Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


55 West 900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-2931

Established: 1895

Practice Areas

  • Architects and Engineers
  • Bad Faith
  • Construction Defect
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
  • Professional Liability


About Us

Plant, Christensen & Kanell, P.C. is primarily a litigation firm serving the insurance industry and other businesses, concentrating in the preparation and defense of civil lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout Utah. The firm is continuing its second century of service, having been founded in 1895, and maintains a time-honored commitment to excellence and integrity in providing legal services.


Client Information

Insurance Clients


Personnel Information

Shareholders


John H. Romney

Salt Lake City, UT

Years of Experience: 26

Practice Areas
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Construction Law
  • Professional Liability
Admitted
  • Utah, 2001
  • Wyoming, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 2014
Education:
  • The University of Utah, B.A., 1998
  • The University of Utah, B.S., 1998
  • J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D. (cum laude), 2001
Language:
  • German

Kirsten S. Ashton

Salt Lake City, UT

Years of Experience: 17

Practice Areas
  • Construction Claims
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage & Defense
  • Oil and Gas
Admitted
  • Nevada, 2008
  • Utah, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2008
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2009
Education:
  • Utah State University, B.S. (Dean's List), 2004
  • The University of Utah, J.D. (with honors), 2008

Clayton Rather

Salt Lake City, UT

Years of Experience: 12

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
Admitted
  • Utah, 2013
  • Hawaii (Inactive), 2014
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2013
Education:
  • Utah Valley University, B.A., 2010
  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah, J.D., 2013

Brody Hyer

Salt Lake City, UT

Years of Experience: 7

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Defect
  • Slip and Fall
Admitted
  • Utah, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Utah, 2019
Education:
  • Weber State University, B.S. Finance, 2016
  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah, J.D., 2018

Associate Attorneys


James Thatcher

Salt Lake City, UT

Years of Experience: 3

Admitted
  • Utah, 2022
Education:
  • The University of Utah, B.S./B.A., 2015
  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah, J.D., 2021

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