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Siegfried & Jensen
5664 South Green St.
Murray, Utah 84123
Phone: 1-866-883-5350
Fax: 1-801-266-1338
Personal Injury Lawyers in the Salt Lake City, Utah Area
At Siegfried & Jensen, our experienced attorneys provide quality legal representation to assist victims and their families in recovering from devastating personal injury incidents. Our Salt Lake City practice, serving all of Utah, has 16 attorneys with specialties in construction accidents, pharmaceutical litigation, medical malpractice, and more to provide expert representation in all manner of cases. Ned Siegfried, Mitch Jensen, and the rest of our attorneys give their full attention to each case, assuring that each client receives the most personal and professional legal support available.
Ned Siegfried
A partner and co-owner of Siegfried ; Jensen since 1990, Ned P.Siegfried graduated from University of Utah in 1980 with a B.A. in history. A few years later, Siegfried earned his Juris Doctor degreein 1983 from Brigham Young University and became a member of the State Bar of Utah. Ned Siegfried specializes in personal injury law, and enjoys helping people who have been injured and are experiencing difficulty in their daily lives. When he’s not at the office or in the courtroom, Siegfried enjoys golfing, reading, and hunting.
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Mitch Jensen
Mitch Jensen graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1978. After completing law school at Pepperdine University in 1981, Jensen became a member of the State Bars of California and Utah. Along with Ned Siegfried, Jensen co-founded what is now one of the top personal injury law firms in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, where he specializes in personal injury auto litigation, product liability, and pharmaceutical injuries. Associating with clients is the most rewarding aspect of Jensen’s work, as he is inspired by people who overcome significant trials and challenges. Jensen considers the greatest people he knows to be his clients and the attorneys and staff who help them fight to restore their lives and families. In his spare time, Jensen enjoys sports, outdoor activities, spending time with his family, and traveling.
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Preston L. Handy
A partner and shareholder at Siegfried & Jensen, Preston L. Handy has been with the firm for 13 years. Handy graduated from University of Utah in 1989 with a B.A. in finance, and went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from University of Utah in 1992. He served as judicial clerk for Chief Justice Gordon R. Hall of the Utah Supreme Court from 1992 to 1994, and he is an active member of Utah Trial Lawyers Association. Specializing in personal injury, Handy is passionate about his work at our practice in the Salt Lake City, Utah area because it allows him to meet a variety of people whom he can help through both life-altering and small problems. In his spare time, Handy enjoys hanging out with his family, golfing, and skiing.
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Brad L. Anderson
A graduate of University of Utah, Brad L. Anderson earned dual bachelors’ degrees in economics and political science in 1998, and completed law school in 2002. Anderson is a talented personal injury and nursing home malpractice attorney who thrives on his ability to help people through situations that may seem difficult or impossible. His hobbies include skiing, biking, river rafting, kayaking, and cooking.
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David C. Biggs
David C. Biggs studied at University of Utah, where he graduated cum laude with a philosophy degree in 1972. He went on to earn his legal degree in 1975, and has since become a member of the California and Utah State Bars, as well as being a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar. His areas of legal specialty include state and federal evidence, litigation, and writs and appeals. At Siegfried & Jensen, Biggs enjoys the many opportunities to learn something new, and he continues to grow personally and professionally. His creative outlets include making hand-thrown pottery and screenwriting, and he also enjoys skiing, sailing, and windsurfing.
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Garrett S. Handy
Garrett S. Handy graduated from University of Utah in 2002 with a B.A. in political science. Handy went on to earn his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2005, and subsequently became a member of the Utah State Bar. Handy was admitted to the legal practice before Utah’s division of the United States District Court. Professionally, Handy specializes in personal injury law and product liability, and he enjoys the personal interaction he has with his clients. Outside of work, Handy unwinds by skiing and fly fishing.
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Michael Katz
A graduate of University of Utah, Michael Katz earned a B.S. in philosophy in 1979, followed by a Juris Doctor degree in 1982. An experienced attorney, Katz’s areas of specialty include civil litigation, appellate work, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Katz enjoys the personal interaction he has with clients and attorneys, as well as helping injury victims. His hobbies include skiing, golfing, hiking, biking, cooking, and reading. He also has a soft spot for cute puppies.
