
Brian Craig
Law Office of Brian Craig in Logan, Utah
Brian Craig has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer. Before starting his own law firm, Brian worked for several years in the legal publishing and legal information services industry as an attorney for Thomson-Reuters and as a legal writer/analyst for Wolters Kluwer gaining experience with contracts, employment law, real estate law, tax law, privacy law, and other practice areas.
Besides helping clients, Brian teaches online legal courses at Purdue University Global. He previously taught at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Brian is also an accomplished legal writer. He authored Cyberlaw: The Law of the Internet and Information Technology, a textbook published by Pearson, and Stringfellow Acid Pits: The Toxic and Legal Legacy (University of Michigan Press). He has also written other books and articles relating to real estate law, environmental law, privacy law, legal writing, and legal history.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
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free 30 minute initial consultation - Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- California
- State Bar of California
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- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
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- Utah
- Utah State Bar
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- Portuguese: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
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- Law Office of Brian Craig
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- Purdue University Global
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- Online Instructor
- Brigham Young University-Idaho
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- Kaplan University
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- Purdue University Global acquired Kaplan University in March 2018.
- Paralegal Program Chair/Instructor
- Globe University/Broadview University
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- Attorney
- Thomson-Reuters
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- University of Minnesota Law School
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- Law Clerk
- Idaho District Court
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- judicial law clerk for Idaho District Judge Carl Kerrick
- Legislative Aide
- California State Legislature
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- University of Idaho College of Law
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- Brigham Young University
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- Outstanding Service Team Award - Faculty Coaching
- Purdue University Global College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Faculty Scholarship Award Winner
- Purdue University Global
- Outstanding Service Team Award - Seminar Taskforce
- Purdue University Global College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Online Instructor of the Year
- Broadview University
- Instructor of the Year
- Globe University
- Utah State Bar  # 17050
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- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
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- Stringfellow Acid Pits: The Toxic and Legal Legacy
- University of Michigan Press
- Latter Day Lawyers (foreword by Senator Harry Reid)
- Kindle Direct Publishing
- Effective Use of the Hyphen, En Dash, and Em Dash in Legal Writing
- Federal Lawyer Magazine (offical publication of the Federal Bar Association)
- Book Review: Before Lincoln Saved the Union, He Fought to Save a Client from the Gallows
- Utah Bar Journal
- Why Young Families Need an Estate Plan
- Cache Valley Family Magazine
- Malware, Cyberattacks, and Cyber Liability Insurance, Continuing legal education course, Logan, Utah
- Law Office of Brian Craig, PLLC
- Avoiding Sexual Harassment in Online Learning, Purdue University Global General Education Conference
- Copyright, Privacy, and Defamation Issues for Nonfiction Authors, Nonfiction Authors Association, Teleseminar
- Nonfiction Authors Associatio
- Certificate of Compliance
- ControlScan
- Q. Can I amend my revocable trust myself or need an attorney?
- A: The terms of the original trust instrument will dictate whether the trust may be amended and the manner in which the trust may be amended. Some trusts are revocable and other trusts are irrevocable. Getting a lawyer to assist with a trust amendment is recommended to make sure that the amendment is permitted and complies with the terms of the original trust and amendments.
Trust amendments are often litigated. A Hawaii court in Matter of Tr. Est. of Daoang, 87 Haw. 200, 953 P.2d 959 (Ct. App. 1998) held that an amendment to a trust document for a self-trusteed revocable living trust was valid, even though signature of settlor-trustee was not notarized, when the trust document did not require ... Read More
- Q. The attorney that wrote up our trusts died one year ago. No one contacted us. No one answers phone or email. Records??
- A: As a best practice, clients should safeguard estate planning documents rather than the lawyer or law firm. Having a scanned digital copy is also a good idea. You might be able to find some records with the county recorder's office if real estate was transferred to the trust. Otherwise, you might have to do a restatement of the trust. Consider contacting another estate planning attorney.
- Q. Is it a bad idea to move out of state before a court hearing for a class B misdemeanor for shoplifting under $500?
- A: Consider contacting a Utah criminal defense lawyer. A person convicted of a Class B misdemeanor can face up to six months in jail. Usually, a criminal defendant for a class B misdemeanor needs to make an initial court appearance within 14 days, even it is by video. If the defendant fails to appear, the judge will issue a bench warrant which means that the defendant can be arrested by any law enforcement officer. Most courts are doing video hearings by Webex in Utah with COVID-19. I usually have clients come to my office for court appearances by video. After an initial appearance, the judge may impose certain travel conditions when the defendant is on pretrial release. In some situations, a person ... Read More