Magna Lawyers

A. Jason Velez is the founding partner and creator of 1LAW®, a culmination of his lifelong efforts to provide compassionate, accessible legal services in a modern environment. 1LAW began as a thriving practice based in his hometown of St. George, Utah, and has since expanded to provide representation to clients in Utah and Nevada, with offices in Arizona and California on the horizon. Velez is an alumnus of the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Utah College of Law, and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 2001. He also completed international studies at the Universidad...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

David A. Cutt is a 1991 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and a founding member of Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice cases. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained multiple seven figure recoveries on behalf of his injured clients. Mr. Cutt has particular expertise prosecuting cases on behalf of people who have suffered brain or spinal cord injuries, as well as pursuing claims for injuries caused by defective automobile tires and other dangerous products. Mr. Cutt sits on the board...

Laura G. Kennedy is a trial lawyer specializing in commercial disputes and insurance coverage. She has broad experience representing both companies and individuals in a variety of complex litigation matters in federal and state courts, arbitration, and mediation.

Ms. Kennedy has assisted numerous large corporations, small businesses, and individuals with insurance coverage and recovery and compensation from insurance companies in a variety of disputes, including those involving claims of construction defects, mismanagement, property damage, fraud, negligence, other torts, and contract disputes. She has extensive experience with Commercial General Liability (“CGL”), Employment Liability (“EPL”), Directors and Officers Liability (“D&O”), Professional...

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....

Seth King is a member of the Firm’s corporate and securities group, working primarily in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance and general corporate and business law. Mr. King received his law degree in 2000, graduating magna cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, as a member of the Order of the Coif. He also received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, cum laude, from Utah State University in 1997.

Mr. King was named one of the top corporate/mergers and acquisitions lawyers in Utah in the 2007-2019 editions of Chambers USA – America’s...

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...

Gregory Hess concentrates his practice on intellectual property law, including intellectual property identification and protection, licensing and transfer, and dispute resolution. He regularly assists clients with trademark evaluation, selection and registration and copyright-related matters. He also regularly assists clients with a wide variety of intellectual property agreements, including license agreements, technology agreements, Internet agreements, OEM, distribution and reseller agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, manufacturer and supply agreements, and transfer agreements, and other agreements.

Mr. Hess has extensive experience in copyright and trademark infringement litigation and settlement, having handled and successfully resolved many such disputes in courts across the nation and in...

Zach is a zealous trial attorney. He wins trials and negotiates favorable settlements for his clients. His training, creativity, and sense of justice make him the perfect person to vindicate your rights.

Zach loves helping people who are down on their luck. Zach served as the President of the non-profit organization Emerging Legal Leaders (“ELL”), which raised funds for non-profit legal services. Prior to law school, Zach assisted refugee immigrants adjust to their new lives in the United States as a case manager at the Refugee and Immigrant Center at the Asian Association of Utah.

His academic accomplishments include serving as the...

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.

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...

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.

Steven L. Rinehart is a registered Utah patent attorney who prepares patents and trademarks. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Utah, and studied Computer Science, Naval Science and English as an undergraduate at BYU. Steve regularly files patents on improved mechanical devices. Steve is the founder of www.theopticon.com, a free legal file exchange for attorneys and non-attorneys.

GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO COLLEGE OF LAW RATED TOP BANKRUPTCY ADVOCATE NATIONALLY CHAIRMAN, ROCKY MOUNTAIN BANKRUPTCY PROFESSIONALS

Ben’s focus is on developing quality relationships with clients and providing them with dedicated and personalized service. Ben graduated cum laude from the S. J. Quinney College of Law, where he was a Leary Scholar. He received the top grade in his Lawyering Skills and Law & Literature courses and placed second in a regional ABA Negotiation Competition. He completed an internship with the Third District Office of the Guardian ad Litem, where he worked to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in juvenile court. Prior to law school, Ben earned a dual Bachelor’s in...

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.

John W. Mann practices business and commercial law focused primarily on the needs of the construction industry. John has significant litigation and transactional experience and is uniquely qualified to advise businesses on a wide range of matters before and after disputes arise.

