 (D.Minn. 1991); 976 F.2d 1559 (Fed. Cir. 1992). Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Dale E. Hulse | | Lee Ford Hunter (Shareholder) born Cedar City, Utah, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Utah and Federal District Court for the State of Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1968); University of Utah (J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Utah, 1970. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, International Law; Business Law; Committee on International Business Law, 1981—). [Active Duty U.S. Army-Military Intelligence (1970-1973)]. Transactions: Resident for firm in Manila, Philippines (1978-1979), Resident in Hong Kong (1979-1981). Practice Areas: International Law; International Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Banking; Real Estate. Email: Lee Ford Hunter | | Robert C. Hyde (Managing Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, September 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., in Accounting, summa cum laude, 1977); J. Rueben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., top 10%, 1979). Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1977-1979. Attorney for Parsons Behle & Latimer, 1979-2000. Served LDS mission to Maryland, 2000-2003. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Corporate. Email: Robert C. Hyde | | Scott Emery Isaacson (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1986, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1979-1981, and Note and Comment Editor, 1980-1981, Brigham Young University Law Review. Judge Pro Tem, Utah State Board of Procurement, 1995. Chairman, Centerville City Planning Commission, 1996-1998. Member: The Colorado and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trucking Law; Real Estate and Zoning Law; Business Law; Family Business Law. Email: Scott Emery Isaacson | | Randy K. Johnson (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah; 1983, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1977); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1980). Member: Utah State Bar (Vice Chair, Business Law Section; Member: Securites Law Section; Corporate Practice Section; Committee of Bar Examiners); American Corporate Counsel Association; American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Reported Cases: Steiner Corp. v. Johnson & Higgins, 118 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (D.Utah 2000); McEwen v. Digitran Sys., 160 F.R.D. 631;Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) P98,900 (D.Utah 1994); Potomas Leasing Co. v. Dasco Tech. Corp., 10P.3d 972(Utah 2000); Christenson v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.m, 666P.2d 302 (Utah 1983); Intermountain Power Agency v. Bowers-Irons Recreation Land & Cattle Co., 786 P.2d250 (Utah App. 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law. Email: Randy K. Johnson | | Richard G. Johnson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Arizona (inactive); 1994, Utah. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Law Review. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International; Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Richard G. Johnson, Jr. | | Von G. Keetch (Director) born Provo, Utah, March 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1984); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Managing Editor, BYU Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to: Judge George C. Pratt, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1988-1989; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, United States Supreme Court, October Term 1989. Adjunct Professor of Law, Brigham Young University. ALI Sustaining Member. Chairman, Utah Appellate Court Nominating Commision (2005—). Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, Constitutional Law Section, 1993-1994). National Member, American Inn of Court. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Complex Litigation; Constitutional Law. Email: Von G. Keetch | | Raeburn G. Kennard (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to Senior U.S. District Judge A. Sherman Christensen, 1973-1974. Member: Salt Lake County and American (Member: Tax Section; Exempt Organizations Committee; Subcommittee on Religious Organizations) Bar Associations; Utah State Bar (Member, Tax Section). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Tax and Corporate. Email: Raeburn G. Kennard | | Michael F. Krieger (Director) born New Kensington, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Responding to the Office Action - Anticipation and Obviousness Issues," 1990 Basic Chemical and Biotechnology Practice Seminar of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, p. 115, Fall-Winter, 1990. Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School. Licensed Pilot. Member: Utah State Bar; Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Proprieté Industrielle. Languages: Norwegian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Michael F. Krieger | | Daniel S. McConkie (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, January 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Utah; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; U.S. Claims Court; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.A., English, 1978; M.A., English, 1980); Seattle University (J.D., 1983). Deputy County Attorney, Criminal Division, Salt Lake County, 1984-1987. Member: Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Daniel S. McConkie | | David M. McConkie (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University and University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Utah (J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. General Counsel, Utah Self Insurers Association, 1984—. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax and Corporate. Email: David M. McConkie | | Oscar W. McConkie, III (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, January 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1975; M.A., 1976); University of Utah (J.D., 1979). Member, Utah Appellate Court Judicial Nominating Commission. Member: Salt Lake County Bar; Utah State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Chair, Utah Chapter). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration. Email: Oscar W. McConkie, III | | Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. (Shareholder) born Moab, Utah, May 26, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, Utah. Education: University of New Mexico and University of Utah (B.S., 1949); University of Utah (J.D., 1952). Kappa Mu Epsilon. Member, House of Representatives, honorary mathmatics fraturity, 1955-1957. Summit County Attorney, 1959-1963. President, Utah State Senate, 1965-1966. Member, Utah Commission on the Organization of Executive Branch of Government, 1965-1966. Vice-Chairman: Utah Legislative Council, 1966; Utah Planning Project Vocation Rehabilitation, 1966-1969. Chairman, Utah State Board of Education, 1983-1984. Co-Chairman, Liaison Committee, Utah State Board of Education and Utah State Board of Regents, 1983-1984. Co-Chairman, Governor's School Finance Incentives Committee, 1987. Chairman, Advisory Committee on the Local Rules of Practice United States Court for the District Court of Utah (1995—). Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Risk Management; Corporate. Email: Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. | | Lynn C. McMurray (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1998—. Judge Pro Tempore, Utah Third Judicial Circuit Court, 1986-1994. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Tongan. Practice Areas: Immigration Law. Email: Lynn C. McMurray | | William A. Meaders, Jr. (Director) born Los Angeles, California, March 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1974); Duke University (J.D., 1977). Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1976-1977. Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, Real Property Section, 1986-1987); American Bar Association. Languages: French, Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: William A. Meaders, Jr. | | Thomas A. Mecham (Director) born Ogden, Utah, June 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1990; M.B.A., 1995); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to Hon. J. Thomas Greene, United States District Court, District of Utah. Member: Utah State Bar (Program Chairman, Tax Section); Salt Lake Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Closely Held Business and Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Probate; Partnership Taxation; Corporate Taxation. Email: Thomas A. Mecham | | Antonio A. Mejia (Shareholder) born Merced, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., History, minor Spanish, 1990); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Antonio A. Mejia | | Barbara V. Melendez (Shareholder) born Caracas, Venezuela; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Weber State University (B.A., 1994); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1997). Adjunct Professor, Brigham Young University, Immigration Law, 2001—. Lecturer: "Immigration, Why Should I Care," Employer/Employee Sanctions, 2004. Of Counsel, Brazilian Consulate of Utah. Member: American Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Utah Chapter, Treasurer; Executive Board, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Liaison Committee; Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, Governors Hispanic Advisory Committee; Board Member, Women and Children's Services IHC). Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Barbara V. Melendez | | L. Craig Metcalf (Principal) born Utah; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah; 1978, Oregon; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Chemistry, 1972); Lewis & Clark College, Northwestern School of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed in: Mountain West Super Lawyers, 2007; Utah Legal Elites for Intellectual Property Law, 2006, 2007, 2008. Member, Board of Advisors, Gore School of Business, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mediator, Utah Dispute Resolution. Presentation: "Intellectual Property and Risk Management," Intermountain Biomedical Assoc. Annual Meeting (September 2004); "Pre-filing and Pre-Answer Investigations in Patent Cases," Utah State Bar Annual Convention (July 2004); "Patent Strategies, Approaches to Protecting Your Intellectual Property," Utah State Bard Mid-Year Convention (March 2002); "Drafting Non-Infringement and Invalidity Opinions," National CLE, Deer Valley, Utah (1999). Member: Utah State Bar (Former Chair Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Patent Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees); Licensing Executive Society; International Trademark Association; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; International Intellectual Property. Email: L. Craig Metcalf | | Charlotte L. Miller (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1983, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Central Missouri State University (B.S., 1979); University of Utah (J.D., 1983). William H. Leary Scholar. Law Clerk to Justice I. Daniel Stewart, Utah Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Section on Employment Law); American Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor Law). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Real Property. Email: Charlotte L. Miller | | Thomas L. Monson (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Utah (J.D., 1978). Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association; Utah State Bar (Chairman, Client's Security Fund Committee, 1983-1988). