E. Barney "Barney" Gesas

Catherine Maness is Special Counsel in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. Ms. Maness’ practice focuses on Intellectual Property litigation, with an emphasis on patent and trademark litigation. In her legal practice, she has worked on a wide range of disputes and technical areas. She has litigated in diverse venues, including New York, California, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Utah, and in front of the USPTO.

Roger Henriksen employs his background in accounting and over thirty years in law to help his clients achieve their business objectives. Specializing in energy, construction, industrial contracting and real property law, he is continuously recognized by his peers and clients for his outstanding customer service and innovative solutions. Roger has extensive experience representing public and private owners and contractors in a variety of industries in matters involving acquisition and developm...

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, ...

Jonathan Hafen has extensive experience representing clients in federal and state courts. He has been widely praised by clients and peers for his skilled and efficient approach to litigation. As a trial lawyer, Mr. Hafen handles a wide variety of litigation, including cases in the areas of securities law, employment law, breach of contract, land disputes, road disputes, intellectual property, disputes over ownership and control of businesses, class actions, and construction law. Mr. Hafen&rsq...

David Reymann is a commercial litigator with experience in numerous areas of the law, including First Amendment, media, intellectual property, appellate, network marketing/direct sales, contract disputes, and environmental litigation. Over the past 16 years, Mr. Reymann has argued cases at all levels of Utah’s state and federal courts and has served as counsel in high-stakes litigation for local, national, and international clients alike. Mr. Reymann is a tenacious and tireless advocate...

James L. Ahlstrom is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning and Litigation - Real Estate. James L., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James L. 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.

Rachel L. Wertheimer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Rachel L., 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 Rachel L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mike (Mohammad) Kazerouni is one of the founding partners at Kazerouni Law Group APC. For over a decade Mike has dedicated his legal career to the representation of personal injury victims and consumer protection from dangerous and defective products. Mike has successfully represented thousands of clients and litigated hundreds of personal injury and consumer protection cases including wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, burn injuries, defective products litigation, lemon law, among other...

Terry Welch handles litigation matters of all types in federal and state courts. He has broad experience in complex litigation, representing companies of varied size and type with respect to intellectual property and patent litigation, antitrust, product liability, insurance and bad faith disputes, manufacturer/distributor relations, and cases of tragic injury. He has handled signi?cant trademark and Lanham Act matters including issues of infringement, trade dress and false advertising. He pr...