Helping You Navigate Complex Matters

Salt Lake City Litigation Firm

Magleby & Greenwood, P.C. is a litigation and intellectual property boutique located in Salt Lake City, Utah, which focuses on providing sophisticated and practical solutions for large and complex disputes. The firm specializes in civil litigation involving trademark, trade secrets, trade dress, computer software and source code, copyright, and other intellectual property; business torts, contracts, and other business law such as partnership disputes, business dissolution cases, and closely held corporation or limited liability company litigation; securities law, securities investigations, SEC matters, and securities litigation; commercial and residential real estate disputes; and construction related disputes and litigation.

The firm is known for assertively protecting its clients' legal rights and business interests, and for working closely with clients to ensure solutions tailored to their specific needs and long-term business goals. Magleby & Greenwood has successfully pursued a variety of small, medium, and large litigation matters, including complex cases with claims as high as nine figures.

For example, Magleby & Greenwood, P.C. obtained a multimillion-dollar damages award for its client, ClearOne Communications, Inc., after a two-and-a-half-week jury trial.  See November 7, 2008, press release, ClearOne Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Damages by Jury in Federal Trade Secret Misappropriation Case; see also April 21, 2009, press release, Federal Court Orders Judgment in Favor of ClearOne for Approximately $9.7 Million in Trade Secret Misappropriation Case.

The attorneys represent clients in civil and commercial litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Utah, including Salt Lake City, Park City, Ogden, Provo, and St. George. They provide clients with powerful advocacy, leveraging their personal and professional qualifications with commitment and authority.

When working with a client to determine a course of action-whether in a business law matter, an intellectual property dispute, or securities litigation-the firm's lawyers will provide a clear and realistic picture of the client's legal position, create a strategy that conforms to the business and practical needs of the client, and implement the strategy quickly and efficiently. With a reputation in the Utah legal community as assertive and effective trial lawyers, the attorneys are often able to resolve matters quickly, and to their clients' benefit, during pretrial negotiations. If resolution cannot be reached, Magleby & Greenwood is prepared to go to trial.

The firm welcomes client and attorney referrals. Please feel free to contact its offices for more information or to make arrangements to speak with an attorney about a legal dispute.

See June 18, 2007, publication in Forbes Magazine about Magleby & Greenwood, P.C.

Attorneys at the firm have been repeatedly selected as Super Lawyers® over the years, including in the Mountain States Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars edition, which provides a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel. Only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the Mountain States are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent of the attorneys in the Mountain States who are under 40 or who have practiced law for less than ten years are named to the Rising Stars list. See July 2008, publication in Mountain States Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars magazine about the attorneys of Magleby & Greenwood, P.C.

Every attorney at Magleby & Greenwood, P.C. was selected as either a Super Lawyer or Rising Star for 2009.  Founding Partner Christine Greenwood was also recognized in the list of "Top 40 Women" attorneys in the Mountain States for 2009.

Magleby & Greenwood, P.C. is AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell. This is the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell to an attorney or group of attorneys.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.