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Tax and Corporate. Email: Thomas L. Monson | | Eric C. Olson (Shareholder) born Oakland, California, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1983, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Board of Center for Documentary Arts. Member: Salt Lake County and American (Business Torts Litigation Committee; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Reported Cases: Harper v. Summit County, 2001 UT 10, 26 P.3d 193; Oakridge Energy, Inc. v. Clifton, 937 P.2d 130 (Utah 1997); Chase v. Scott, 2001 UT App. 404, 38 P.3d 1001; Power Systems & Controls, Inc. v. Keith's Electrical Construction Co., 765 P.2d 5 (Utah Ct. App. 1988); Weston v. Harmatz, 335 F.3d 1247 (10th Cir. 2003); Washington County Water Conservancy District v. Morgan, 82 P.3d 1125 (Utah 2003); Martinez v. Well, 2004 UT App 43 (February 26, 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Land Use; Property Rights; Products Liability; Construction; Water Rights; Securities. Email: Eric C. Olson | | R. Willis Orton (Shareholder) born St. George, Utah, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Utah (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Joseph Fielding Smith Scholar. Barrister, Sutherland Inn of Court, 1983-1984. Barrister, American Inn of Court VII, 1986-1990. Member, Model Utah Jury Instructions ("MUJI") Drafting Committee, Chairman, Business Torts and Officer and Director Liability Subcommittees, 1989—. Reported Cases: Como v. Faith Financial Services, Inc.; Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 99,401 (D. Utah 1983); First Security Bank of Utah v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 1984 WL 21896 (D. Utah 1984); Cook v. Zions First National Bank, RICO Bus. Disp. Guide 6627, 645 F. Supp. 423 (D.Utah 1986); Schoepe v. Zions First National Bank, 750 F. Supp. 1084 (D. Utah 1990); CIG Exploration, Inc. v. Hill, 824 F. Supp. 1532 (D. Utah 1993); Aurura Credit Services, Inc. v. Liberty West Development, Inc., 545 Utah Adv.Rep.12 (CA 2006); Cedar Professional Plaza, L.C. v. Cedar City Corporation, 545 Utah Adv Rep. 3 (CA 2006). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trials; Real Estate. Email: R. Willis Orton | | Robert S. Prince (Shareholder) born Murray, Utah, June 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Risk Management. Email: Robert S. Prince | | Matthew K. Richards (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Utah; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Ninth Circuits; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circut. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1994); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Scholarly Writing Award. Lead Notes and Comments Editor, BYU Law Review. Member, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Associate Chief Justice I. Daniel Stewart, Utah Supreme Court. Co-Author: "The Need for Legislation to Enshrine Free Exercise in the Land Use Context," 32 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 725 (1999). Author: "Utah Medical No-Fault Proposal: A Problem-Fraught Rejection of the Current Tort System," BYU L. Rev. 103, 1996. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Constitutional Law; Complex Litigation. Email: Matthew K. Richards | | Paul K. Savage (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1999, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Honors History, magna cum laude, 1992); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1993-1995; E.S. Hinckley Scholar. Editor, Journal of East European Law. Fulbright Fellow, University of Bern, Switzerland, 1995-1996; Wright Leadership Fellow; Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow (U.S. Department of Education). Vice President, Student Alumni Association. Recipient, Honors Certificate, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law. Adjunct Professor, Seattle University Law School, 2000-2005. Member: Utah World Trade Center Corporation; Utah World Trade Association; Founder's Circle; The ConSource Project; The Center for Global Leadership. Advisor: Utah Office of Cultural Diplomacy; Utah Policy Partnership. Member: Utah State Bar (Officer, International Section, Tax Section); American Bar Association; International Fiscal Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Tax Law. Email: Paul K. Savage | | Patrick J. Thurston (Shareholder) born California; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona; 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A. in History, cum laude, 1996); San Diego State University (M.A. in Latin American Studies, 1998); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Arizona Bar Association (Member, International Section). Fellow, International Center for Law and Religious Studies at Brigham Young University. Lead Note and Comment Editor, BYU Law Review, 2000-2001. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Law; International Transactions; Compliance; Corporate Law; Franchise Law. Email: Patrick J. Thurston | | David B. Tingey (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S. E.E., 1996); Creighton University (J.D., 1999). President, Intellectual Property Law Society, 1998-1999. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: David B. Tingey | | Jon E. Waddoups (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah, July 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1990, Utah; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1977); Brigham Young University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Member, Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to the Honorable Aldon J. Anderson, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Chair, Kirton & McConkie Employment Law Group. Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial. Email: Jon E. Waddoups | | David M. Wahlquist (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, February 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.S. in Math, cum laude, 1978); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1981). Member, Board of Advocates. Outstanding Oral Advocate, 1979. Author: "AIA Document 201 Presents Hazards to Unwary Owners," Owner's Construction Law Bulletin, Spring, 1977. Member, Construction Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1983—. Member: Salt Lake County, Federal and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1982—) Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; Construction Specifications Institute; Construction Documents Technologist Designation; Construction Owners Association of America; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court (Aldon J. Anderson Inn, 1993—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction; Commercial. Email: David M. Wahlquist | | Thomas D. Walk (Shareholder) born Provo, Utah, June 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1986); University of Washington (J.D., 1989). Member: Salt Lake County and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Health Care; Risk Management. Email: Thomas D. Walk | | Robert D. Walker (Shareholder) born April 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1998); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2001). Student Managing Editor, The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, UALR School of Law. Co-Author: "From Inequity to Opportunity: Keeping the Promises Made to Big-time Intercollegiate Student Athletes," Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2001; "Reproduced Artwork Mainly Nontaxable Exercise of Intangible Right"; "Omitted Not Undervalued Property Subject to Retroactive Assessment"; "Reproduced Artwork was Exempt as Ingredient in Manufacturing"; "Appellate Courts Rule on District Courts' Original Jurisdiction—Utah," Journal of Multistate Taxation. Member, Athlete Agent Licensing Board of the Division of Occupational Licensing, Utah State Department of Commerce. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Robert D. Walker | | Robert R. Wallace (Shareholder) born Ogden, Utah; admitted to bar, 1972, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Claims Court; 1996, Oregon, pro hac vice, 2002. Education: University of Utah (J.D., 1972). Private Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation practice, 1984—. Chief Trial Counsel (1983-1984), Chief of Litigation Division and Chief of Criminal Division (1977-1983), Utah Attorney General's Office. Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney, 1983-1984. Chief Deputy and Chief Criminal Deputy County Attorney (1973-1977), Weber County, Utah. Member and Chair, Utah State Procurement Appeals Board, 1992-2000. Member: Utah State Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Defense Research Institute (DRI). [U.S. Army]. Reported Cases: Andrews v. Utah, 505 U.S. 1233 (1992); Andrews v. Barnes, 493 U.S. 945 (1989); Seamons v. Snow, 206 F.3d 1021(10th Cir. 2000); Seamons v. Snow, 84 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 1996); Taylor v. Sheriff Meacham, Uintah County, 82 F3d 1556 (10th Cir.1996); Andrews v. Deland, 943 F.2d 2062 (10th Cir.1991); State v. Andrews, 843 P.2d 1027 (Utah 1992); Andrews v. Board of Pardons, 836 P.2d 790 (Utah 1992); Andrews v. Morris, 667 P.2d 81 (Utah 1983); Singer v. Wadman, Gov. Matheson, 745 P.2d 606 (10th Cir. 1984); Murphy v. Gov. Matheson, 742 F.2d 564 (10th Cir. 1984); Gerbich v. Numed, Inc., 977 P2d 1205 (Utah 1999); Interwest v. Palmer, 923 P.2d 1350 (Utah 1996); Walker v. Brigham City, 856 P.2d 47 (Utah 1993); Gaw v. State and Lingle, 798 P.2d 1130 (Utah 1990); Asay v.Watkins, 751 P.2d 1135 (Utah 1988); KUTV, Inc. v. Judge Conder, 668 P.2d 513 (Utah 1983); State v. Musselman, 667 P.2d 1061 (Utah 1983); State v. Jones, 657 P.2d 1263 (Utah 1982); State v. Forsythe, 641 P.2d 1172 (Utah 1982); State v. Kerekas, 662 P.2d 1161 (Utah 1980); State v. Jiminez, 588 P.2d 707 (Utah 1978); Smith v, Hales & Warner Constr.,Inc., et al, 2005 UT APP 38. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Law; Tort Law; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability Law; Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert R. Wallace | | Steven L. Whitehead (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Marketing, 1991; J.D., 1994). Outstanding Scholar Marketing. Editor, Utah Law Review, 1993-1994. Formerly Staff Real Estate Counsel with American Stores Properties Inc. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Land Use and Development; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Steven L. Whitehead | | Evan R. Witt (Shareholder) born Midland, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1987, Utah; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1984); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Tau Beta Phi; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi. Note and Comment Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Inequitable Conduct and the Duty of Disclosure in Patent Procurement," Brigham Young University Law Review 149, 1986; "Protecting Technology in a Global Market," International Trade Law Newsletter, LJN, November 2005. Co-Author: "Responding to the Office Action-Anticipation and Obviousness Issues," American Intellectual Property Law Association, Basic Chemical and Biotechnical Practice Seminar, 1990. Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, Intellectual Property Section, 1996-1997); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys (FICPI). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Evan R. Witt | | Lee A. Wright (Member) born Provo, Utah, July 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1996); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1999). Mattheson Foundation Scholarship. Robert H. Hinckley Scholarship for Men. Beehive Honor Society. Cowley Awards. Author, Comment, "Comparative Aportionment, What Happened to Comparisons?," Utah Law Review, 1999. Law Clerk, Judge Gregory Orme, Court of Appeals. Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation. Email: Lee A. Wright | | Elaine Campbell Young (Shareholder) born Portsmouth, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1995); New York University (J.D., 2001). Languages: Greek and French. Practice Areas: International Law; Tax Law. Email: Elaine Campbell Young | | Todd E. Zenger (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1988, Utah, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Utah (B.S., mining engineering, cum laude, 1984); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1987); George Washington University (LL.M., patent and trade regulation law, 1989). Tau Beta Pi. Recipient, Marcus B. Finnegan Memorial Fellowship in Patent and Intellectual Property Law, The National Law Center, George Washington University, 1988. Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, (1994-1998). Judicial Intern, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1988. Law Clerk, Honorable Moody R. Tidwell, III, U.S. Claims Court, 1987-1988. Councilman, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 1992-1993. Member: Utah State Bar (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1992-1993); Society of Mining Engineers. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Todd E. Zenger | | OF COUNSEL | | Michael Chen (Of Counsel) born November, 1974; (Admission pending). Education: Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D.); Public Security University, Beijing, China (LL.B.). Founding Dean, Nanjing Agricultural University Department of Law. Honorary Trade Representative, State of Utah to China. Editor in Chief, Private International Law textbook for Chinese Law Schools. Author of several legal English training materials for Chinese Judges. Transactions: Milacon-Japanese Plastic Molding Joint Venture; Medspring Exclusive Distributorship Languages: Chinese, English. Practice Areas: International Trade; Foreign Direct Investments in P.R. China; Immigration Law; Intellectual Property; Trade; Investment; Protection Strategy in China; MLM Regulatory Compliance Program in P.R. China. Email: Michael Chen | | Stephen W. Geary (Of Counsel) born June 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 2002, Utah; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Stanford University (B.A., English, with honors, 1990); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1994). Member: Utah State Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Stephen W. Geary | | Hisaka Yamamoto (Of Counsel) born Nagasaki, Japan 1960; admitted to bar, 2003, Utah. Education: Takasaki City University of Economics, Takasaki, Japan (B. of Economics, 1984); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1993); Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University (M.B.A., 2003). Japan Practice Group Leader at Kirton & McConkie, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003—. General Counsel to a multinational telecommunication company, Tokyo, Japan, 1999-2001. General Counsel to a Japanese trading company, Tokyo, Japan, 1995-1999. Supervising, International Arbitration Program as a Member of the Arbitration Committee of Independent Film and Television Alliance (f/k/a American Film Market Association). Legal Researcher for a Japanese legal research institute, Tokyo, Japan, 1994-1995. Research on International Telecommunication Laws, US Laws, etc. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, International Section); American Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Sports Law; International Law; Internet Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Immigration Law; Entertainment Law; Pharmaceutical Affairs Law; Contracts; International Multi-Level Marketing and Direct Sale; International Commercial Transactions; Telecommunications Law. Email: Hisaka Yamamoto | | ASSOCIATES | | Jared G. Andersen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; 2006, Texas. Education: Utah State University (B.A., 2000); University of Utah (J.D., 2004); New York University (MACC-Masters of Tax Law, 2005). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies. Email: Jared G. Andersen | | Dax D. Anderson (Associate) born Provo, Utah; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., in English, 2000; B.S., in Materials Science and Engineering 2001); Creighton University (J.D., 2004). Languages: Tagalog. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Dax D. Anderson | | Matthew C. Ballard (Associate) born Utah; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2001); Washburn University (J.D., 2007) Dean's Honors. Region Champion, National Moot Court Competition. Best Respondent Brief and First Place Overall, Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 2005-2006. Recipient: Faculty Brief Award (award to the best brief submitted to a national competition); Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer Award (excellence in appellate advocacy); John K. Kleinheksel Prize for Excellence in Oral Advocacy; Lester M. Goodell "Top Oralist" Award, Intramural Moot Court Competition; Philip C. Pennington Law Scholarship. Student Editor, Family Law Quarterly; President, Washburn International Law Society, 2005-2006. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Freedom of Religion; First Amendment Law; Civil Litigation. | | Kenneth W. Birrell (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1998; B.A., Russian, cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2003); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Tax Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Kenneth W. Birrell | | Bryant Keller (Associate) born Texas; (Admission pending). Education: University of Utah (B.S., Biology, 2002); University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, (J.D., 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Bryant Keller | | David R. Conklin (Associate) born California; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lewis and Clark College (B.A. in Biochemistry, 2001); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Associate Attorney, Metcalf Intellectual Property Law Group. IP Con Consultant, CureDM, Wynewood, Pennsylvania. IP Law Clerk-Suiter West PC LLO, Omaha, Nebraska. Research Assistant, Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, Utah. Research Assistant, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, Oregon. Member: Utah State Bar (Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property; Medical Intellectual Property; International Intellectual Property. Email: David R. Conklin | | Lance A. Dunkley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Hofstra University (B.S., Economics; J.D.). Languages: Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Lance A. Dunkley | | David S. Evans (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, January 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon; 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2000); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2003). Cornelius Honor Society. