Erda Lawyers

Jared Pearson is a licensed Utah litigation attorney. Before forming Pearson Law Firm Jared practiced law in both Salt Lake and Utah County and represented companies and individuals in a number of matters, including family law, divorce, bankruptcy, criminal defense, contract disputes, personal injury, real estate transactions, and corporate law. Jared is an experienced bankruptcy attorney that has handled many Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Jared has the knowledge and resources to handle any consumer bankruptcy case from start to finish and has the experience to foresee specific issues based on the unique circumstances of any given case...

Bankruptcy Attorney. We file Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Free Consultation. We are a debt relief agency under the United States Bankruptcy Code. We help people file for bankruptcy relief.

Hi, my name is Justin. You've probably got a legal problem. If you're dealing with a personal injury claim or criminal defense matter then we can help you. It's difficult to do it alone. I've helped a lot of people get the outcomes they deserve in their cases. I'd love to chat with you and see if I can help you with your case.

Jared has practiced law since 2008, and his sole focus now is workers comp law—helping those who've been denied benefits get the help they deserve. When Jared gets a break from landing huge settlements for his clients, he spends his time with his kids, helping them in their many, many activities and hobbies.

Ms. Seminario has extensive experience representing individuals and families in immigration and family law matters.

Jennifer Smock focuses on debtors' rights counseling. Bankruptcy can be an important tool that helps those overburdened with debt to get a fresh financial start. Bankruptcy can stop foreclosure on a house, eviction from a rental, prevent repossession of a car or other property, stop wage garnishment or debt collection harassment, aid in avoidance of liens, and prevent termination of utility services. Bankruptcy can also help reduce and eliminate high medical bills, provide help for large amounts of student loan debt, and challenge claims of fraudulent creditors. Jen has handled hundreds of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings from all...

Ted practices primarily in the realm of Debtor rights, including bankruptcy and debt settlement. During law school, Ted clerked for Utah and Arizona Law firms handling a variety of debtor and creditor rights issues, mostly in the area of bankruptcy. Ted also clerked for the Honorable Judge Thomas LeClaire of the Arizona Superior Court and for the Arizona Court of Appeals. Directly out of law School, Ted was hired as an associate attorney for Denny Law in Tempe, Arizona, one of the highest volume debtor bankruptcy firms in Arizona at that time. Ted then took an...

Scott Powers' practice involves a broad range of commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on construction, surety, and insurance-related issues. Licensed in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, Scott has litigated disputes across the intermountain west. He has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of legal matters including construction contract claims, defect claims, surety bond claims, mechanics lien claims, insurance coverage litigation, catastrophic injury claims, and class action lawsuits. Prior to, and during, Scott’s graduate and undergraduate studies, he worked in the construction industry. His experience working for multiple contractors, including union and non-union electrical contractors, commercial...

David A. Cutt is a 1991 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and a founding member of Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice cases. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained multiple seven figure recoveries on behalf of his injured clients. Mr. Cutt has particular expertise prosecuting cases on behalf of people who have suffered brain or spinal cord injuries, as well as pursuing claims for injuries caused by defective automobile tires and other dangerous products. Mr. Cutt sits on the board...

Mr. Schofield is a litigator with a broad base of experience. He represents commercial parties, litigating business, contract, insurance, employment, intellectual property, real-estate, bankruptcy, and multi-level marketing matters. He also represents plaintiffs in mass tort, wrongful death, and serious personal injury matters, and has extensive experience representing individuals who have suffered damages from utility caused fires. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court and has tried cases in Utah and California.

Prior to joining Parr Brown in 2004, Mr. Schofield practiced law for five years with a New York City-based law firm, LeBoeuf,...

Jim Wright practices in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, eminent domain, and construction law. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2005, and he received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Brigham Young University in 2002.

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Mr. Wright practiced with the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman. He has extensive experience in mediating eminent domain and unconstitutional takings claims. Mr. Wright is also well versed in advising private property owners and governments on applicable property rights laws.

Craig Parry is a partner whose diverse litigation practice includes an emphasis in technology, intellectual property (including patent, trademark and copyright infringement), unfair competition and trade secret cases and other complex litigation. For his clients, he is a highly effective litigation strategist and an effective and financially responsible problem solver. He assists regional, national, and international clients in developing, obtaining, utilizing and protecting their intellectual property assets by negotiating and drafting licensing, distribution, joint venture, purchase and other agreements.

