Woods Cross Lawyers

Matt Wadsworth earned his Bachelor’s from the University of Utah in Economics where he graduated in the top ten percent of his class. Matt earned his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he graduated in the top third of his class and earned the Cali Award in Real Estate Finance and Development and the top grade in Land Use and Development. Primary Practice Although, Matt has an extensive history in civil litigation and real estate transaction areas, his current primary focuses are in the areas of Family Law, Divorce, Child Support and Alimony. ...

Mr. Bastian is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on trial and appellate work in criminal defense, personal injury, transportation, and healthcare law. Mr. Bastian has conducted over thirty jury trials, including aggravated murder, rape, sex crimes against children, aggravated assault, DUI and various property and drug crimes. He cares about and works hard to serve the best interests of his clients. After graduating cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU, during which he served as Chair of the Trail Advocacy Team, Mr. Bastian clerked for the Honorable Fred D. Howard in the Fourth Judicial District...

Craig Swapp is a personal injury attorney who is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Washington State. He has dedicated his legal career to helping people who have been seriously injured and families who have lost loved ones due to the negligent or wrongful actions. This includes accidents that involved pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, commercial trucks, buses, cars, and public transportation. Attorney Swapp is a former member of the Board of Governors for the Utah Association for Justice and is an active member of the Idaho, Utah, and Washington State Association for Justice. A long-time member of the...

My law practice focuses exclusively on consumer bankruptcy law. I can help you decide if bankruptcy will solve your problems and which program, Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, is best suited to meet your financial needs. I have learned about the bankruptcy system in the District of Utah from the inside and out. I worked in the Bankruptcy Court as a lawyer for a Bankruptcy Judge for three years, as senior staff counsel for a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee for over four years and in the bankruptcy and litigation sections in one of Salt Lake’s largest and best law...

Clark has practiced law since 1981. He began his career as a law clerk to Honorable H. Vearle Payne, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Since 1981, Clark has worked in a wide range of settings, including the Utah Attorney General's office, construction and surety law boutique firms, and one of Utah's largest law firms. Clark has been a shareholder at Fetzer Simonsen Booth & Jenkins since 2003. Clark is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator. He is on the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association and the roster...

The Law Offices of Jason F. Barnes, P.C. (also d.b.a. The Adoption Law Firm) is located in Utah, and provide a wide range of legal services. When you start the process, you will have many questions, some of which should only be answered by an attorney. The Law Offices of Jason F. Barnes, P.C. provides a comfortable yet professional atmosphere, meeting personally with each client, promptly addressing questions and concerns, and striving to make the process as smooth and as stress-free as possible. ============================================================ Get help quickly and get the job done right the first time!...

Matthew is a member of Parr Brown’s Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law team. Before joining Parr Brown, he was a partner at another Salt Lake law firm. He also served as a clerk to the Honorable Justice Matthew B. Durrant of the Utah Supreme Court.

Licensed in both Utah and Nevada, Mr. Jensen has assisted clients on a wide range of natural resource transactions, administrative proceedings, litigation, appeals, and legislative lobbying. Specifically, Mr. Jensen has advised clients in regards to water rights, mineral title, mining permits, geothermal energy issues, oil and gas development, stream alteration, section 404 wetland permits,...

Experienced criminal defense and criminal trial attorney representing clients in the Salt Lake area. For more than 17 years, our attorneys have fought for clients in complex criminal and civil litigation. We are ready to stand by your side and aggressively protect your rights. Our attorneys regularly defend clients in matters related to DUI, theft, gun possession, narcotics crimes, domestic violence, assault and battery, murder, and sexual crimes. We also regularly pursue civil claims on our clients' behalf including personal injury claims. If you have been arrested, are the target of an investigation, or find yourself in the middle...

