Hanksville Estate Planning Lawyers

Mr. Tueller graduated cum laude from the University of Utah in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics. He received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1967. He practiced estate, trust, and tax law in New York City for eight years before moving to Utah, where—for another eight years—he was counsel to an organization now known as LDS Philanthropies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is the author of five books about tax-exempt planning and charitable tax deductions published by the Taft Group of Kensington, MD...

Stephen K Harris established his first law practice in Irvine, California in 1988 and later in Hurricane, Utah in 1993. He continues as a member of both the California State Bar and the Utah Bar. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Idaho State University and his Juris Doctor degree (with scholastic merit) from Western State University, Fullerton, California in 1987. He served on the editorial board of the Western State University Law Review. After moving to Utah, he was appointed to the Hurricane City Planning Commission serving five years as a commissioner and one year as vice-chairman. He...

Geniel M. Ashcraft has helped hundreds of clients complete their estates and assist in probate administration. Ms. Ashcraft is known for her service, attention to detail, and down to earth manner. Ms. Ashcraft mainly conducts her business through house calls. Her clients find they appreciate the convenience, her easy-to-understand approach, and personal attention. Geniel started her law practice in 2002. Geniel is admitted to practice in both Washington and Utah. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western Washington District and the United States District Court of Utah. She...

Erik received his law degree from Michigan State University. After graduating law school, he moved to Utah to begin his career as an attorney. He specializes in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, guardianship, probate and workers compensation. He was raised in a family of eight children and family has always been a priority for him. He has a wife and four children of his own. While away from work, he takes advantage of spending time with his family in every way possible such as coaching his son's t-ball team. Because Erik's father is also an attorney, he has been around...

Daniel J. Tobler was born and raised in Southern Utah. The son of a school teacher and farmer, Mr. Tobler learned the value of education and hard work at an early age. He graduated from Pine View High School, attended Dixie College and served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At age 22, Mr. Tobler graduated with honors from Dixie State College with an Associate Degree. Two years later he graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor Degree, also earning honors. Mr. Tobler received his Juris Doctor, again...

My name is Mark B. Hancey. I grew up in Providence, Utah, went away to school, and had the opportunity to come home and practice law. I established Hancey Law Offices in 1996 to captain my own ship–one of the best choices of my life.

Elliot P. Smith is a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant with the law firm Pearson, Butler, & Carson, PLLC. His legal practice includes business, estate planning, and taxation.

Bruce Nelson
Principal Attorney

Bruce Nelson is the founder and principal attorney of The Nelson Law Firm, PLLC. Bruce focuses his practice on business & civil litigation, family law, alternative dispute resolution, business and corporate matters, personal injury and many others.

Bruce works closely with clients to achieve their desired legal solutions. Such results are frequently obtained through negotiation as opposed to litigation although each matter has its own unique characteristics.

Before founding Nelson Law in 2004, Bruce utilized his extensive business and corporate experience in new product and new business development, training, along with conducting needful discovery for mergers and...

Kristal Bowman-Carter is an experienced attorney licensed in California since 1996 and Utah since 2011. She practices in the areas of estate planning, LLC formation, probate, and probate and trust administration. She assists clients in planning their estates with revocable or irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, as well as other estate and tax planning strategies. She also helps clients with the administration of the estate of their loved ones. Kristal received her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, and her undergraduate degree in French with a minor in Political Science from California State University, Northridge....

Andrew Lillywhite advises clients in the areas of business law, contracts, estate planning, probate and estate administration, real property law, tax law, and water law. He focuses on protecting client assets, avoiding probate, and minimizing income, employment, gift, and estate taxes.

Prior to coming to Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen, Andrew practiced in a Salt Lake City firm in the areas of tax, estate, and business law. He has successfully represented large agricultural operations, other lawyers, CPAs, doctors, dentists, corporate executives, board members, construction companies, and other business owners and individuals in their business and estate planning needs. He has worked with...