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Kenneth Lougee
A man who prides himself on crafting a well-written legal brief, Kenneth Lougee adds to the legal team at Siegfried & Jensen with specialties including major motion practice and appeals. Lougee earned a bachelor’s degree in 1977 from Brigham Young University, and then went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from University of Oregon in 1981. He later received a master’s degree from University of Utah in 1998. A member of the Alaska and Utah State Bars, Lougee enjoys helping people stand up to the system. Outside of work, Lougee takes pleasure in reading, gardening, and studying history.
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Randal G. Payne
Randal G. Payne graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in criminal justice in 1985 before earning his law degree at Western State University in 1991. A member of the California and Utah state bars, Payne practices criminal defense and personal injury law. As a professional, he enjoys helping people who are being taken advantage of; as a normal guy, he enjoys fishing, reading, baseball, and soccer. Payne is turned on by honesty and put off by fighting over trivial matters.
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Sharrieff Shah
Sharrieff Shah brings expertise in medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability litigation to the team at Siegfried & Jensen. Shah earned a B.S. in political science in 1993, and later received a Juris Doctor degree from S.J. Quinney College of Law at University of Utah in 2001. Shah is motivated by the global impact of personal injury law, as injuries indiscriminately affect all races, religions, and genders. The wide scope of personal injury law allows Shah to create a relationship with each new client and passionately represent them. When he’s not working, Shah enjoys spending time with his family, watching and coaching football, and trying to play golf.
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Joseph W. Steele V
Joseph W. Steele V earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Northern Arizona University in 1972 before going on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from University of Utah in 1975. A member of the California and Utah State Bars, Steele’s legal specialties include catastrophic injury, products liability, medical negligence, and attorney general actions / drug litigation. As a lawyer, Steele enjoys representing people who have been catastrophically injured and restoring to them some of what they have lost. In his spare time, he likes skiing, mountain biking, go-kart racing, and surfing.
Bradley Parker
Largest wrongful death verdict in Utah
Largest medical malpractice verdict in Utah
Four civil jury verdicts exceeding one million dollars
Significant mediation and arbitration experience
Brad Parker has been practicing law since 1978. From 1978 until 1996 Brad and Jim McConkie practiced law under the name of PARKER, McKEOWN & McCONKIE with Rich McKeown, now Chief of Staff to Health & Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt in Washington D.C.
After becoming a member of the Utah State Bar in 1978, Brad, represented by Rex E. Lee and John Boyden, appeared as the named plaintiff in litigation against the Bar which resulted in the termination of Utah’s ban on lawyer advertising. PARKER McKEOWN & McCONKIE subsequently became the first attorneys in the state to advertise on television, on radio, in the newspaper and in the yellows pages.
In 1992 Brad and Jim tried the case of Allred v. Chynoweth, a civil wrongful death case involving the murder of Dr. Rulon Allred by the polygamous wife of Ervil LaBaron. Tried before Federal District Court Judge Aldon Andersen, the jury awarded more than $52 million dollars in damages.
In 1998 Brad and his partner Jim McConkie founded and organized Citizens Against Radioactive Waste (CAR) to raise public consciousness concerning the storage of radioactive waste on the Goshute Indian Reservation. CAR’s board, which included such individuals as former Senator Jake Garn, former Congressman Wayne Owens, former Governor Norm Bangerter and former U.S. Attorney Brent Ward sponsored and organized protests, mayoral news conferences and other public service activities such that the storage of radioactive waste in Utah became a major campaign issue in subsequent state elections.
In 2000 Brad and Jim McConkie tried the case of Williams v. IHC., a medical malpractice case resulting in a $9.7 million dollar jury verdict.
Brad and Jim McConkie have tried three other cases to jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars. Brad has tried numerous other cases to verdict including a six-week civil California gold mine trial before Utah Federal District Court Judge A. Sherman Christensen.
In 2004 Brad and Jim settled a high profile free speech and religious discrimination lawsuit against professors at the University of Utah. The case settled subsequent to a precedent setting United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion which prompted the University of Utah to implement a university wide religious tolerance policy and prompted the payment of Brad and Jim’s attorneys fees.
