Cedar City Real Estate Lawyers

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...

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...

5-Star Rated UT Real Estate Attorney and licensed UT Broker. Quoted in SLC Tribune regarding foreclosure boom. First Attorney in the nation to successfully nullify trust deeds with proven legal techniques. Member of BBB, free consultations. Former Chicago Prosecutor. Commercial and residential real estate solutions: short sales, foreclosure, eminent domain, landlord tenant, eviction, construction law, land use development, condemnation, property tax appeal and assessment, contracts, real estate fraud.

As a long-time partner in the firm’s commercial litigation group, Matt helps clients in a range of industries navigate and resolve often complex disputes. He specializes in prosecuting and defending breaches of contract in state and federal courts, and has tried and argued cases at every level of the trial and appellate system. Many of Matt’s clients work in the construction industry and turn to him for help pursuing and securing payment, clearing title to real property, and solving boundary problems. Matt also represents commercial landlords when leases run into trouble. He has experience in a variety of other business...

“In the world nothing [is] certain except death and taxes,” —Ben Franklin. I started my law practice because I wanted to help protect families from the two things we can’t avoid: death and taxes. If only we knew when these things would occur. Because we don’t, I want to help you and your family now, before problems arise, so that when they do, your relationships are preserved. My entire world revolves around my family, and I would do everything in my power to protect them if something were to happen to me. I have a feeling you would too. ...

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...

Education: Utah State University, B.A. magna cum laude, 2011 University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 2014 Brett Chambers joined the firm of Harris, Preston & Chambers in 2014. He was born in Logan, Utah, where he attended Utah State University and was named the 2010 Philosophy Student of the Year. Upon graduation, Brett was accepted at the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated with honors in 2014. While there, he was a contributing editor for the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, and participated in the Campbell Moot Court and Oral Advocacy competitions. Brett and his...

Stephen Christiansen tries jury and bench trials and litigates appeals in the state and federal courts. No subject matter is off limits. He represents companies and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants in securities, contracts, intellectual property, real estate, personal injury, property damage, eminent domain, commercial, corporate, LLC, partnership, products liability, insurance, criminal defense, negligent and intentional torts, energy, tax, employment, bankruptcy, and any other matter tried in the courts. He is recognized as one of the top lawyers in Utah and the Mountain States.

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...

Bryan Johansen is a Shareholder in the firm’s litigation group. Mr. Johansen specializes in complex commercial litigation with particular emphasis in the areas of construction, insurance coverage, and breach of contract litigation.

Mr. Johansen strives to provide practical and cost effective solutions to difficult problems. He has settled and tried dozens of cases to successful resolution for oil and gas, construction, direct sales, hospitality, transportation, finance, and healthcare industries. His experience includes claims for construction defect and delay for owners and contractors, toxic tort defense, road disputes (public rights of way, prescriptive easements, adverse possession), non-competition agreements, tortious interference, and HIPAA...

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....

Spencer Ball has 26 years experience in handling real property transactions, closing and title insurance issues, litigation, business and contract law, estate planning and probate. His wide breadth of experience gives him a perspective which enables him to advise and help you with your present needs and issues.

I provide a full range of services in various areas of intellectual property law, from patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, to patent drafting and prosecution, to license preparation, and more. I can back up my commitment to quality with legal accomplishments, experience, and technical acumen. Since graduating cum laude from law school at Brigham Young University in 2005, where I served as a Senior Editor on the Law Review, and worked as an extern in Chambers for Chief Justice Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Justice Parish of the Utah Supreme Court, I have acquired experience with several respected...

Ben Beasley received his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School and is an experienced business lawyer. He has represented clients ranging from individuals starting up small businesses to international corporations, including banks, developers, landowners, governmental entities, and sovereign nations. He has worked on some $50 billion worth of transactions. His legal practice is primarily focused on business, finance, tech, and real estate matters. After graduating from law school Ben worked in the London office of a major New York law firm, and he is now a partner at a national business law firm. Ben has assisted clients in all aspects of...

Whiting & Jardine has three guiding philosophies: 1. Provide something of value to everyone who asks for help. 2. A good lawyer does not cost money. He saves money. 3. Building on the first two philosophies, always provide a level of service, that our clients could not have been better served by going anywhere else. Stephen W. Whiting is an attorney who has prevailed in over a thousand cases and saved millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Whiting has a proven track record of putting his clients in positions of strength and obtaining optimal resolutions. His areas of practice include construction law, insurance...

Brad Boyce is member of the Utah State Bar, practicing with the law firm of David B. Boyce, PLLC. In law school, Brad served as a Law Review member and graduated Cum Laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 2006. His legal practice has been primarily focused on real estate law. In addition to being a licensed attorney, he is a licensed Realtor®, and certified mediator. Clientele has ranged from individuals to large institutions, including Bank of America, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, Zions Bank and others in judicial and non-judicial proceedings (primarily regarding...

