Experience. Expertise. Effectiveness.
E. Barney Gesas
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Practice Areas
- Commercial
- Real Estate Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Trial Law
Education
- University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah
- J.D. - 1972
- University of Idaho
- B.S. - 1969
Bar Admissions
- Utah, 1972
Representative Cases
- First Security Bank v. Banberry Crossing, 780 P.2d 1253 (Utah 1989)
- Olympus Hills Shopping Center Ltd. v. Smith's Food & Drug, 889 P.2d 445 (Utah Ct. App. 1994)
- Robert Winn, et al. v. University of Utah, et al., Third District Ct., Summit County, Utah, Civ., No. 0600105 (2000)
Professional Associations
- Utah State Bar Ethics and Disciplinary Committee
- Utah State Bar Examinations Committee
- Utah State Bar Judges and Courts Committee
- Utah State Bar Long Range Planning Committee
Past Positions
- Utah Legal Services, Inc., Staff Attorney and Director of Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo, Utah Offices, 1972 to 1975
- Norton Gesas & Taylor, Founding Partner, 1975 to 1977
- Watkiss & Campbell, Associate Attorney and Equity Partner, 1977 to 1989
- Campbell Maack & Sessions, Founding Senior Partner & Litigator, 1989 to 1998
- Clyde Snow & Sessions, Equity Member, Partner and Senior Litigator, 1998 to 2011
- Anderson & Karrenberg, Of Counsel, 2011 to 2013
- Larsen Christensen & Rico, PLLC, Equity Member, 2013 to 2013
- Winder & Counsel PC, Of Counsel, 2014 to 2015
Current Employment Position
- Member and Managing Lawyer
Honors
- Ranked with U.S. News and The Best Lawyers in America®, Best Law Firms: Tier 1 Ranking in Commercial Litigation and Tier 2 Rankings in Litigation - Land Use & Zoning and Litigation - Real Estate, 2014-2020
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning and Litigation-Real Estate, 2012-2020
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2011
- Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer Designation® - Top 3% of United States Lawyers, 2016-2017
- AV Rating*, Martindale-Hubbell® (Thirty-years)
- Utah State Bar Award and Certificate of Merit for serving as Special Counsel on ethics and disciplinary matters
- Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite, Business Litigation (several editions)
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories — legal ability and general ethical standards.