For several years Brad taught law related subjects as an adjunct professor at Westminster College. He has lectured at both instate law schools and around the state on personal injury, medical malpractice and civil litigation matters. He has served as an arbitrator and as a mediator in personal injury and medical malpractice matters. Brad received a B.A. degree in English with a Philosophy minor from Brigham Young University and obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Utah College of Law.
James W. McConkie
Education:
The American School of London, England 1962-1964.
Bachelor of Arts -
Political Science and Philosophy - Brigham Young University - Graduated Cum Laude - 1970;
Member Phi Kappa Phi - 1969-1970;
President of BYU Chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society 1968-1969.
Juris Doctor -
University of Utah - 1973;
Member of Moot Court Board - 1973.
Professional Admissions: 1973 - Utah State Bar
1979 - United States District Court (Utah)
1979 - United States Supreme Court
1978-1982
- Ninth and Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Experience:
Partner - Parker & McConkie (formerly Parker, McKeown & McConkie) - 4001 South 700 East, Suite 115, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107 - 1978-Present
Assistant United States Attorney - U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah - 1977-1978
Administrative Assistant - Representative Gunn McKay, U. S. House of Representatives - Washington D.C. - 1974-1977
Legislative Assistant - Representative Gunn McKay, U.S. House of Representatives - Washington D.C. - 1973-1974
Clerk - Consumer Protection Division, Utah Attorney General's Office, Utah State Capital - Salt Lake City, Utah - 1972-1973
Brief Survey of Litigation Experience:
I. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. McConkie prosecuted crimes involving transportation of stolen property across state lines, mail fraud, wire fraud, embezzlement of funds from FDIC insured banks, odometer fraud and racketeering. On the civil side, he defended the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in black-lung matters when opposing counsel appealed to the U.S. District Court for redress. He was also responsible for prosecuting civil rights lawsuits in Utah for the United States and was one of a number of Department of Justice attorneys who helped prosecute a civil rights action against Prudential Federal Savings and Loan for discriminatory practices in granting loans to women. Mr. McConkie prosecuted food contamination cases for the Food and Drug Administration.
II. In late 1979, Mr. McConkie entered private practice as a litigator. Mr. McConkie primarily litigates in the area of medical malpractice; the firm also takes some defense work (white collar) and personal injury claims.
III. In the fall of 1981 Mr. McConkie was lead defense counsel in United States vs. Sterling Martell, a mail-fraud case involving allegations of fraud in excess of $1.3 million. The trial judge in this matter was U.S. District Judge Spencer Williams in and for the Northern District of California. The case was litigated over a three-week period. The government alleged Martell and others had "kited" checks between banks in Salt Lake City, Utah and San Jose, California. The case ended in a hung jury.
IV. During the later part of 1982, Mr. McConkie was lead defense counsel in United States vs. Johnson, a securities fraud case involving allegations of fraud in excess of $2 million. The trial judge in this matter was U.S. District Court Judge Earl B. Gilliam in and for the Southern District of California. The case was litigated over a 14 week period. Defendant was convicted. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and denied on cert.
V. In early 1984 Mr. McConkie was lead defense counsel in United States vs. Vreeken, a ten-count indictment involving mail fraud and transportation of stolen securities across state lines. The case was heard before Judge Bruce Jenkins in and for the Central District of Utah. Two counts were dismissed by the court based on a pre-trial motion. After a six-day trial, the jury found the defendant not guilty on all remaining counts.
VI. In the fall of 1984, Mr. McConkie was lead defense counsel in United States vs. Fred R. Vreeken, a 41-count indictment involving allegations of willfully subscribing false income tax returns, aiding others in the preparation of false income tax returns and failure to file income tax returns. Judge Bruce Jenkins was the trial judge. The case involved an income tax shelter plan devised by defendants wherein millions of dollars were solicited. After approximately three weeks in trial, a jury found the defendants guilty on all counts. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and denied on cert. Based on the same fact situation, Mr. McConkie represented Mr. Vreeken in a number of civil lawsuits, one of which involved litigation in London, England which Mr. McConkie supervised in cooperation with British counsel.
