Benjamin Insurance Defense Lawyers

Whiting & Jardine has three guiding philosophies: 1. Provide something of value to everyone who asks for help. 2. A good lawyer does not cost money. He saves money. 3. Building on the first two philosophies, always provide a level of service, that our clients could not have been better served by going anywhere else. Stephen W. Whiting is an attorney who has prevailed in over a thousand cases and saved millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Whiting has a proven track record of putting his clients in positions of strength and obtaining optimal resolutions. His areas of practice include construction law, insurance...

Dallas graduated from Albany Law School in Albany, New York in 2008. Before joining Ivie & Young, he clerked for Judge David N. Mortensen in the Fourth District Court in Utah. Dallas represents the fourth generation of the Young family to practice at Ivie & Young.

Clark has practiced law since 1981. He began his career as a law clerk to Honorable H. Vearle Payne, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Since 1981, Clark has worked in a wide range of settings, including the Utah Attorney General's office, construction and surety law boutique firms, and one of Utah's largest law firms. Clark has been a shareholder at Fetzer Simonsen Booth & Jenkins since 2003. Clark is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator. He is on the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association and the roster...

Scott Powers' practice involves a broad range of commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on construction, surety, and insurance-related issues. Licensed in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, Scott has litigated disputes across the intermountain west. He has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of legal matters including construction contract claims, defect claims, surety bond claims, mechanics lien claims, insurance coverage litigation, catastrophic injury claims, and class action lawsuits. Prior to, and during, Scott’s graduate and undergraduate studies, he worked in the construction industry. His experience working for multiple contractors, including union and non-union electrical contractors, commercial...

Zach is a zealous trial attorney. He wins trials and negotiates favorable settlements for his clients. His training, creativity, and sense of justice make him the perfect person to vindicate your rights.

Zach loves helping people who are down on their luck. Zach served as the President of the non-profit organization Emerging Legal Leaders (“ELL”), which raised funds for non-profit legal services. Prior to law school, Zach assisted refugee immigrants adjust to their new lives in the United States as a case manager at the Refugee and Immigrant Center at the Asian Association of Utah.

His academic accomplishments include serving as the...

Attorney Mark A. Larsen has been practicing law for more than 35 years, and as a member of Larsen & Rico, he represents individuals and businesses throughout Utah and nationwide in cases dealing with commercial litigation issues. During his career, Mr. Larsen has tried numerous complex cases across the country. His past clients include a range of local, national and international companies and insurance carriers.

My trial practice is primarily focused on personal injury defense and employment matters. I defend catastrophic injury, wrongful death, premises liability, employment, and product liability cases. I have numerous defense jury verdicts in a variety of cases. In my 30 years of practice, I have averaged two trials per year. In the past four years alone, I have obtained defense jury verdicts in matters involving a double fatality from a truck accident (with a $22 million demand), a fatality from use of farm equipment (with a $3 million demand), a $2.8 million catastrophic injury case, an employment contract dispute, premises...