Kunzler Bean & Adamson

Meet the Team

Attorneys, Engineers & Strategists

We don’t just represent clients. We’re an extension of your team.
Alandra Adams
Associate

Expertise: Intellectual Property Law
Licenses: Utah pending admission
Education: Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Jeremy Adamson
Partner

Expertise: Commercial Law, Employment Law & FTC
Licenses: Utah & California
Education: Cornell Law School

Ryan Awerkamp
Associate

Expertise: Emerging Growth Companies, Venture Capital, Corporate & Securities, M&A
Licenses: California, Utah
Education: University of Virginia Law School

Michael L. Bartholomew
Partner

Expertise: Patent Law, Intellectual Property
Licenses: Texas, UPTSO
Education: University of Iowa Law School

Wade O. Bean
Partner

Expertise: Venture Capital, Emerging Growth, Corporate & Securities, M&A
Licenses: Utah
Education: Northwestern University School of Law; Kellogg School of Management

Ryan Bell
Partner

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Defamation
Licenses: Utah State and Federal Courts, Utah Supreme Court
Education: Georgetown University Law Center

Thomas Briscoe
Registered Patent Attorney

Expertise: Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Strategy
Licenses: Utah State and Federal Courts, USPTO
Education: J Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, cum laude

Drew Chapman
Of Counsel

Expertise: Corporate Law, Employment Law
Licenses: Utah and California
Education: Pepperdine University School of Law

Michele L. Danton
Paralegal

Expertise: Emerging Growth & Technology
Licenses: Paralegal
Education: University of California Los Angeles Extension

Marcia Fuller Durkin
Partner

Expertise: Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks, Commercial, White Collar Criminal Defense, Telecom, Technology
Licenses: Utah, District of Columbia, New York
Education: J Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University

Robert Gempeler
Partner

Expertise: Intellectual Property
Licenses: Utah, USPTO
Education: J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University

Jason Graff
Of Counsel

Expertise: Intellectual Property
Licenses: California, Arizona (inactive), USPTO, and United States District Court for District of Arizona
Education: The University of Iowa College of Law

Dan Gutierrez
Of Counsel

Expertise: Private Corporate Finance, Debt Finance and Emerging Growth Companies
Licenses: California
Education: University of Chicago

Taylor Hadfield
Associate

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Employment Law & Regulatory Defense
Licenses: Utah
Education: Stanford Law School

Bobby Harrington
Partner

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Employment Law & Regulatory Defense
Licenses: Utah
Education: Stanford Law School

David Heywood
Associate

Expertise: Corporate and Business Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University

Scott Hilton
Partner, Registered Patent Attorney

Expertise: Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Startups
Licenses: Utah, USPTO
Education: S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

Eric Hoyt
Associate

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: Utah & Washington
Education: J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School

Shelby Hughes
Associate

Expertise: Corporate, Real Estate, and Construction Litigation
Licenses: Utah
Education: J.D., University of Utah

Brock Jensen
Associate

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: J.D., University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law

Sarah Kim
Associate

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: California
Education: J.D., University of San Diego School of Law

Brian C. Kunzler
Partner & Founder

Expertise: Intellectual Property, Licensing, Patent Litigation
Licenses: Utah State and Federal Courts, USPTO
Education: J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University

Ben Lehnardt
Associate

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: J.D., University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law

Matthew Lewis
Partner

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Securities Regulation, White-collar Criminal Defense, Regulatory Defense, Health Care Regulation
Licenses: Utah, California, Nevada, Washington, D.C., & Arizona
Education: Columbia Law School

Bryan J. Massey
Partner

Expertise: Intellectual Property
Licenses: Oregon & Utah
Education: Lewis and Clark Law School

Bruce R. Needham
Partner, Registered Patent Attorney

Expertise: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights & Licensing
Education: S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

Alexis Nelson
Of Counsel, Registered Patent Attorney

Expertise: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights & Licensing
Education: S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

Chad Pehrson
Partner

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Antitrust and Trade Regulations, Intellectual Property Litigation
Licenses: Utah, California, Colorado, USPTO
Education: Vanderbilt University Law School

Michael Penley
Partner

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: California
Education: University of Tennessee College of Law

Bryan W. Pitt
Partner

Expertise: Patent Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: George Washington University Law School

James Platt
Partner

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: University of Utah (Law School); Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science)

Kurt Reber
Of Counsel

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law, Estate Planning
Licenses: California, Utah
Education: University of Utah

Adam Revelli
Of Counsel

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law, Estate Planning, Litigation
Licenses: Utah
Education: University of Utah

Stephen Richards
Of Counsel

Expertise: Litigation
Licenses: California
Education: Stanford

Elizabeth Roberts
Of Counsel

Expertise: Corporate Law
Licenses: California, Utah
Education: University of Southern California

Heather Rodriguez
Of Counsel

Expertise: Intellectual Property
Licenses: Utah
Education: J. Reuben Clark Law School

Victoria W. Romney
Of Counsel, Registered Patent Attorney

Expertise: Biotech Patent Law, IP Law, Litigation
Licenses: Utah State and Federal Courts, USPTO, U.S. Supreme Court
Education: S.J. Quinney College Of Law at the University of Utah

Mike Smith
Agent

Expertise: Intellectual Property
Licenses: USPTO
Education: Clarkson University

Taylor Smith
Associate

Expertise: Litigation
Licenses: Utah
Education: BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School

Marty Tate
Partner

Expertise: Corporate & Business Law
Licenses: Utah
Education: University of Georgia

Scott D. Thorpe
Partner

Expertise: Patent & Intellectual Property
Licenses: Utah (State and Federal), USPTO, U.S. Supreme Court
Education: S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

Bud Todd
Associate

Expertise: Litigation
Licenses: Arizona & Utah
Education: Arizona State University