Jarom Bangerter has practiced criminal law for over 17 years. He defends misdemeanor and felony cases in Utah, Salt Lake, Summit and Wasatch Counties. Bangerter Law Firm prides itself on a high level of communication and dedication to clients' defense. Mr. Bangerter is a former prosecutor and has tried over 60 jury trials. DUI Defense, DV Charges, Assault, Marijuana offenses, drug possession, sex crimes.

Ian Quiel is an experienced, respected, and professional trial attorney and public defender. Ian has successfully represented thousands of clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges.

I am a trial attorney. I joined Henriksen & Henriksen in 2006, becoming a third generation Henriksen trial attorney at the firm. I routinely handle serious injury and death cases. I have helped clients recover millions of dollars in compensation for their injuries. I am not a billboard attorney. I devote my personal attention to each client; my staff does the same. I am a member of the American Association for Justice, which is a national organization of trial attorneys. I am very involved in the Association, serving on several committees. I also...

Scott Hilton is a registered patent attorney and a partner at Kunzler Law Group, PC. Scott and the rest of the Kunzler Law Group Team help large tech companies manage and expand their IP portfolios and help small startups get their IP off the ground. Scott joined Kunzler Law Group in February of 2006 after studying electrical and computer engineering at Brigham Young University. He attended law school at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. Prior to joining the firm, Scott performed patent and prior art research and analysis on the 3GPP wireless standard...

Todd is a Utah Licensed Attorney and the founder of Peterson Legal PLLC. Todd has been practicing criminal defense for 6 years now and has helped hundreds of clients navigate the stressful criminal justice system. After graduating from BYU with a bachelors in Economics, Todd attended Seattle University School of Law in Seattle, Washington. Upon completing his first year of law school, Todd transferred back to his home state of Utah to finish up law school and graduate from the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. During law school, Todd worked as a law clerk...

Mark Moffat is a founding member of the law firm of Brown, Bradshaw & Moffat. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1987. From 1988 to 1997 he worked as a trial lawyer at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Office. During his time at the Legal Defenders office, Mark represented clients charged with a wide variety of criminal acts ranging from simple misdemeanors to felonies to death penalty offenses. In 1995 Mark was appointed to head the Legal Defenders Serious Youth Offender Division. In 1998 Mark and his partners founded the...

I offer personalized service in the areas of family law, divorce, custody, disability, worker's compensation, personal injury and estate planning. I graduated from Brigham Young University Law School in 1996 with a J.D. and hold an MBA from the University of Utah.

Brandon Porter is a native of Southeast Idaho. He attended Bonneville High School and graduated in 1991, before serving an LDS mission across New York City from 1992-1994. In 1998 he graduated with a degree in business marketing from Idaho State University. Brandon started his legal career in 2002, graduating from the University of Idaho College of Law with his Juris Doctor (J.D.). 801-INJURED is a personal injury law firm with a team of attorneys that has more than 20 years of experience in the field. They have helped clients on their legal journey and have a solid background in the...

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...

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...

I'm a shareholder at Utah's premier personal injury / trial attorney law firm. I am licensed to practice in Utah and Idaho although I have litigated cases throughout the United States. I handle most every kind of personal injury claim including, automobile accidents, aviation accidents (fixed wing, helicopter and on board injuries), motorcycle crashes, scooter / moped wrecks, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, medical malpractice cases, dog bites and animal attacks, defective product cases, DUI / DWI injury accidents, explosion claims, pedestrian accidents, workers compensation claims, bus accidents, insurance bad faith cases, E. coli and other food poisoning claims, class actions...

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...

Mr. Sabey is a shareholder at Fabian VanCott, where his main areas of practice are real estate development and related litigation. He has been involved in both residential and commercial real estate developments and transactions since 1985. Mr. Sabey has authored numerous real estate related articles, and is the recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Real Property Practitioner of the Year. He is the Past-Chair of both the Real Property and Business Law Sections of the Utah State Bar, and was a Bar Commissioner for the Utah State Bar from 2004-2010. Amongst his legal peers, Mr....