Mr. Parry’s practice also emphasizes cross-border transactions. Respected by clients, some of whom he has represented more than 25 years, Mr....

Russell is a founding partner of Atticus Legal Group, LLC.  His practice focuses on achieving optimal outcomes for individuals in domestic actions, including divorce, and custody actions. Nathan also defends individuals involved in minor criminal matters, often involving protective orders and domestic violence claims.
Russell has successfully conducted both jury and bench trials before various courts in the State of Utah.  He has argued a civil appeal before the Utah Court of Appeals, and drafted briefs for appeals before the Utah Supreme Court.
Russell received his J.D. from Gonzaga School of Law, in 2006 and B.S., from the University of Utah in...

Mike’s practice involves complex commercial disputes regarding intellectual property, insurance, securities, and constitutional, international, and comparative law. As a result of his unique background, he also has developed an expertise specific to media and entertainment law. He has experience at all levels of litigation from trial court to final appeal and especially enjoys helping innovative startups find creative solutions to practical and legal dilemmas.

With Parr Brown’s Media and First Amendment group, Mike helps businesses and individuals with a variety of privacy, defamation, and public-access issues under state and federal law. He regularly assists journalists and others seeking access to information...

Micah McBride is licensed to practice law in Texas and Utah and has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Utah, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas and the Federal District Court for the District of Utah. Mr. McBride’s practice is focused on corporate law where he engages in a wide variety of business transactions including drafting and negotiating contracts, winding down, business formation, secured transactions, and other commercial transactions. Mr. McBride also dedicates a significant portion of his practice to counseling a variety of businesses ranging from...

Michael J. Watton is the senior partner at Watton Law Group. As a leading national consumer bankruptcy lawyer, he has guided thousands of clients through bankruptcy and debt consolidation, as well as successfully representing individuals in suits against mortgage servicers, payday lenders, and large financial companies. Mr. Watton is admitted to practice in the state courts of Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Ohio, Florida, New York, Arkansas, Virginia, Arizona, and Kansas, as well as the federal courts in certain districts of those states and in the US 7th and 8th Circuit Courts of Appeals. Attorney Watton is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell,...

Whiting & Jardine has three guiding philosophies: 1. Provide something of value to everyone who asks for help. 2. A good lawyer does not cost money. He saves money. 3. Building on the first two philosophies, always provide a level of service, that our clients could not have been better served by going anywhere else. Stephen W. Whiting is an attorney who has prevailed in over a thousand cases and saved millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Whiting has a proven track record of putting his clients in positions of strength and obtaining optimal resolutions. His areas of practice include construction law, insurance...

I started Common Law after leaving a large Salt Lake firm. My goal is to provide effective and efficient expertise in the resolution of tax and financial disputes. I have done my job when I have reduced the stress of dealing with the government and the legal system, and I have helped you find a resolution that works for you. I’ve been practicing law for over twenty years. I have litigated numerous cases at city, county, and state tax agencies, at all of the IRS administrative levels, and at the trial court level in both the state and federal courts of...

A. Jason Velez is the founding partner and creator of 1LAW®, a culmination of his lifelong efforts to provide compassionate, accessible legal services in a modern environment. 1LAW began as a thriving practice based in his hometown of St. George, Utah, and has since expanded to provide representation to clients in Utah and Nevada, with offices in Arizona and California on the horizon. Velez is an alumnus of the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Utah College of Law, and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 2001. He also completed international studies at the Universidad...

Nonie Ferguson is a Partner at Just Law, LLC. She has been a practicing attorney since graduating from Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2012. Currently, she practices almost exclusively in Family Law, but she has a vast amount of experience in Criminal Law and she does take on Criminal Law cases. While in Florida, Nonie practiced in the area of Criminal Law as an Assistant Public Defender. As a criminal defense attorney Nonie worked in the felony criminal trial division representing accused first, second, and third degree felony offenders and juvenile delinquents. Nonie has...

Paul is a Utah attorney and licensed CPA practicing in the areas of Tax, Business, Estate Planning, Wills, Trust, Probate, and Real Estate. Paul has experience in a wide array of transactions.

