News
Partner Elected Chairman of Hospital Board
Mark D. Stubbs, a member of Fillmore Spencer, LLC, has been selected by the Leavitt Institute For International Development as a visiting faculty member at Ivan Franko National University of L’viv, Ukraine and the Uriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. The Leavitt Foundation is a Charitable Organization of experienced professionals devoted to improving the rule of law in developing democratic nations of the world. Mr. Stubbs will instruct the law students at these two universities in the laws of evidence as used in the legal system in the United States.
One of our own goes to Haiti to aid in relief efforts
Jamie Preston, wife of Scott Preston, an Associate with Fillmore Spencer, LLC, was asked to join with the Utah Hospital Task Force in providing aid to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. She is one of 70 translators that speak Haitian Creole and part of the largest single group of Creole speakers sent to Haiti. She has already worked with medical personnel from numerous countries, the UN, and other Non-Governmental Organizations in providing her translating skills. She is expected to stay in Haiti for at least two weeks. For more information about the Utah Hospital Task Force or to follow the work being done by this group, please go here or here.
Mark D. Stubbs - Martindale-Hubbell Rating 2010
Mark D. Stubbs, a founding member of Fillmore Spencer, LLC, has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell receiving a Very High Rating in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards for the year 2010.
Officer Manager Kathy Anderson featured
in Utah Valley Business Q magazine
Kathy, with five other Utah Valley women, was part of the magazine's latest "Women in Business Roundtable." According to the magazine, our business community is ranked number 2 on the list of best cities for women entrepreneurs. Read the whole "roundtable" here.
Cougar Club honors Bill Fillmore, and Fillmore Spencer
At the 7 January 2010 luncheon, the Cougar Club paid tribute to his more than two decades of supporting BYU's student athletes. Bill is the former national president of the Cougar Club. The firm's "Welcome to Cougar Town" sign and annual football tailgate party were also mentioned. Read the entire tribute here.
Firm sponsors J. Reuben Clark Law Society 2010 Annual Conference
The firm is sponsoring and Richard Sheffield is serving as the chair of the annual conference. For details about the conference, click here.
"Trademarks 101" presentation at Utah State Bar Spring Convention
Barney Madsen will be a featured presenter at the Spring Convention of the Utah State Bar held in St. George, Utah 18-20 March 2010. Mr. Madsen's presentation will be on Saturday, 20 March 2010, at 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Richard Sheffield - ten years of AV rating
Congratulations to Richard Sheffield who has had an AV rating (the highest rating for legal ability and ethics) with Martindale-Hubbell for ten years.
Fillmore Spencer sponsors UVU Inaugural Dinner and Scholarship Ball
The firm was a proud "gold" sponsor of the 9 October 2009 dinner honoring newly-inaugurated UVU President Matt Holland, and the university's annual Scholarship Ball, the "premier gala event for Utah Valley."
Bill Fillmore (Corporate), Barney Madsen (Litigation), and Joe Hepworth (Corporate Transactions) were voted by their peers and approved by a Utah Business Magazine Blue-Ribbon Panel as "2010 Legal Elite."
Fillmore Spencer LLC has been accepted to the 2009 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Ratings in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.
Former partner, Jennifer Gowans, has gone solo (November 2009) to focus on her criminal defense and appeals practice. Jennifer remains Of Counsel to the firm.
Stephanie O'Brien, formerly with Goodsell & Olsen of Las Vegas, NV, joined the firm in August 2009.
Joseph Hepworth, formerly in-house counsel for ATK, joined the firm in July 2008.
Utah Supreme Court Ruling Favors Firm's Client
On 16 June 2009, the Utah Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of Fillmore Spencer’s client, William Jacob (Case No. 20060856). The Utah Supreme Court’s ruling brings to a close a battle which has been ongoing since the year 2000. In October of 2003, Mr. Jacob filed a motion to dismiss his claim for defamation against the opposing party, but the opposing party refused to allow the case to be dismissed. Instead, the opposing party chose to claim that Mr. Jacob’s defamation claim was a violation of the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) in government act, and thereby sought substantial sanctions against Mr. Jacob for bringing a simple defamation action after his reputation for honesty had been attacked. The Utah Supreme Court vindicated the arguments advanced by Mr. Spencer and declared that the SLAPP act did not apply to the simple defamation claims at issue in the case; accordingly, as Mr. Jacob had sought 6 1/2 years earlier, the case was finally dismissed.
Scott Preston, formerly with Hill Johnson & Schmutz, joined the firm in October 2007.
The Committee makes recommendations to the Utah Supreme Court for amendments to existing rules, and Jennifer has a four-year commitment.
Partner Wins Supreme Court Argument
Partner Scott Card won a 4-1 decision in the search and seizure case in an argument held at the J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Fillmore Spencer LLC voted "Best Legal Services."
Fillmore Spencer LLC voted "Favorite Local Law Firm."
Victoria Romney has accepted an offer to serve as intellectual property counsel with the law firm of Beus & Gilbert (plaintiffs' counsel) in the $1 billion dollar Celebrex case.
Senior associate Trent Sutton has accepted an offer to join the firm of Nixon Peabody in Rochester, New York.
Office Manager Kathy Anderson was featured in the Winter 2006 edition of Utah Valley Business Quarterly.
On 1 November 2006, Partner Scott Card argued before the five justices of the Utah Supreme Court (in a session at the J. Reuben Clark Law School) about the lawfulness of a search and seizure.
Congratulations to Partner Randy Spencer who was selected by his peers as one of Utah's Legal Elite 2006 in the Civil Trial practice area. Read about it in Utah Business Magazine.
Associate Arlen L. Card teamed with Merrill Jensen to compose the musical score for recently-released "Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration" now showing at the Legacy Theater in Salt Lake City and in LDS Visitor's Centers throughout the world.
On 2 February 2006, Associate Jennifer Gowans argued the unconstitutionality of Utah's communications fraud statute before the five justices of the Utah Supreme Court.
