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David R. Olsen
Personal Injury Lawyer / Attorney – Salt Lake City, Utah
David Olsen is a shareholder of Dewsnup, King & Olsen and a premier injury and commercial litigation attorney. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University, where he received the Wall Street Journal Award as Outstanding Business Student. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1976.
Mr. Olsen's practice concentrates on representing plaintiffs in insurance bad faith and complex tort litigation, where he has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar judgments. Seven and eight figure results have been obtained for clients in areas ranging from trucking, product liability and work place injury to pharmaceutical liability and medical malpractice. He has been the lead attorney in over 20 appellate decisions defining many areas of Utah law, including the definition of proximate cause, the enforceability of compulsory arbitration provisions, the constitutionality of governmental immunity and the enforcement of settlement agreements. His experience also includes contract, real estate, and RICO litigation, including a recent multimillion-dollar verdict in a condemnation case.
Mr. Olsen is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has been selected by his peers as a member of The Best Lawyers in America and has been named to the Utah Business Top 100 Legal Elite. He has received an AV rating, the highest possible, from Martindale-Hubbell. He was awarded the Utah State Bar’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award for 2008. He is a member of Utah’s Top Attorneys - 2008, Mountain States Super Lawyers, Utah Business Legal Eagles, The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers - 2008. He is a frequent speaker to professionals on legal issues.
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- Alan Mortensen made life member of the Utah Association for Justice
- Dustin Lance and Charles Conrad selected into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40
- Alan Mortensen invited into the Mountain States Super Lawyers
- Colin King obtains important verdict in "pain pump" litigation
- Edward Havas named as the "Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year" for 2010
- Successful Settlement Reached in Guatemalan Aircraft Crash Case
- Colin King Wins Settlement
- Dustin Lance and Alan W. Mortensen Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Colin King Successfully Settles Logan Landslide Case
- Alan W. Mortensen, Edward B. Havas Named to The Best Lawyers in America Directory
- Alan W. Mortensen Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Assault Case
- Ralph L. Dewnsup Returns from Puerto Rico
- Colin King Inducted to The Inner Circle of Advocates
- Colin King Renamed to The Best Lawyers in America
- Colin King Named in 2010 Super Lawyers Magazine
Location
36 South State St, Ste. 2400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-0024
800.404.8520 Toll Free