David P. "Dave" Johnson

Keven M. Rowe is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice group. Mr. Rowe represents clients in commercial finance, complex real estate development and leasing, and corporate law. Mr. Rowe has closed numerous complex asset-based, commercial, construction, syndicated, and securitized loans throughout the United States for lenders such as Wells Fargo Bank, and for numerous individual and corporate borrowers.

Christopher J. Wickstrom is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Christopher J., 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 Christopher J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Shawn McGarry is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow in the InternationalSociety of Barristers. For more than 30 years, Shawn has focused his practice on defending health careproviders and facilities, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, trucking companies andproduct manufacturers. Shawn is a highly experienced trial lawyer who aggressively defends his clients in state and federalcourts and in binding arbitrations. He is also the President of Kipp & ...

Steven Jensen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Steven, who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David C. Castleberry is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. David C., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tiffany D.W. Shimada is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Tiffany D.W., 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 Tiffany D.W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Lebrecht represents company clients primarily in the areas of corporate finance (including private placements, public offerings, and Securities and Exchange Commission and blue sky compliance), public company disclosure (including ’33 Act registrations and ’34 Act reporting requirements), and mergers and acquisitions (including asset and stock purchases and restructurings). He also represents individual directors, and boards of directors, with respect to corporate governance, ...

Mr. Clyde advises clients on natural resources and environmental matters. He provides legal solutions for individuals, corporations, and municipalities. Mr. Clyde advises clients on a variety of matters including water rights and resources, water quality, adjudications, land use planning, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act.

Throughout his career, Steve Clyde has specialized in natural resources law, including oil and gas, public land law, and mining law, with a primary emphasis in water law. Mr. Clyde has represented numerous clients in the acquisition and sale of water rights, as well as in the conversion of water rights from agricultural irrigation use to domestic, municipal, and industrial use for the development of real property, particularly in the resort areas of Summit County, Utah. He has represented par...

J. Craig Smith, Esq., is a founding member of the Salt Lake City firm of Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, where he practices in the areas of water law, land use, and redevelopment law. He has argued more than 30 appeals before the Utah Supreme Court. Mr. Smith is listed in Utah Legal Elite, Superlawyers and Best Lawyers publications. Major accomplishments include, lead counsel for the development of the Amangiri Resort in southern Utah and obtaining the passage of federal legislation to obtain water r...