John Morris is one of Utah’s foremost attorneys in the field of community association law. His practice includes all aspects of community association law, including governing document drafting and rewrites, governance issues, complex litigation, governing document enforcement, new association development and turnover, disputes between owners and associations, and construction defect related disputes.

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,...

Scott advises companies and individuals regarding business transactions and personal planning. Representative transactions include formation and operation of various business entities, private placement memorandums for fundraising, exempt securities, public company reporting and compliance, formation and qualification of charitable organizations, real estate transactions, asset protection strategies for individuals and businesses, wills, trusts and death tax planning, and settling and administering estates and trusts. Scott has represented natural resource companies, construction companies, multi-level marketing companies, small and large private estates, publicly supported charities with foreign operations, and clients with substantial offshore assets.

Attorney with a unique legal and corporate experience within multiple market sectors. Practice areas include data & privacy protection, government regulation, real estate, construction, as well as, business and commercial transactions. Experienced in contract review and negotiation, construction contracting, construction liens, foreclosures, and commercial contracts. I am a turn around strategist with experience in mergers and acquisitions advisory, company formation, business restructuring and reorganization, creditors' rights, workouts, and receivership. I represent a wide range of clients, including corporations, contractors, business owners, and individuals. Former corporate counsel. Former corporate trainer. Ability to quickly understand all components of an issue, and effectively...

Rodger Burge is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, ERISA Litigation, and Tragic, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death groups. He is an experienced trial lawyer handling cases before federal and state courts, as well as appeals before the Utah Supreme Court, the Tenth Circuit Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Burge has also assisted clients resolving disputes through numerous meditations and arbitration.

Mr. Burge represents a diverse clientele in a variety of commercial matters, with an emphasis in ERISA Litigation defense, real estate litigation and lender enforcement. Through his real...

Prior to opening Utah Lease Law, Dean served as in-house counsel for a national commercial real estate owner and developer, where he performed virtually all legal and pre-development responsibilities in connection with the acquisition, entitlement, development, leasing and disposition of single-tenant and shopping center projects from 1 to 40 acres in multiples states. For complete profile and services visit www.UtahLeaseAttorney.com

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...

Senior & Founding Partner at Bartlett & Webster. I practice in the following areas: Appeals (having successfully presented appeals before the Utah and Wyoming Supreme Courts); contract, real estate, and business litigation; family law; criminal defense; personal injury; medical malpractice; and business and estate planning. Bartlett & Webster is a small firm specializing in developing relationships and in providing expert, customized legal representation.

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...

Bruce Nelson
Principal Attorney

Bruce Nelson is the founder and principal attorney of The Nelson Law Firm, PLLC. Bruce focuses his practice on business & civil litigation, family law, alternative dispute resolution, business and corporate matters, personal injury and many others.

Bruce works closely with clients to achieve their desired legal solutions. Such results are frequently obtained through negotiation as opposed to litigation although each matter has its own unique characteristics.

Before founding Nelson Law in 2004, Bruce utilized his extensive business and corporate experience in new product and new business development, training, along with conducting needful discovery for mergers and...

Michael is a 4th generation entrepreneur and attorney. His great grandfather, Henry W. Stahle, Esq., founded a real estate development, management, and investment firm that he and his family still operate to this day. Michael earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (Magna Cum Laude) from Weber State University, and a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

Michael is the Managing Attorney of Hepworth & Associates, LLC. He is also the Principal Broker and President of Security Real Estate, LLC located in Bountiful, Utah, and Vice President of Hepworth Investment Group, LLC, which is a...

Grew up a musician in Las Vegas. Went back to school and obtained accounting degree at UNLV. Then was accepted to law school at BYU. Graduated and passed Utah State Bar in 1978 and have practiced law throughout the state of Utah ever since. Sang with Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Taught college at Washington Institute of Graduates Studies. Written two articles for Utah State Bar Journal and published two books. Have five children, two grandchildren. Passionate about justice and the law.

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.

Over 30 years experience in Estate Planning, Business Law and Company Formation, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Real Estate and Tax Planning. Former Managing Partner at large Salt Lake City law firm. Rated AV, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell the pre-eminent lawyer ratings service. Featured in Top 100 Utah Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine. Law Practice with significant management experience in law, business and real estate. Complex and simple estate planning, company formation, large and small business ventures and transactions, real estate transactions,1031 exchange transactions, business advising, and asset protection. Frequent speaker at conferences on business, trust, estate planning and tax planning...

Melyssa graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in the top of her class. Her prior experience in employment law, bankruptcy law, and commercial litigation give her a well-rounded perspective when advising community association clients. She has represented community associations in a large variety of matters including enforcement matters, governing document rewrites and amendments, and Fair Housing Act compliance disputes. She also represents developers and builders in their operation of community associations during the control period and in complicated legal disputes related to the development of lots. Melyssa has demonstrated a long term commitment to the...