VII. In 1989 Mr. McConkie and his partner, Bradley H. Parker, litigated Atwood v. Harsco, Inc., a personal injury case. Plaintiff Atwood had injured his knee in a truck accident and incurred in excess of $3,000 in medical bills. Prior to this accident Atwood had injured the same knee in a baseball game. Plaintiff's doctor testified that in 10-15 years Plaintiff would most probably require a knee replacement. Defendant offered to settle the case for $30,000.00. Settlement negotiations were unsuccessful. A Utah County jury awarded $325,000.00.
VIII. In 1992 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker were counsel in Allred v. Chynoweth. The trial judge was U.S. District Court Judge Aldon J. Anderson. This case involved the wrongful death of a prominent polygamous leader in Utah. Although there was a two-year statute of limitations the appellate court held that the statute had been tolled. The case went to trial and the jury awarded just over 52 million dollars in damages, the largest wrongful death verdict in the State of Utah.
IX. In 1995 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker were counsel in United States v. John T. Dunlop (Bonneville Pacific), a complex fraud case involving millions of dollars. A plea bargain was agreed upon wherein Mr. Dunlop agreed to testify against other defendants in the case. Mr. Dunlop served less than two years in prison.
X. In 1995 Rachel Bauchman, a high school student at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah claimed that the singing of the song "Friends" at her high school graduation was a violation of the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution and brought a law suit in the United States District Court. One of the defendants, a high school student called Will Badger, was included in the law suit because he helped organize the singing of this song contrary to a court order. Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker represented Will Badger and other West High students who believed that the singing of "Friends" was a constitutionally permitted practice. Rachel Bauchman has not been successful in the prosecution of this cause of action.
XI. In 1995 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker litigated and settled on the eve of trial a significant damaged baby case (Price vs. Cottonwood Hospital et al.). The amount of the settlement is confidential. The case alleged that during the delivery of infant Jessica Price the doctor and hospital malpracticed. Infant Jessica Price suffered from brain damage, cerebral palsy, paralysis, and was confined to a wheel chair. The case involved complex expert testimony and sophisticated medical issues. A special trust was set up for infant Jessica Price under the supervision of the court.
XII. In 1996 the attorney for Salt Lake County, Doug Short, searched the business offices of governmental employee Charles Gibbs who worked for the Hansen Planetarium. Short was investigating a criminal matter and failed to obtain a search warrant for Mr. Gibbs' offices. Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker represented Mr. Gibbs in a civil rights law suit, Charles R. Gibbs v. Salt Lake County and Doug Short. The case settled with Salt Lake County for $107,000.00.
XIII. In January 2000 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker represented the Williams family in a medical malpractice case. See Williams v. IHC. Gar and Shauna Williams claimed that their OBGYN and IHC misread tests that caused their baby, Deserae, to have Cerebral Palsy. In just three hours the jury awarded the family $9.7 million dollars, the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of Utah.
XIV.In December 2000 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker represented Athan Montgomery in a medical malpractice case against a doctor (OB/GYN) practicing medicine in Tooele, Utah. Athan Montgomery was injured at birth when his skull was fractured during delivery, causing mild brain damage. The jury awarded over $2.2 million dollars.
XV.In February 2001 Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie, settled the claim of a four year old boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury when the passenger side air bag deployed in the automobile he was riding. The claim was settled for a confidential amount.
XVI.In 2003 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker represented two clients charged with felonies engaging in an altercation with street preachers during the semi-annual LDS conference at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. In both cases the charges were reduced to infractions.
XVII.In 2004 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker settle a civil rights law suit against the University of Utah based on free speech and religious discrimination claims commonly referred to in the press as the Axson-Flynn case. Plaintiff Axson-Flynn was dismissed from her acting program because she refused to violate her deeply held religious beliefs by taking the name of God in vain. The case was filed in the Federal District in the State of Utah. Defendants brought a summary judgment motion and prevailed. On appeal the Ten Circuit in a unanimous decision reversed the trial court. A settlement was reached between the parties wherein the University of Utah agreed to implement a religious tolerance policy and pay and pay plaintiff’s attorneys fees.
XVIll.
In 2004 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker tried a wrongful death case in Heber, Utah to a jury involving a husband who was electrocuted on his own property when he came in contact with a high voltage electric wire. The jury awarded 1.2 million dollars.
XIX.
In 2006 Mr. McConkie was a co-founder of Legal Media Center and one of the originators of the Trial Advocacy Center – a group of attorneys interested in developing and promoting more effective trial techniques such as paperless depositions, digital presentations in the courtroom and jury perception analysis.