I founded The Lebrecht Group, APLC in February 2001. Currently, I assist various clients primarily in the areas of 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.

Known for his laconic wit and irrepressible spirit for adventure, identity theft protection and credit attorney Eric Stephenson rarely turns down a challenge. Whether arguing a difficult motion to a difficult judge, negotiating with an unreasonable opposing counsel, or pushing harder to improve his lap times on the racetrack, Mr. Stephenson always fearlessly embraces the task at hand with enthusiasm and diligence. With well over a decade of experience as a consumer litigation attorney, Eric Stephenson has represented numerous consumers against deceptive and unscrupulous debt collectors, telemarketers, car dealers, credit reporting agencies, insurance companies, and construction contractors. “Collection...

Sara M. Nielson is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Litigation Section.

Ms. Nielson specializes in assisting clients in complex business and commercial litigation matters. She has experience representing clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including contract, construction, regulatory compliance, trade secrets, legal malpractice, and other general business disputes. Ms. Nielson has particular expertise in construction litigation and has experience representing both companies and individuals in state and federal courts and before mediators.

Ms. Nielson received her Juris Doctor magna cum laude and Order of the Coif in 2011 from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law...

DAVID P. HIRSCHI is a manager and owner of HIRSCHI STEELE & BAER, PLLC. Mr. Hirschi’s practice emphasizes general business transactions, residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, and land use planning; negotiation and documentation of project, construction, permanent and lease financing; the preparation and interpretation of commercial, industrial, office and retail leases; title insurance litigation; foreclosures and workouts of troubled loans and developments; real estate investment and land use planning strategies; and general estate and trust planning. Mr. Hirschi is the current Chair and member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Land Use Institute and...

Perry represents clients on a broad array of intellectual property matters. His experience includes complex patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation, domain name dispute resolution, patent and trademark licensing, merger acquisitions and other technology based transactions, intellectual property due diligence, European drug regulatory litigation, and consultation regarding various foreign intellectual property matters.

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...

Paul Barrus is a member of the firm’s business and finance group. Mr. Barrus also practices in the areas of tax and employee benefits and executive compensation, which includes advising on the tax and benefit aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Barrus also has experience designing and implementing equity incentive plans.

Mr. Barrus received his Juris Doctor in 2015, graduating cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law. He received a B.S. in Political Science, cum laude, from Brigham Young University – Idaho in 2011.

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Paul practiced law as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett...

Mr. Johansen is a shareholder in Parr Brown’s Business and Finance groups. He has over a decade of experience advising on large, multi-national securities offering, merger, acquisition, fund formation and investment matters, as well as advising on reporting obligations (U.S. SEC and Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Johansen worked for leading U.S. and British law firms (inter alia, Paul Hastings and Allen & Overy) in Hong Kong. Mr. Johansen also seconded with the asset management division of a major U.S. investment bank (JP Morgan) focused on fund formation and investment matters for...

Practice limited solely to IRS problem resolution. Avid road bike and mountain bike enthusiast. Favorite actors: John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart Mr. Gilland received his Juris Doctorate degree Drake Law School in 1995. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree from Brigham Young University in 1977 and 1978 respectively. He has been practicing law since 1996. He is is committed to maintaining regular contact with his clients throughout their case. You can trust that your case will be monitored and directed by a lawyer at all times - not a paralegal - as is often the...

Rachel Wertheimer practices in the firm’s Litigation section.

Ms. Wertheimer received her Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif with Highest Honors, and a William H. Leary Scholar. She served as the Note and Comment Editor of the Utah Law Review, was a member of the first place team in the Traynor Moot Court Finals, a member of the National Moot Court Team, and a Legal Methods Teaching Assistant.

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Ms. Wertheimer served as a judicial law clerk...

Mark Andrus received his BA in English with a minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University and his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University. Mr. Andrus has served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Arthur Weissbrodt of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California and as a technical editor for the Santa Clara Law Review. He currently serves on the Utah State Bar Association's Pro Bono Committee for the Third District. His areas of practice include consumer, privacy, debtor-creditor, and marketing law.