Michael F. Skolnick

Michael F. Skolnick


Kipp and Christian PC

Recognized since 2007

Salt Lake City, Utah

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Michael F. Skolnick is an AV peer review rated attorney. Over the years, his practice has emphasized professional liability defense, commercial litigation, product liability law, personal injury law, wrongful death cases and general civil litigation. He is now offering mediation services, acting as a mediator in the areas in which he has practiced during his forty year career as a lawyer.

Mr. Skolnick has been regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Mountain States Super Lawyers. Representative clients generally include: attorneys, accountants, real estate agents and brokers, insurance agents and agencies, architects, plaintiffs or defendants in personal injury and wrongful death actions and a variety of other litigation and business clients.

From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Skolnick served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Utah. He joined Kipp and Christian in 1988 and became a shareholder in 1992. Mr. Skolnick was recently appointed by the Utah Supreme Court to serve on the court's Professionalism and Civility Counseling Board.

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Location
  • 257 E 200 S Suite 600
    Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Languages
  • Italian
Education
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1985
  • The University of Texas, B.A., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Utah, Utah State Bar
Affiliations
  • Diversity Law Institute - Member
  • American Inns of Court - Master of the Bench
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
Court Admissions
  • United States Supreme Court
  • 1st Circuit Court of Appeals
  • 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the District of Utah
  • United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the District of Idaho

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Salt Lake City (2026)
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Salt Lake City (2022)
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Salt Lake City (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mediation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice Law

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