Russell Nevers is a Senior Counsel in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the Litigation practice group. He represents companies and individuals in a broad variety of civil matters, including contract disputes, real estate disputes, partnership/shareholder disputes, employment disputes, non-compete, non-solicitation, and other restrictive covenant disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition, fraud, defamation, post-judgment enforcement/collection, commercial foreclosure, and other civil disputes. Mr. Nevers represents clients in state and federal courts throughout Utah and Arizona and in mediation and arbitration.

Mr. Nevers practiced commercial litigation in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, area under the tutelage of one of Arizona’s leading attorneys on trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation. After returning to Salt Lake City, Mr. Nevers continued his development, where he was fortunate to learn from well-respected lawyers in a variety of practice areas, focusing primarily on business and employment litigation.

Awards and Honors

  • Utah Legal Elite, Civil Litigation
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of plaintiff manufacturer in multimillion-dollar federal suit for property damages, business interruption, and lost profits.
  • Successfully defended and resolved a half-billion-dollar D&O action against a nationally renowned architectural firm, with zero personal contribution.
  • Obtained dismissal of D&O action against an officer of national restaurant chain.
  • Obtained summary judgment in major commercial licensing dispute.
  • Obtained summary judgment and attorney fees against major TV personalities in defense of a bad faith/fraud claim.
  • Obtained numerous dismissals in transportation, employment, premises and medical negligence cases.
  • Obtained summary judgment in a D&O action against the U.S. officers of a major international residential/commercial product supply company.
  • Recent seven-figure trial verdict against a Southeastern U.S. state in commercial collection/business tort dispute.

Mr. Nevers earned his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law, where he was chosen to serve on the Law Review’s editorial staff. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from University of Utah.

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
  • United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Additional Specialties

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Contract Litigation
  • Commercial Foreclosures
  • Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Restrictive Covenants