XX.In 2008, Mr. McConkie filed a class action law suit against United Automobile Insurance Co. for targeting Hispanic drivers and selling them automobile insurance as part of a scheme to defraud.
Governmental and Lobbying Experience:
I.Prior to 1977 Mr. McConkie worked as a Legislative Assistant for U.S. Congressman Gunn McKay and later as an Administrative Assistant and was involved in drafting legislation and preparing and reviewing testimony for the Interior Appropriations Sub-Committee as well as the Military Construction Appropriations Sub-Committee. His administrative duties involved managing and supervising a congressional staff of approximately 20 individuals. One of his most interesting assignments was to assess the evidence submitted by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee at the time that Committee was preparing to vote on the Bill of Impeachment involving President Richard M. Nixon.
Over a two-year period the office was able to put together a coalition to help defeat a bill which would have restricted genealogists and medical researchers from access to census data. He worked personally with the Speaker of the House at that time, Carl Albert, and helped defeat passage of the bill.
II.From 1987 to 1989 Mr. McConkie represented the Children's Aid Society, a non-profit adoption agency. On their behalf he drafted and personally negotiated a covenant with the Minister of Justice for the government of El Salvador which was signed by the respective parties in August of 1987. The covenant grants to the Children's Aid Society preferred rights and privileges in the adoption of El Salvadorian children by United States residents.
This matter involved multiple visits to San Salvador for discussions with government officials and U.S. Embassy personnel as well as visits by El Salvadorian officials to Utah.
Children's Aid Society also hired Mr. McConkie to set up a foreign adoption program in Guatemala which involved multiple visits to Guatemala City for consultation with government officials.
III.In 2004 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker successfully lobbied the Utah legislature to overthrow legislation which allowed health care provided to deny medical care if patients did not agree to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
IV.In the early part of 2000 Mr. McConkie and Mr. Parker started Citizens Against Radioactive Waste (CAR), a bipartisan group which opposed the storage of radioactive waste in the State of Utah. A past Republican governor from the State of Utah, a Republican U.S. Senator, and past Democratic Congressman sat on the Board of CAR. In 2006 CAR joined with HEAL, another non-profit entity opposed to the storage of radioactive waste in the State of Utah. In conjunction with HEAL Mr. McConkie, Mr. Parker and Mr. Tiche filed a law suite challenging the Utah Radiation Control Board’s authority to grant a license to Energy Solutions to double the amount of toxic waste that it could store at its facility. See Heal Utah vs. Utah Radiation Control Board (HEAL Utah v. Utah Radiation Control Board (In the Utah Court of Appeals, 2006).
Professional Activities:
- Adjunct faculty, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT. 1990 to 2000.
- Mr. McConkie team-taught one class on the vice presidency and was thereafter asked to teach Constitutional Law which he did until 1999. He also taught a criminal law course in 2000. These classes were taught for legal assistants seeking a diploma as paralegal assistants. He was the teacher-of-the-year for this program in 1995-1996.
- Member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Improving the Jury System. 1996 - 1999.
- Member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence. 1994 - 1995.
- Member of the Inns of Court. 1986 - 1989.
- Member of the American Trial Lawyers Association. 1981 - present.
- Member of the Board of Directors for Wasatch Youth, a drug rehabilitation program for teenagers. 1982-89.
- Chairman of the International Student Coordinating Committee (Program set up to host foreign students attending the University of Utah) . 1984 - 1986.
- Chairman of Utah Democratic Convention. 1982.
- Legal counsel for Utah Odyssey House (volunteer position). 1981 - 1982.
- Chairman of the Utah State Bar Committee on Advertising and Specialization. 1981 - 1982.
- Member of the Utah State Bar Committee on Advertising and Specialization. 1980 - 1981.
- Democratic Party Candidate for Utah Attorney General. 1980.
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The attorneys at Siegfried & Jensen understand that a personal injury accident can inflict undue pain and suffering on the victims and their loved ones. If you think you may have a personal injury case, contact our office in the Salt Lake City, Utah area to schedule a free consultation. Ned Siegfried, Mitch Jensen, and our entire professional staff are ready to fight for your rights.
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