John W. Mann practices business and commercial law focused primarily on the needs of the construction industry. John has significant litigation and transactional experience and is uniquely qualified to advise businesses on a wide range of matters before and after disputes arise.

Scott Nickle taught English at Weber State University for four years before deciding to attend law school. He graduated from the Gonzaga University School of Law in 2006. He returned to Utah to work as an attorney for Helgesen, Houtz & Jones, the law firm he had interned for after his second year of law school. Scott Nickle specializes as a Family Law Attorney and Estate Planning Attorney. He deals will all types of family law such as Divorce, Child Custody, Surrogacy, etc. He has represented many clients with many different situations giving him the experience he needs to provide his...

Roger Henriksen employs his background in accounting and over thirty-five years in law to help clients achieve their business objectives. Specializing in real property, land use planning and zoning, and construction law, he is continuously recognized by his peers and clients for outstanding customer service and innovative solutions.

Roger has extensive experience representing public and private owners, developers and contractors in a variety of industries in matters involving acquisition and development, construction, partnering relationships, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. His extensive experience with real estate development, land use planning and entitlements, service, supply and transportation contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and...

Chad J. Utley graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1993 from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Kansas in 1996. At the University of Kansas, he received the Am Jur Award for Wills and Trusts. Mr. Utley currently serves as a Small Claims Judge Pro Tempore and has been appointed by the Utah Supreme Court to serve on the Utah Ethics and Disciplinary Committee where he served for two terms. Mr. Utley is a past president and board member of the Southern Utah Bar Association. Mr. Utley practices in the areas of civil litigation,...

Over 30 years experience in Estate Planning, Business Law and Company Formation, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Real Estate and Tax Planning. Former Managing Partner at large Salt Lake City law firm. Rated AV, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell the pre-eminent lawyer ratings service. Featured in Top 100 Utah Lawyers, Utah Business Magazine. Law Practice with significant management experience in law, business and real estate. Complex and simple estate planning, company formation, large and small business ventures and transactions, real estate transactions,1031 exchange transactions, business advising, and asset protection. Frequent speaker at conferences on business, trust, estate planning and tax planning...

Adam is a member of WealthCounsel, the Utah Valley Estate Planning Council, the Estate Planning Section of the Utah State Bar, and the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils which allows him to provide Utah families the best estate planning services. Adam received both his Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Adam received a bachelor of arts in communication (emphasizing in public relations) from Brigham Young University-Idaho. His foremost desire with his profession and life is to make a difference in the lives of those with whom he comes in contact....

A 20 year Air Force veteran, Darrin served his last 11 years as a Judge Advocate and has acquired a vast breath of legal skills and expertise. He has worked as a both as a criminal prosecutor and a criminal appellate defense attorney. He has drafted hundreds of wills and assisted numerous clients with divorce, child support, and child custody matters.

Eric lives and works in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where he focuses his practice on Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business Planning and Formation, and Real Estate Law. Eric also contracts with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide representation in Juvenile Court matters in the Western Service Area.

Daren J. Harris is a Utah-located lawyer practicing in trademarks with an emphasis on business development and contract law. A member of the Arizona, Oregon, and Utah Bar Associations, he’s facilitated in the protection of thousands of brands since his 2011 graduation from Gonzaga University School of Law. Daren has managed the trademark crew at Northwest’s law firm, Law on Call, since its 2021 formation. When away from work, he enjoys reading, playing sports, and perfecting his craft as an amateur woodworker.

Education

JD, Reuben Clark School of Law Brigham Young University
BA, School of Accountancy, John Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University

Biography

He is a practicing Estate Planning attorney with the Law firm of Perry & Perry in Logan, Utah. He has set up thousands of trusts and wills. He has over 29 years of experience counseling clients on wealth transfers and succession planning, as well as charitable giving, probate, trust administration and related tax issues. He was president of National Seminars of America where he promoted and presented seminars on Asset Protection, Corporations and Estate Planning. David Perry...

