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James Gilson
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James Gilson

Shareholder, General Counsel - Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar P.C. | Attorneys at Law

Lehi, Utah

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Employment Law

About James Gilson

James D. Gilson is a shareholder and the general counsel of Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, P.C. (Salt Lake City office), where he practices general business litigation, including contract, intellectual property, securities, employment, unfair competition, real property, and probate disputes. As a former federal prosecutor, he also represents businesses and individuals in white collar criminal defense matters, including federal and state regulatory offenses. He is also an experienced arbitrator and mediator. Jim was the President of the Utah State Bar (2014-15), and was a Utah Bar Commissioner from 2008 to 2016. At the beginning of his career, Jim was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable J. Thomas Greene and later for the Honorable Dee Benson, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, and was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Utah, prosecuting white collar criminal matters. Every year since 2005, Jim has been designated as one of Utah's "Legal Elite"​ by Utah Business Magazine in the area of business litigation. He has also been included in "Mountain States Super Lawyers"​ every year since 2008, and in 2016 was included in the "Top 100" list. He is also listed in "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of commercial litigation. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2014 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Education: University of Utah College of Law, JD, 1989 Utah Law Review, 1987-89 University of Utah, Honors BA, English and Political Science, 1985 Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Phi Law license: Utah State Bar Colorado State Bar Washington, D.C. Bar Also admitted to practice in the United States District Court (D. Utah), United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court

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