Jim Bradshaw has practiced law since 1982. He is one of the founding members of Brown, Bradshaw, and Moffat. His practice includes all types of litigation, including white collar and other criminal matters, civil litigation, criminal appeals, and professional licensing and disciplinary matters.

Jim Bradshaw graduated as a William H. Leary Scholar from the University of Utah College of Law. The first eight years of his legal career were spent working as a lawyer in the trenches at the Salt Lake Legal Defender’s Association before moving on to form Brown, Bradshaw, and Moffat.

Having previously served as the Chairman of the Criminal...

Jeffrey Hunt practices in the area of commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on First Amendment, media, and intellectual property law. Mr. Hunt has more than 25 years experience litigating complex commercial cases involving a wide variety of industries and legal issues, including copyright, trademark, and patent enforcement actions; injunctions; securities litigation; enforcement of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure covenants for employers, foreign litigation and arbitration; and real property litigation. He has served as lead counsel on several high-stakes litigation matters for national and local companies. Mr. Hunt also has extensive experience representing direct sales and network marketing companies...

Driven to provide his clients with the best possible results, Jim has a great deal of experience mediating and arbitrating disputes which tends to reduce legal costs and provide quicker outcomes. When those tactics fail to resolve a matter, Jim is skilled in the courtroom fighting for his clients’ rights. Recognizing that the legal arena is unfamiliar territory for many, Jim goes out of his way to explain matters and answer questions in a friendly, timely, and patient fashion. Jim resides with his wife and two children in Salt Lake City.

Micah McBride is licensed to practice law in Texas and Utah and has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Utah, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas and the Federal District Court for the District of Utah. Mr. McBride’s practice is focused on corporate law where he engages in a wide variety of business transactions including drafting and negotiating contracts, winding down, business formation, secured transactions, and other commercial transactions. Mr. McBride also dedicates a significant portion of his practice to counseling a variety of businesses ranging from...

I am passionate about helping my clients obtain the recovery they deserve, solve problems, build their business, avoid future litigation, and resolve disputes when they arise. I have over twenty-one years' experience helping my clients navigate legal waters by providing consultation before legal problems arise, assistance once problems arrive, and hard-hitting representation to resolve them in court, as necessary. I have represented individuals with personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims as well as companies and their owners in various business-related claims in state and federal court. I work closely with clients to help relieve them of the burden...

Greg Maxwell is an attorney, Certified Financial Planner, and settlement planner with Amicus Settlement Planners, LLC. He is also a partner in the law firm Amicus Law Firm. His practice specializes in special-needs planning, government benefits planning, financial planning for settling plaintiffs, and income tax planning for attorneys. He is a past president and board member of the Society of Settlement Planners, a national organization advocating for plaintiff’s rights in the settlement planning process. Greg is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Utah Association for Justice, the Financial Planning Association, and the American Bar Association. Greg is a 2003 graduate...

Attorney Eric B. Barnes obtained his Bachelor's in Political Science in 1992, and his legal degree in 1995 from Brigham Young University. Mr. Barnes devotes his practice solely to estate planning and elder law, with special expertise in asset protection from the cost of long-term care and incapacity. Mr. Barnes was the 2010-2011 (and first full-term) Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Utah Bar. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and is one of only three attorneys in Utah certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation...

Susanne Gustin is a top rated attorney in the state of Utah. With more than 24 years of experience as a trial attorney, Susanne Gustin has earned a reputation for aggressively defending her clients. Susanne is well-known for her involvement in high-profile cases with some cases receiving national coverage. She has obtained numerous acquittals and dismissals of charges for her clients and has successfully created a name for herself in the legal community. In addition to her reputation in the courtroom, Susanne Gustin has been recognized for her professional excellence by a number of organizations, including an AV rating from...

