Willard Lawyers

Melanie Cook is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Utah. She volunteers as an advocate for the Domestic Violence Pro Bono Initiative (Davis County) each Wednesday morning. Melanie is an adjunct professor at Broadview University and teaches law to paralegals. Also, Melanie mentors paralegal students with career goals and academic advice, providing volunteer opportunities at law firms and pro bono clinics throughout Salt Lake, Davis and Weber County. In 2012, Melanie received her Certificate in Advocacy and Problem Solving from Hamline University School of Law. In 2011, Melanie published an article entitled “Third Party Rights and Child Custody” in...

Joseph Pia is lead counsel on complex litigation cases in the areas of intellectual property, entertainment law, and commercial litigation. His peers have rated him as a Legal Elite and Super Lawyer, for having a high-degree of recognition and professional achievement. For over a decade, Mr. Pia has aggressively represented both plaintiffs and defendants. He is known for litigating a $60 million securities case through to the Utah Supreme Court and prevailing; and tens of millions of dollars in multi-jurisdictional cases. Last year, Mr. Pia represented parties in more patent suits than any other attorney in the State of Utah....

My law practice focuses on insurance, cyber law, and employment law, with an emphasis in representing insurance carriers in coverage, subrogation/recovery, and bad faith litigation. I frequently advise insurers in the areas of analysis of liability claims, written opinions on coverage, and pre-and post-suit counsel on claims handling and litigation tactics. I also frequently represent carriers’ interests in coverage disputes/reservations of rights in liability litigation. I have successfully represented policyholders seeking coverage, procuring six-figure settlements in life, disability, and commercial liability policy claims. I have also successfully intervened on behalf of multiple corporate and individual policyholders in disputes over...

I am a criminal defense attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Andrew Fackrell has been practicing Family Law in the the State of Utah since 2011. In that time he has appeared in countless court hearings and mediations throughout the state, and has represented scores of men and woman in a wide variety of domestic relations matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, step-parent adoptions, protective orders, enforcement and contempt proceedings, and modifications of existing court orders.


Andrew is licensed to practice law in the federal and state courts in Utah, and is a member of the Utah State Bar's Family Law and Constitutional Law sections. He received his Bachelor of...