Blaine J. Benard

Robert McConnell is a member of the firm’s transaction and real estate practice groups and has substantial experience in commercial financing transactions representing lenders, borrowers and developers. Mr. McConnell represents clients undertaking a wide variety of commercial and residential real estate development activities, including residential, retail and office condominium developments, low-income housing projects utilizing tax credit financing, subdivision and mixed-use community...

Rodger M. Burge is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law. Rodger M., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rodger M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kathleen W. Toth is a member of the law firm of Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar with a practice in employment law and employment litigation. She advises clients regarding federal and state employment laws, and she represents several major state and national employers. She has been included in Utah's Legal Elite since 2004. Ms. Toth has litigation experience in areas involving employment contracts, non-competition and severance agreements, employee privacy issues, all Title VII protected ...

Steven R. Glauser is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Steven R., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew Driggs is the founder of The Advocates, a leading personal injury law firm with offices across the western United States. Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2025, he specializes in Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. This recognition reflects the high regard in which he is held by his peers in the legal community. Since earning his J.D. from the University of Utah in 1991, Matthew has dedicated...

John Huber is a statured leader with over 26 years of litigation experience. Over the course of his career John has personally tried hundreds of civil and criminal cases to verdict, including personally trying 11 cases to jury verdict and supervising and directing 30+ others in Federal Court. Having served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah from 2015-2021, John was the longest-tenured active U.S. Attorney in the United States for four years. First nominated by President Obama and l...

Katia K. Conrad is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Katia K., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katia K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer Willson is a dedicated commercial litigator and appellate advocate, licensed in Utah and Colorado. She holds admission rights before the U.S. Supreme Court and various federal circuit courts of appeal. With two decades of experience, she focuses on complex legal disputes, including breach of contract, fiduciary duties, corporate governance, fraud, trusts, real property disputes, business torts, product liability, and professional liability. Sarah has secured significan...

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 c...

Mr. Dewsnup also has played a major role in developing and improving the quality of procedures and practices critical to fair, responsible complex injury litigation in Utah. He has chaired the Prelitigation Task Force of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing for the State of Utah, which helped to develop medical malpractice prelitigation procedures. He also chaired the subcommittee for drafting the first set of medical malpractice pattern jury instructions for Utah and was a...