Law Firm Overview

Parsons Behle & Latimer was founded in 1882 and is one of the oldest and best known law firms offering litigation and business law services in the intermountain region. Our first clients were in the business of miningone of the major industries that helped fuel the growth of the area. Over time, our reputation and client base have grown with the dynamic intermountain region.

We offer you the resources and capabilities of a large and diverse firm, coupled with the highest levels of accessibility and responsiveness. With more than 100 attorneys, we bring a depth and range of experience to six major practice areas: Litigation; Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources; Corporate & Tax; Intellectual Property & Technology; Real Estate, Banking & Finance; and Employment. Within those practice areas, attorneys focus on selected industries, legislative or regulatory issues, litigation or specific transactional processes.

Best Lawyers in America ranks Parsons Behle & Latimer the top firm in the nation for water law and in Utah for commercial litigation, energy law, environmental law, mining law, water law and natural resources law. The firm's Nevada practice is ranked first for mining and natural resources law. Thirty-five of the firm's attorneys are listed in the 2008 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Administrative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking & Finance Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Business Organizations
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Collections
• Eminent Domain
• Construction Law
• White Collar Crimes
• Election Campaign & Political Law
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning
• Elder Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Government Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• Nursing Home
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Natural Resources Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Real Estate Law
• Immigration & Naturalization Law
• Securities Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Communications & Media Law
• Labor Law
• Science & Technology Law
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure
• Taxation Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Construction Law, White Collar Crimes, Election Campaign & Political Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Energy Law, Entertainment, Sports, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Health & Health Care Law, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks, Computer Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Science & Technology Law, Securities Law, Taxation Law, Asbestos