Kunzler Bean & Adamson

Robert “Bobby” Harrington

Partner

Expertise: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Political Law and Elections
Licenses: Utah (State and Federal Courts), United States Courts of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit
Education: Stanford Law School

rharrington@kba.law | (801) 994-4646

Robert (“Bobby”) Harrington is a trial lawyer and serves as Chair of KB&A’s Litigation Section. Bobby focuses on trial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts across various industries. Bobby focuses on business disputes, including co-founder disputes, business divorce, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, trade secrets, and disputes related to construction and real property.

Bobby also has significant experience in the area of election and political law where he advises and represents congressional candidates, statewide ballot initiatives, and local initiatives and referenda, see the link below for more information.

Robert Harrington – One of Utah’s Premier Political Law and Elections Lawyers (Click here for Political Law and Elections Profile)

Bobby is a graduate of Stanford Law School where he was co-Editor-In-Chief of the Stanford Law & Policy Review and during which time he served as an extern in the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Bobby began his career as a litigation associate in the Washington, DC office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to joining Kunzler Bean & Adamson’s litigation team, he litigated for over six years as an associate and then a shareholder at one of Utah’s largest and most highly-regarded law firms.

When Bobby is not busy working to achieve favorable solutions for his clients, he enjoys fly fishing, skiing the greatest snow on earth, coaching little league football, and adventuring with his wife and four children. 

HONORS & EDUCATION
  • 2009, J.D., Stanford Law School
  • 2005, B.A. University of Utah
  • 2017-2019 Utah Legal Elite, Utah Business Magazine
  • 2016-2019 Mountain States Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”
HISTORY & EXPERIENCE
  • Ray Quinney & Nebeker, 2013-2019
  • Kirkland & Ellis, 2009-2010; 2011-2013
  • Judicial Clerkship, The Honorable William H. Pryor Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2010-2011
ADMISSIONS & PRACTICE
  • Utah State and Federal Courts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
  • Federalist Society, Salt Lake Lawyers Chapter
  • Federal Bar Association