Trial Lawyer

June 29, 2021

The NUMBER ONE question to ask any personal injury attorney who you are thinking about hiring?

DO YOU LITIGATE YOUR UTAH PERSONAL INJURY CASES OR DO YOU ALWAYS SETTLE? [video width="1920" height="1080" src="https://gunterinjurylaw.com/wp-content/themes/lawfirmsites/images/injury.mp4"][/video] Why is this important?  Because if you hire a Utah personal injury attorney who doesn’t go to trial, can’t go to trial, doesn’t have the experience to go to trial or the money—your injury compensation… Continue reading

April 04, 2017

NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT

NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT.    Attorney Jake Gunter at Howard Lewis & Petersen, PC obtained a not guilty verdict from a Salt Lake County jury on 04/03/2017.  The jury deliberated for 30 minutes before returning their verdict.  This was Jake's 13th jury trial in his nearly 20 years of practicing law. Continue reading

November 30, 2016

$160,000 in Settled Cases. November 2016

Attorney Jacob S. Gunter settled $160,000 in car accident cases in November 2016. In one case the initial offer was $3,200.  Mr. Gunter immediately sued because the insurance company and his client's offers were too far apart.  A week after filing the lawsuit, the insurance company settled the case for $19,500. In… Continue reading

November 21, 2016

JURY TRIALS IN UTAH SMALL CLAIMS COURT

Prior to June 1, 2016, Utah citizens did not have the right to a jury trial in Utah Small Claims. This all changed with the Utah Supreme Court’s decision in Simler v. Chilel, 2016 UT 23. As a result, Utah Small Claims Rules were changed adding Rule 4A and changing Rule 12.… Continue reading