Kent Collins has extensive tax planning experience counseling high net worth clients and small to mid-sized businesses. Mr. Collins is also experienced in the area of aviation law, having worked as in-house General Counsel for Morris Air. He is currently counsel for SkyWest, Inc.

Mr. Collins has taught classes at the Brigham Young University Law School on Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, is a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Utah State Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Mr. Collins has...

Attorney Michael J. Maloney is a managing partner with Watton Law Group’s bankruptcy department. In addition to his consumer bankruptcy practice, Mr. Maloney has successfully held debt collectors, payday lenders, and banks accountable for consumer law violations in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts. Mr. Maloney received his law degree from Marquette University in 2004 and is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, Utah, and Missouri state courts and federal courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, District of Utah, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Southern District of Illinois, District of Colorado, and the District of Kansas. To...

Lonn is a Utah native who became a lawyer when he realized that well-meaning, well-trained lawyers could be forces for good in the world. Lonn earned his B.S. from the University of Utah in geography with a minor in mathematics. He earned his law degree (cum laude) from Brigham Young University in 1997. Lonn then earned a master of laws degree (with merit) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in international business law. Lonn has had many opportunities to help clients with situations that are unusual and complex—including bankruptcy disputes, brain injuries, breach of contract, business relationship liability, business...

Jim Wright practices in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, eminent domain, and construction law. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2005, and he received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Brigham Young University in 2002.

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Mr. Wright practiced with the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman. He has extensive experience in mediating eminent domain and unconstitutional takings claims. Mr. Wright is also well versed in advising private property owners and governments on applicable property rights laws.

Craig Parry is a partner whose diverse litigation practice includes an emphasis in technology, intellectual property (including patent, trademark and copyright infringement), unfair competition and trade secret cases and other complex litigation. For his clients, he is a highly effective litigation strategist and an effective and financially responsible problem solver. He assists regional, national, and international clients in developing, obtaining, utilizing and protecting their intellectual property assets by negotiating and drafting licensing, distribution, joint venture, purchase and other agreements.

Mr. Parry’s practice also emphasizes cross-border transactions. Respected by clients, some of whom he has represented more than 25 years, Mr....

Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney As the founder of Levitt Legal, PLLC, Darren M. Levitt is a strong advocate for men, women, and minors charged with alleged criminal offenses. His firm works closely with individuals who face misdemeanor or felony offenses in Utah. Levitt Legal, PLLC, is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and represents clients throughout Salt Lake County, Box Elder County, Chase County, and the surrounding communities. Darren Levitt provides all clients with the utmost attention, no matter the seeming severity of the charges they face. His Salt Lake City practice focuses solely on criminal defense. This includes DUI...

Aaron began his career as a city prosecutor and then transferred to prosecuting felony crimes for the government. Aaron then went into private practice continuing to work on criminal matters including DUIs, Sex Crimes, White Collar Crimes, Drug Distribution, and more. He expanded his practice by becoming licensed in Utah and Washington and operating offices in both states. The firm expanded from just handling criminal matters to including bankruptcy, wills & estates, family law including divorce, child custody, and parental rights with all areas of criminal law. Aaron held many contracts working with the government including as a public...

Joseph Covey concentrates his practice on corporate bankruptcy, reorganization and workouts with broad experience representing Chapter 11 corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, and unsecured creditors’ committees. He has represented large commercial lenders and secured bondholders in numerous multi-million dollar commercial real estate workout, foreclosure, state receivership, and federal receivership matters. Mr. Covey also represents lenders, borrowers and real estate developers in structuring and documenting secured real estate lending transactions.

Mr. Covey has lectured for local and national education associations on bankruptcy-related topics. He has been awarded an AV rating – the highest awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Covey...

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.

With 20 years of tax and transaction planning for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals, Mr. Rock advises new and established business on tax matters as well as corporate governance operations and transactions, new business formations, mergers and acquisitions, transfers, employment matters, contracts, joint ventures and real estate transactions.