Carbon County Business Lawyers

Ben grew up in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Provo High School. After high school, he joined the Army Reserves before going to Warsaw, Poland to serve an LDS mission. After returning from military duty in Afghanistan, he completed his BA in Philosophy at the U of U, and law school at BYU. Ben has personal experience in business finance, accounting, and asset protection. Since 2001, he has been an avid real estate investor, having personally owned nearly sixty parcels of real estate, and facilitating hundreds of transactions for investors. He is also a producer of the feature film,...

Utah attorney Steve S. Christensen, with over 30 years of experience, prioritizes client needs, offering candid advice and compassionate listening. He vigorously pursues clients' best interests, willing to go to trial, if necessary, even in challenging cases. With a sharp mind for detail and strategy, he navigates legal intricacies adeptly, often averting disputes or mitigating consequences. Steve's extensive trial and appellate experience spans various legal areas like family law, parental rights, and business matters. He's licensed in Utah state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Beyond law, Steve enjoys outdoor pursuits, volunteering, and family time.

Michael Williams is a trusted Utah-based attorney and business leader with extensive experience in software, technology, and health care in the United States and Canada. Michael is an informed counselor, persuasive negotiator, and steady executive. Practice areas and key skills include the following: • Complex Commercial Transactions • Information Privacy Compliance (HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, FERPA, PCI, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, etc.) • Data Sharing • Software Licensing / SaaS • Health Care Regulatory Compliance • Business Entity Formation & Restructuring • Corporate Finance & Private Funding • Corporate Governance • Corporate Law • Corporate Secretary Services • Mergers and Acquisitions • Strategic Initiatives • Employment Matters • Policy Creation & Maintenance • Risk Management • Trademarks • Intellectual Property Licensing • General Counsel Services • Legal Operations • Legal Writing / Drafting • Legal Research • Negotiations • Management / Leadership Michael Williams...

Focusing on personal injury, civil litigation, medical malpractice, and criminal defense

Mr. Spencer has recovered many tens of millions of dollars for his clients related to wrongful deaths, auto accidents, plane crashes, train crashes, semi-truck crashes, motorcycle accidents, slips, and falls, and many other incidents caused by negligent acts of others. In his civil litigation practice, Randall has represented business both as plaintiffs and defendants in everything from simple contract or real estate cases to multi-million-dollar business litigation matters. Randall has represented multiple families who have lost loved ones due to medical neglect and other negligent conduct of doctors, hospitals, and...

Lamont Richardson, a member of the firm’s business and finance group. He specializes his practice in the areas of commercial finance and real estate.

Mr. Richardson has been continually recognized by Utah Business magazine as one of Utah’s Legal Elite for his work in real estate. He has also been continuously named one of the top real estate lawyers in Utah by Chambers’ America’s Leading Business Lawyers and by Mountain States Super Lawyers.

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Mr. Richardson was an associate with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft in North Carolina for four years. In 1998, he earned a B.A....

A former federal prosecutor now representing businesses and individuals across a range of practice areas, Matthew R. Howell began his career as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. government in Salt Lake City, Utah, prosecuting crimes against federally insured financial institutions and crimes committed on Indian reservations and federal lands. After four years, Matt joined David K. Isom Law Offices, where he focused on coal contract litigation and arbitration and other complex commercial litigation, including qui tam (whistleblower) claims and class action lawsuits. Since joining Fillmore Spencer LLC in 2005, Matt has worked on cases large and...

Kristal Bowman-Carter is an experienced attorney licensed in California since 1996 and Utah since 2011. She practices in the areas of estate planning, LLC formation, probate, and probate and trust administration. She assists clients in planning their estates with revocable or irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, as well as other estate and tax planning strategies. She also helps clients with the administration of the estate of their loved ones. Kristal received her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, and her undergraduate degree in French with a minor in Political Science from California State University, Northridge....

Elliot P. Smith is a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant with the law firm Pearson, Butler, & Carson, PLLC. His legal practice includes business, estate planning, and taxation.

Mr. Ahlstrom is a member of the firm’s commercial litigation group. He has handled a broad range of litigation matters before federal and state courts including construction disputes (including mechanics’ lien defense and foreclosure actions), landlord/tenant disputes (including unlawful detainer actions), contract disputes, land use and zoning disputes, real property/real estate disputes, government and regulatory issues, and debtor/creditor relations.

In addition, Mr. Ahlstrom has specialized experience in issues that involve professional employer organizations, traditional employee leasing companies, and secured transactions (Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code). He also has resolved disputes regarding non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and general aspects of...

Roger Henriksen employs his background in accounting and over thirty-five years in law to help clients achieve their business objectives. Specializing in real property, land use planning and zoning, and construction law, he is continuously recognized by his peers and clients for outstanding customer service and innovative solutions.

Roger has extensive experience representing public and private owners, developers and contractors in a variety of industries in matters involving acquisition and development, construction, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. His extensive experience with real estate development, land use planning and entitlements, service, supply and transportation contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and...

One of the most successful lawyers in the intermountain west in complex litigation, appeals, and taking on the government.

Mr. Brian Higley graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and has focused on securities law his entire legal career. He is licensed to practice in the State of Utah and is a member of the Utah State Bar Securities Section. He is also fluent in Spanish.

Mr. Higley assists various clients primarily in the areas of public company disclosure, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions, including private placements, public and private offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission and Blue Sky compliance and reporting requirements, asset and stock purchases, and general corporate practice.

During law school, Mr. Higley externed...

I am an attorney in private practice since 1983 specializing in transactional law, including asset protection, business, estate planning, real estate, and wills and trusts.

