Attorney Profiles

David R. Hall maintains a litigation practice encompassing a variety of subject areas, including: commercial contract disputes, U.C.C. and banking issues, securities litigation, real property disputes, insurance bad faith, environmental crimes, personal injury and product liability claims.

David graduated from the University of Utah College of Law where he was a William H. Leary Scholar, and executive editor of the Journal of Land, Resources, & Environmental Law. David was also selected to be a member of the law school's National Moot Court Team that won the regional moot court competition. Before attending law school, David worked as a paralegal in the legal department of one of the largest private employers in the state of Utah.

Prior to joining Parsons Behle & Latimer David was a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah and spent two summers in San Francisco, California working for a law firm specializing in civil litigation. In 2004, David took a one year leave of absence from the firm to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Dale A. Kimball of the United States District Court, District of Utah.

Related Activities and Skills:

• President, Young Lawyers Division of The Utah State Bar (2006 - 2007)
• Ex Officio, Utah State Bar Commission (2006 - 2007)
• Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division (2003 to present)
• Past chair of the Tuesday Night Bar (Pro Bono Legal Services)
• American Bar Association Delegate (summer 2004, fall 2004)
• Charter Member of the Ute Varsity Club
• Listed in Utah's Legal Elite, Utah Business Magazine, January 2007
• Distinguished Service Award, Utah State Bar (2007)

Published Works:

• Utah Jury's $145 Million Punitive Damages Award Struck Down , April 8, 2003 by David R. Hall