Kipp & Christian, P.C.

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Gregory J. Sanders

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

Memberships:

• Utah State Bar
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• The University of Utah, B.S., 1974
• Brigham Young University, J.D. (cum laude), 1977

Born: 1949

Heinz J. Mahler

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Memberships:

• American, Salt Lake County and Davis County Bar Associations
• Utah State Bar
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Trucking Industry Defense Association

Publications:

• Administrative Editor, Journal of Energy Law and Policy/Journal of Contemporary Law, 1981-1982

Education:

• The University of Utah, B.A., 1979
• The University of Utah, J.D., 1982

Born: 1953

Michael F. Skolnick

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 1985

Memberships:

• American and Salt Lake County Bar Associations
• Utah State Bar
• American Inn of Court II

Education:

• The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1982
• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1985

Born: 1960

Shawn McGarry

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 1988
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1988

Memberships:

• American and Salt Lake County Bar Associations
• Utah State Bar

Education:

• The University of Utah, J.D., 1987

Born: 1961

Kirk G. Gibbs

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 1991
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Memberships:

• Utah State Bar
• Sutherland Inn of Court II
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• The University of Utah, B.S., 1988
• The University of Utah, J.D., 1991

Born: 1964

Nan T. Bassett

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 2000
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• Utah State Bar
• American Inns of Court

Education:

• Utah State University, B.A.
• The University of Utah, J.D., 2000

Gary T. Wight

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 2006

Education:

• College of Southern Idaho, A.A. (with honors), 2000
• Brigham Young University, B.A. (with honors), 2003
• The University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2005

Born: 1978

Patrick C. Burt

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Arizona, 2004
• Utah, 2006
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2005
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2006

Memberships:

• Federal and Salt Lake County Bar Associations
• Utah State Bar (Litigation Section, Executive Committee)
• Utah Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Utah State University, B.S., 2000
• Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 2004

Language:

• Spanish

Born: 1976

Chelsey E. Phippen

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 2010
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2014

Education:

• Utah State University, B.S., 2007
• Regent University School of Law, J.D., 2010

Jeremy R. Speckhals

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Colorado, 2014
• Utah, 2017
• Arizona, 2019
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• Utah Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• University of Colorado, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2010
• University of Colorado Law School, J.D., 2014

Jonathan M. Burt

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 2018
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2019

Education:

• The University of Utah, B.S., 2015
• The University of Utah, J.D., 2018

Jurhee Rice

Salt Lake City, UT

Admitted

• Utah, 2016
• U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Education:

• Westminster College, B.S., 2002
• The University of Utah, M.P.A., 2010
• Arizona Summit Law School, J.D., 2015