Russell Nevers is a Senior Counsel in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the Litigation practice group. He represents companies and individuals in a broad variety of civil matters, including contract disputes, real estate disputes, partnership/shareholder disputes, employment disputes, non-compete, non-solicitation, and other restrictive covenant disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition, fraud, defamation, post-judgment enforcement/collection, commercial foreclosure, and other civil disputes. Mr. Nevers represents clients in state and federal courts throughout Utah and Arizona and in mediation and arbitration.

Mr. Nevers practiced commercial litigation in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, area under the tutelage of one of Arizona’s leading attorneys on trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation. After returning to Salt Lake City, Mr. Nevers continued his development, where he was fortunate to learn from well-respected lawyers in a variety of practice areas, focusing primarily on business and employment litigation.

Awards and Honors

• Utah Legal Elite, Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Utah
• Arizona

Significant Accomplishments
<ul><li>Obtained summary judgment in favor of plaintiff manufacturer in multimillion-dollar federal suit for property damages, business interruption, and lost profits.</li><li>Successfully defended and resolved a half-billion-dollar D&O action against a nationally renowned architectural firm, with zero personal contribution.</li><li>Obtained dismissal of D&O action against an officer of national restaurant chain.</li><li>Obtained summary judgment in major commercial licensing dispute.</li><li>Obtained summary judgment and attorney fees against major TV personalities in defense of a bad faith/fraud claim.</li><li>Obtained numerous dismissals in transportation, employment, premises and medical negligence cases.</li><li>Obtained summary judgment in a D&O action against the U.S. officers of a major international residential/commercial product supply company.</li><li>Recent seven-figure trial verdict against a Southeastern U.S. state in commercial collection/business tort dispute.</li></ul>

• The Supreme Court of Washington Mistakenly Applies State Law Resulting in Invalidation of Arbitration Provisions in Kruger Clinic Orthopaedics, Llc v. Regence Blueshield