Matthew was born and raised in Alaska. He went to the University of Oregon from 2001-2005 where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. He earned a TEFL Certificate in Seville, Spain and then spent time in Buenos Aires, Argentina teaching English. Upon returning in 2008, he spent some time working as a finish carpenter in Washington State before attending Florida Coastal School of Law from 2009-2012. Upon completion of a J.D. He moved to Salt Lake and sat for the Summer '12 Utah State Bar where he was admitted in the Fall of...

Zach is a zealous trial attorney. He wins trials and negotiates favorable settlements for his clients. His training, creativity, and sense of justice make him the perfect person to vindicate your rights.

Zach loves helping people who are down on their luck. Zach served as the President of the non-profit organization Emerging Legal Leaders (“ELL”), which raised funds for non-profit legal services. Prior to law school, Zach assisted refugee immigrants adjust to their new lives in the United States as a case manager at the Refugee and Immigrant Center at the Asian Association of Utah.

His academic accomplishments include serving as the...

Jeffery Balls is a member of the firm’s litigation team with a particular emphasis on helping clients with title, real property and construction law matters. Mr. Balls received dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Political Science and Economics, magna cum laude, from Utah State University in 2006. He attended the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the Utah Law Review, a William H. Leary Scholar, and graduated with his Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif in May of 2009.

Before joining Parr Brown, Mr. Balls served as a law clerk internship...

Gregory Hess concentrates his practice on intellectual property law, including intellectual property identification and protection, licensing and transfer, and dispute resolution. He regularly assists clients with trademark evaluation, selection and registration and copyright-related matters. He also regularly assists clients with a wide variety of intellectual property agreements, including license agreements, technology agreements, Internet agreements, OEM, distribution and reseller agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, manufacturer and supply agreements, and transfer agreements, and other agreements.

Mr. Hess has extensive experience in copyright and trademark infringement litigation and settlement, having handled and successfully resolved many such disputes in courts across the nation and in...

Bryan Johansen is a Shareholder in the firm’s litigation group. Mr. Johansen specializes in complex commercial litigation with particular emphasis in the areas of construction, insurance coverage, and breach of contract litigation.

Mr. Johansen strives to provide practical and cost effective solutions to difficult problems. He has settled and tried dozens of cases to successful resolution for oil and gas, construction, direct sales, hospitality, transportation, finance, and healthcare industries. His experience includes claims for construction defect and delay for owners and contractors, toxic tort defense, road disputes (public rights of way, prescriptive easements, adverse possession), non-competition agreements, tortious interference, and HIPAA...

Ben’s focus is on developing quality relationships with clients and providing them with dedicated and personalized service. Ben graduated cum laude from the S. J. Quinney College of Law, where he was a Leary Scholar. He received the top grade in his Lawyering Skills and Law & Literature courses and placed second in a regional ABA Negotiation Competition. He completed an internship with the Third District Office of the Guardian ad Litem, where he worked to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in juvenile court. Prior to law school, Ben earned a dual Bachelor’s in...

Mr. Unrau has practiced law for over 19 years. His main areas of experience are: Family Law (divorce, custody, paternity, adoption), Criminal Defense (DUI, Possession, Murder, Assault, etc.), Juvenile Court (Juvenile Criminal Defense, DCFS matters), Bankruptcy and General Practice (Contracts, Landlord/Tenant, etc.). Mr. Unrau is an experienced Mediator with hundreds of successfully mediated cases. Mr. Unrau is also trained as a Guardian ad Litem, and is occasionally appointed to represent the interest of minor children or incapacitated adults in various cases. Mr. Unrau's staff is friendly, efficient and helpful.

Mr. Johnstun is the personal founder of Johnstun Law. His legal practice focuses on business transactions, corporate law, and startup businesses. He has a depth of experience in guiding complex transactions and litigation to a successful resolution. Representative legal matters involve business transactions and litigation opposite of Utah’s best law firms. Read more about Johnstun Law’s story.

Outside the office, Aaron enjoys biking, golf, Kansas basketball, hunting in the Rocky Mountains, catching a good baetis hatch, reading books on startups and marketing, and mauling his kids, and Pudelpointers.

Core Practice Areas:
Business Formations and Startups
Business Transactions
Commercial Contracts
Corporate Governance
Trademarks/Copyrights
Complex Business Litigation
Securities Fraud
Finance/Banking
Employment Matters
Healthcare Compliance
Administrative...