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: David S. Evans | | Julie H. Gheem (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1995); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark School of Law (J.D., 2000). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Julie H. Gheem | | Kirk W. Grimshaw (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona; 2007, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Arizona; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Kirk W. Grimshaw | | Allison Poulsen Johanson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Business Management, 2002); George Washington University (J.D., 2005). Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Robert B. Lamb (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2004, Arizona; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1997); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Lead Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Utah State Bar. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Franchise Law; International Law. Email: Robert B. Lamb | | Karina F. Landward (Associate) born July 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., History, 1998); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Utah State Bar; J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Religious Institutions; Appellate Practice. Email: Karina F. Landward | | Jarod R. Marrott (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1999); University of California at Davis (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jarod R. Marrott | | Gregory S. Moesinger (Associate) born Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah. Education: University of Utah Honors School of Business (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Utah (M.B.A., 2005; J.D., 2005). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gregory S. Moesinger | | Alissa Redd Owen (Associate) born Bountiful, Utah, May 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Civil Eng., 1998); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Alissa Redd Owen | | Eric B. Robinson (Associate) born August, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A. in International Studies); University of Idaho (J.D.). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Eric B. Robinson | | Shawn T. Richards (Associate) born Ogden, Utah; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. (Not admitted in Utah). Education: Weber State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Utah (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Shawn T. Richards | | M. Thomas Schofield (Associate) born Utah; (Admission pending). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A.); J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2007). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: M. Thomas Schofield | | Peter C. Schofield (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, 1999); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2002). Member: Utah State Bar. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction; Real Property. Email: Peter C. Schofield | | Justin W. Starr (Associate) born Tremonton, Utah; admitted to bar, 2005, Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: Southern Utah University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Senior Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review. Law Clerk to: Paul G. Cassell, U.S. District Court, District of Utah; Harris L. Harte, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; First Amendment Law; Freedom of Religion. Email: Justin W. Starr | | Adam D. Stevens (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, B.A., English, magna cum laude, 2003); Brigham Young University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Adam D. Stevens | | Karen E. Taylor (Associate) born Utah; (Admission pending). Education: University of Rochester (B.A., English, 2004); Brigham Young University (J. Rueben Clark School of Law, J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Law. Email: Karen E. Taylor | | Jared Turner (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., Spanish; B.A., Political Science minor in Middle Eastern Studies, 2003); Syracuse University, College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association (Member, International Section); Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish, French and Turkish. | | Nicholas D. Wells (Associate) born Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.A., in Linguistics); Brigham Young University (M.B.A.); George Washington University (J.D.). Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Internet Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Nicholas D. Wells | | Sean P. Young (Associate) born Glendale, California; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado; 2006, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., History, 2000); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Colorado Bar Association; Utah State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Permanent Visas; Immigration Law; Employment Visas; Employment Immigration; Employment Authorizations; Citizenship; Deportation; Immigration and Naturalization. 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