Kevin comes to the practice of law with more than a decade of experience building business organizations and opportunities in the recreation, development and non-profit sectors. Kevin and his team are the leading providers of HOA reserve studies and legal analysis to Utah HOAs. Kevin invites you to tap into his real-world experience which focuses on solutions, strategic assets and growth opportunities.

C. Justin Cutler founded J.Cutler Law after realizing that the traditional practices of conventional law firms are not customer friendly. Justin seeks to change that by offering simple, flat-fee pricing and 100% money back satisfaction guarantees.

Mr. Johnstun is the personal founder of Johnstun Law. His legal practice focuses on business transactions, corporate law, and startup businesses. He has a depth of experience in guiding complex transactions and litigation to a successful resolution. Representative legal matters involve business transactions and litigation opposite of Utah’s best law firms. Read more about Johnstun Law’s story.

Outside the office, Aaron enjoys biking, golf, Kansas basketball, hunting in the Rocky Mountains, catching a good baetis hatch, reading books on startups and marketing, and mauling his kids, and Pudelpointers.

Core Practice Areas:
Business Formations and Startups
Business Transactions
Commercial Contracts
Corporate Governance
Trademarks/Copyrights
Complex Business Litigation
Securities Fraud
Finance/Banking
Employment Matters
Healthcare Compliance
Administrative...

Mr. Schofield is a litigator with a broad base of experience. He represents commercial parties, litigating business, contract, insurance, employment, intellectual property, real-estate, bankruptcy, and multi-level marketing matters. He also represents plaintiffs in mass tort, wrongful death, and serious personal injury matters, and has extensive experience representing individuals who have suffered damages from utility caused fires. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court and has tried cases in Utah and California.

Prior to joining Parr Brown in 2004, Mr. Schofield practiced law for five years with a New York City-based law firm, LeBoeuf,...

Philip Dracht is a shareholder in Fabian. He is a trial lawyer in the litigation and employment departments. Phil focuses on complex litigation and class actions, with experience in product liability and consumer litigation, intellectual property (copyright, trademark, and trade secrets) disputes, real estate disputes, and business litigation. Phil also litigates contractual disputes, business disputes, unfair competition claims, and trade libel claims.

Dale Hansen is a member of the firm’s Business Section. He has significant experience with the airline industry, particularly in the area of aircraft acquisition and lease financing, maintenance agreements and general operational issues. He also specializes in corporate entity organization and structuring, partnership and corporate tax issues, as well as estate planning and administration.

Mr. Hansen has been an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University Law School where he taught courses on tax and advising closely held businesses.

Mr. Hansen has been awarded an AV rating – the highest awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been recognized in the...

Ephraim Olson is a Harvard Law School graduate and an admitted NYU LL.M candidate. Ephraim has been practicing tax law since graduating.

Cheylynn Hayman is a member of the firm’s litigation group with an emphasis on employment law and employment defense.

With an eye toward helping clients avoid litigation issues, Ms. Hayman assists large and small employers in developing effective employment policies, procedures and handbooks. She has extensive experience with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. She also has significant experience in the area of employment contracts, including executive employment agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and...

Royce Covington handles litigation matters of all types before federal and state courts. He has extensive experience in disputes involving contracts, title insurance liability, commercial landlord / tenant matters, easements, fraud, deed warranties, mechanic’s liens, boundary disputes, adverse possession, lien priority, water and mineral rights, public roads and access rights.

Mr. Covington is a member of the American Bar Association’s Title Insurance Litigation Committee and has presented before the Utah Land Title Association.

Mr. Covington received a B.S. magna cum laude in Economics from Utah State University and a J.D. from the University of Oregon, Order of the Coif, where he was...

Founded in 1991 by Tom Stamos, Stamos Law has been providing legal services to the Intermountain West. We have over 30 years of experience serving the community with expert legal advice and counsel. Whether you need legal consultation or handling a court case, our team of highly skilled attorneys will walk you through every step, taking care of any issues you may have along the way.

I started Common Law after leaving a large Salt Lake firm. My goal is to provide effective and efficient expertise in the resolution of tax and financial disputes. I have done my job when I have reduced the stress of dealing with the government and the legal system, and I have helped you find a resolution that works for you. I’ve been practicing law for over twenty years. I have litigated numerous cases at city, county, and state tax agencies, at all of the IRS administrative levels, and at the trial court level in both the state and federal courts of...

I began practicing law in Utah County in 1982, shortly after passing the bar. I worked with McCullough, Jones & Ivins for 16 years. After the firm broke up, I opened my own practice, and focused on estate planning, asset protection planning, probate, and elder law and medicaid planning. I am originally from Pocatello, Idaho, obtained my B.A. in history from BYU, and received my J.D. degree from BYU's law school in 1982. I am married, have four children, and live in American Fork, Utah.

Born: Escondido, California, January 30, 1966. Admitted to bar: 1994, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., in Economics, 1989; M.B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Author and Editor : Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law. Co-Author: Books: How to Form a Corporation in any State, Advocate Publishers, 1990; The Complete Asset Protection Plan, Advocate Publishers, 1990. Co-Author, "Developing an Employee-Centered Electronic Monitoring System," Journal of Systems Management, August 1993. Author, "United States v. Halper: Making Double Jeopardy Available in Civil Actions," 6 Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law 551, 1992. Activities: Part Time Faculty...

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Brant Christiansen (JD, LLM, MBA) is a partner in the LEWIS HANSEN law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. His practice focuses on estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration, tax planning, small business organization, contract drafting, and elder law issues, including guardianship matters. Brant also offers gift and estate tax return preparation. Brant’s strength as a practitioner is his ability to identify his clients’ needs and forge a practicable solution. He has successfully helped a wide range of clients, from those with moderate estates to high-wealth individuals, create sensible and tax-advantageous estate plans. Brant helps clients navigate the...