Utah Criminal Defense Blog

Gregory W. Stevens serves the legal needs of individual and business clients in a variety of substantive areas, with an emphasis on civil litigation and criminal defense. Mr. Stevens has the experience, education, and tenacity to provide effective and zealous representation of the very highest quality. He also offers a high level of responsiveness, treating each matter with close personal attention, that a larger firm would likely find it difficult or impossible to match. When you retain Mr. Stevens, you can be assured that he will be the attorney handling your case, not an associate with limited or no experience, not a paralegal or legal assistant, and not some affiliated attorney or law firm in a completely different office. By handling litigation and criminal defense matters from beginning to end, Mr. Stevens gains a thorough understanding of cases that is lost to attorneys who may pass off important tasks to others. He thrives on hard work to help you resolve your problem. Additionally, because Mr. Stevens is able to draw upon a wealth of litigation experience in a variety of substantive areas, he brings a perspective and vision to cases that attorneys who focus on one narrow area may lack. Finally, as a solo practitioner, Mr. Stevens eliminates the pyramid compensation scheme and high cost of overhead that make higher fees essential to the operation of larger firms. Keeping his own operations lean and cost-effective, Mr. Stevens is able to offer rates in matters for which he charges an hourly fee that are below market rates for attorneys with comparable experience and ability.

Mr. Stevens is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Utah State Bar.

Listed in Utah Business Magazine as one of the 2006 Legal Elite in the Practice Area of Civil Trial Work. The Legal Elite reflect the results of votes by peers among the Utah State Bar responding to a request by the Magazine to vote for peers whom they believe to be the State's top lawyers. Bar members were encouraged by Utah Business Magazine to vote for lawyers whose work they have observed firsthand and whose services they would recommend to others.

Education

• THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL, J.D., 1986.
• Raymond K. Dykema Scholarship Award, 1986.
• Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship, 1983-84.
• Articles Editor, The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1985-86.
• Author, "Representing Indigent Civil Litigants: The Problems and Some Proposals," 18 U. Mich. J.L. Ref. 767 (Spring 1985).
• Junior Member, The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1984-85.

• THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HORACE H. RACKHAM SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, M.A., English Language and Literature, 1986
• Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship, 1983-84.

• HILLSDALE COLLEGE, B.S., English, Economics and Math, 1983.
• Summa Cum Laude and Salutatorian.
• Johns-Manville Scholarship, 1982-83.
• Trustee Scholarship, 1979-83.
• English, Math, Science and Music Honoraries.
• Publications Editor, Feature Section, The Collegian, College Newspaper, 1982-83.
• Editor-In-Chief, Tower Light, College Literary Publication, 1981-82.
• Member, Publications Board, Chose Editors of Student Publications, 1981-82.
• Writer, The Collegian, 1979-83.

Professional Experience

• May 1992 to Present: GREGORY W. STEVENS, Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner: Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense, & Salt Lake City, UT and Washington, D.C.
• March 1990 to April 1992: RICHARDSON, BERLIN & MORVILLO, Washington, D.C., Associate: Securities Enforcement and White Collar Criminal Defense; and Securities Fraud, Commercial and Labor Litigation.
• Jan. 1988 to March 1990: HOWREY & SIMON, Washington, D.C., Associate: Commercial and Antitrust Litigation; and Antitrust/Trade Regulation Counseling and Representation Before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
• Sept. 1986 to December 1987: MILLER & CHEVALIER, Washington, D.C., Associate: Government Contracts and Commercial Litigation and Counseling.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Utah Bar, District of Columbia Bar, American Bar Association, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Trial Lawyers Association.

Recent Seminars

• Dec. 2003, Utah Bar, Theater Strategies in Trial.
• Dec. 2003, Utah Bar, Ten Keys to Effective Negotiation.
• Dec. 2002, Litigation Section, Utah Bar, Appellate Advocacy: Litigating Beyond the Trial Court.
• Nov. 2001, P. Lisnek, Understanding Jurors: A Unique Approach to Courtroom Advocacy
• March 2001, ABA, Employment Litigation Skills
• Jan. 2000, ABA, Negotiating Settlements of Employment Claims.
• Dec. 1998, T. Mauet & D. Gianna, A Day on Trial, The Secrets of Persuasion.
• June 1997: Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation.
• Sept. 1996: Federal Criminal Defense Practice.
• Oct. 1992: Criminal Practice Institute, Advanced Trial Technique and Evidentiary Problems.
• Oct. 1991: Criminal Practice Institute, Basic and Intermediate Trial Technique.

Interests

• Trail Running (Wasatch 100 Mile Endurance Run, 2002, 2003; Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run, 2002, 2003; Pikes Peak Marathon, 2001), Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Snowshoeing, Running (road marathons), Sailboarding.