Michael F. Leavitt

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St. George Office
Main: 435.674.0400
Direct: 435.986.7652
mleavitt@djplaw.com
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Mr. Leavitt's practice focuses on general civil litigation, including collections, real estate disputes, personal injury claims, and representation of creditors in bankruptcy. He is currently the President of the Southern Utah Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS

Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights

Litigation

Real Estate

Banking

EDUCATION

University of Idaho College of Law - J.D. (2002)

Southern Utah University - B.A., History, magna cum laude (1998)

Dixie State College - A.A., cum laude (1996)

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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Utah
  • All State and Federal Courts in Utah

INDUSTRIES

  • Financial
  • Real Estate

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

  • German

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Named in Utah Business magazine's "Legal Elite"
  • President, Southern Utah Bar Association (2009-present)
  • Recipient, Utah State Bar Distinguished Service Award, Spring Convention (2008)
  • Member, Executive Board, Southern Utah Bar Association (2007-2009)
  • Instructor, Introduction to Paralegal, Dixie State College of Utah (2004-2007)

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Keenan v. Aryan Nations: Making Hate Groups Liable for the Torts of Their Members," Idaho Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Spring 2001)

PRESENTATIONS

  • "Navigating Legal Potholes in a Recession Economy," Washington County Economic Summit, January 2010
  • "Lien Recovery Fund--A Practitioner's Perspective," Construction Section CLE, St. George (2007)
  • "Construction Defect Litigation in Utah," Litigation Section CLE, St. George (2006)
  • "Construction Defect Litigation in Utah," Southern Utah Fall CLE (2006)

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