Mountain States Super Lawyers named 48 Kirton McConkie attorneys on its 2026 list, including 35 as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers rates outstanding U.S. attorneys in more than 70 practice areas and bases acknowledgments on peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected as candidates through managing partner surveys, peer nominations, third-party feedback, or directly by the Super Lawyers research team.
The Super Lawyers selection process evaluates each candidate on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. These indicators range from verdicts/settlements to scholarly lectures and writings. The outcome is a comprehensive attorney list for other legal professionals and consumers to use as a resource and when searching for legal counsel. Only the top 5% of attorneys are honored as Super Lawyers, and just 2.5% are named as Rising Stars each year.
KM Attorneys Recognized as 2026 Mountain States Super Lawyers
Rod Andreason – Business Litigation
James Burton – IP Litigation
Daniel Dansie – Real Estate
Ryan Frazier – Business Litigation
Cameron Hancock – Business Litigation
Ben Hathaway – Business Litigation
Christopher Hill*** – Business Litigation
Loyal Hulme – Real Estate
Haley Krug – Insurance Coverage
Christine Nicholas* – Real Estate
Jennifer Reinhardt-Tessmer – Business Litigation
Peter Schofield – Business Litigation
Robbie Yates – Business/Corporate
2026 Mountain States Rising Stars
Bryant Brown – International
Jonathan Burt – Employment & Labor
Dallin Checketts** – Real Estate
Qiwei Chen – Business Litigation
Jeffrey Christensen** – Tax
Alyssa Depew – Tax
Lucas Deppermann – Tax
Spencer Eastwood – Real Estate
Michael Eixenberger – IP Litigation
Michael Goodrich** – Business/Corporate
Russell Griggs – IP
Jarom Harrison – Constitutional Law
Garrett Huntington** – Tax
Nathan Jackson – Business/Corporate
David Jaffa – Constitutional Law
Parker Jenkins – Real Estate
Andrew Lajoie – Business Litigation
Landon Laycock – IP
Zachary Lindley – General Litigation
Lauren Malner – Real Estate
Colton Matheson – Constitutional Law
Amy McDonald – Health Care
Kaitlyn Montague – Real Estate
Alyssa Nielsen – General Litigation
Seth Olson – Food and Drugs
Thomas Palmer – Immigration
Justin Pitcher – Mergers and Acquisitions
Erin Reid – Real Estate
Ashton Ruff – Business Litigation
Chris Sanders – Business Litigation
Taylor Smith – Real Estate
Theo Smith – Mergers and Acquisitions
David Stoddard – Constitutional Law
Carla Swensen-Haslam – Business Litigation
Austin Westerberg – PI Medical Malpractice: Defense
*Included on a 2026 top list
**New to the list this year
***Fifteenth year on the list