Position: Partner

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Admitted: 1974, Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Utah (J.D., 1974)

College: University of Utah (B.A.,magna cum laude,Political Science, honors, 1969)

Birth Date and Place: January 4, 1948, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada

Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Brain Injury (40%); Medical Malpractice (30%); Products Liability (20%); General Practice (5%); Civil Rights (5%).

Additional Information: See: Heather Leyva, et al. v. Blaine Robbins

Conference Speaker and Author: "Post-Trial Analysis on Andrus v. XYZ Food Stores," NHIF, 9th Annual Conference, 1995; High Tech Demonstrative Evidence, Utah State Bar Annual Convention, 1996; High Tech Demonstrative Evidence in Brain Injury Cases, BIA, 10th Annual Conference, 1996; "Attorney Voir Dire and Jury Questionnaire," Utah State Bar Annual Convention, 1997; "Recognizing a Good TBI Case," BIA, 11th Annual Conference, 1997 and UTLA, 1998; "Presenting the Plaintiff at Deposition, DME and Trial," 12th Annual BIA Conference, Palm Beach, Florida, Sept. 1998; Co-chair & President, conference on "Winning Brain Injury Cases: Medical, Legal & Technological Issues", January 1999. Author: "Attorney Voir Dire and Jury Questionnaire: Time for a Change," Utah State Bar Journal, August 1997; "Abusive Deposition Objections and Tactics: In Search of a Standing Order," Utah State Bar Journal, August 1998; "Motion for Summary Judgment Where There is a Motive to Deny," Utah State Bar Journal, June 1998. Member, Utah Legislature, House of Representatives, 1979-1982, 1985-1986. MEMBER: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; Utah Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Utah Brain Injury Association, 1986- ; Brain Injury Association of America, 1986- . �

Firm Members: Alyson McAllister

Firm Members: Christopher Sorensen