Cameron J. Cope primarily focuses on Estate Planning, Tax Resolution, Personal Injury and Business-related law.

Cameron received his Juris Doctorate from the Sandra Day O’connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During law school, Mr. Cope completed a judicial externship for the honorable Judge George Nielsen of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona. Notably, Mr. Cope was selected for an internship in Seoul, South Korea, serving as a legal intern with an international law firm where he assisted with multinational transactions and contracts. Prior to law school, Mr. Cope graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass...

Ryan E. Simpson is a partner with Ascent Law. He’s a native of Utah, and he’s licensed to practice law in both State and Federal Courts in Utah. Ryan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from University of Utah. After completing his undergraduate studies, he went on to obtain his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law. Ryan’s area of expertise is in bankruptcy, asset protection, real estate transactions, construction law, collection law, and estate planning. He has helped thousands of Utah residents obtain debt relief through Bankruptcy.

In private practice for over forty years with emphasis in Bankruptcy, Personal and Business, and bankruptcy litigation, including Chapters 7,11,12,13. Substantial experience in "difficult" bankruptcies. Referrals from other attorneys, including other bankruptcy practitioners, are frequent.

Todd is dual qualified as both a business, tax & estate planning attorney and also tax accountant. Todd earned a Bachelor & Master of Accountancy in Taxation from BYU and has experience with the Big 4 accounting firms Ernst & Young and Deloitte. He enjoys helping business owners and individuals with their business, asset protection and estate planning needs.

Mr. Utley interned at several Utah law firms and the Utah Fourth District Court before joining a Northern Utah Law Office. After relocating from Cache Valley, Mike opened Utley Law Office PLLC in Utah County where he currently practices in the areas of Water Law, Environmental Law, and Estate Planning. Mike graduated from BYU’s Law School where he was an Editor for the Journal of Public Law and was Vice President of the Natural Resources Law Society. He went on to get a Master of Laws degree in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. Mike graduated from...

A native of Las Vegas, Brittni graduated from the University of Arizona,magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Brittni then returned to Las Vegas and attended law school at UNLV where she was involved in moot court competitions and externed for the Nevada Supreme Court. Following law school Brittni clerked for the Honorable Ronald Israel in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada and later practiced civil litigation. Presently, Brittni practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and guardianship, general business matters and civil litigation. Outside of the office, Brittni enjoys spending time with her...

Using Trusts (including Asset Protection Trusts), LLCs, and other legal tools I help people protect their assets from lawsuits, eliminate estate and capital gains taxes, avoid probate, and prevent family feuds that often arise when planning documents are not clear, concise, and thorough. Then, I help them identify the legacy they want to leave to their family and their community. My practice focuses exclusively on the following four areas: estate planning, asset-protection planning, business-succession planning, and elder law.

Ephraim Olson is a Harvard Law School graduate and an admitted NYU LL.M candidate. Ephraim has been practicing tax law since graduating.

Eric earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational communication and business from Brigham Young University – Idaho and his Juris Doctor from the UNLV Boyd School of Law. While in law school, Eric distinguished himself by serving as an editor on the law journal and by making the Dean’s Honor List. Eric served the Las Vegas community as a certified county mediator and by volunteering at the Clark County Legal Aid Center. He also served as Vice President of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. After school, Eric began practicing in Las Vegas before joining Fisher & Hunter in St....

Born and raised in Henderson, Nevada. Educated in the Intermountain West. Worked many places before law school.

Like Mr. Steven R. Covey, seeks first to understand. Heart of a teacher (Thank you, Mr. Dave Ramsey.) with skills to "translate" legal rules and procedure. Fan of the sciences and faith and letting the innate good among us shine.

Focus on preventing legal problems when possible, experienced in rescuing litigation cases from prior errors or neglect.

Son, husband, father, outdoors enthusiast. Prior work in public relations and financial planning prepared for legal interest in estate planning, soothing ruffled feathers, and guiding businesses...