Jason R. Hull

Mr. Hull's practice focuses on commercial litigation, including construction disputes, collections, partnership disputes, mechanic's liens, employment disputes, trade secret litigation, and real estate litigation. Mr. Hull also has significant experience in mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes as a participant in the Harvard Mediation Program and the Harvard Program on Negotiation.

Education

Harvard Law School - J.D., cum laude (2006)

  • Executive Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (2003-2006)
  • Participant in Harvard Mediation Program and Harvard Program on Negotiation

Brigham Young University - B.A., Political Science, cum laude (2003)

  • Heritage Scholar

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Judge Pro Tempore, Davis County (2011-present)
  • Participant, A. Sherman Christensen, American Inn of Court I (2008-present)
  • Recognized as a “Rising Star” (Business Litigation), Mountain States Super Lawyers (2009-2011)

Representative Cases/Deals

  • Mr. Hull has successfully collected millions of dollars for his banking clients through non-judicial foreclosure of collateral, negotiation, and through post-judgment execution proceedings.
  • Mr. Hull successfully enforced a non-compete agreement for his insurance brokerage client against two former employees by obtaining a preliminary injunction for his client and then negotiating a resolution of all remaining issues between the parties.
  • On behalf of a large commercial tenant, after a one-week trial, Mr. Hull successfully defeated a landlord’s eviction and damages claims, which sought several million dollars in alleged back rent and treble damages, and obtained a judgment for the tenant’s attorney fees and court costs.  See also Wadsworth Lake Park, LLC v. Spillman Technologies, Inc., 2009 UT App 210  and 2010 UT App 210 (granting motions for summary disposition for landlord’s failure to perfect its two successive appeals).
  • Mr. Hull represented several former employees of a defunct computer software company in obtaining a judgment for unpaid wages and benefits. After post-judgment discovery and several evidentiary hearings, Mr. Hull successfully collected the judgment from a competing creditor of the former employer, resulting in payment in full of the former employees’ claims, plus attorney fees and costs. See Ashton v. Learnframe, Inc., 185 P.3d 1135 (Utah Ct. App. 2008) (dismissing competing creditor’s appeal of ruling that plaintiffs’ judgment execution sale on former employer’s personal and intellectual property was appropriately exercised under fraudulent transfer statute and other relevant law); cert denied, 199 P.3d 970 (Utah 2008); 2009 UT App 172 (granting motion for summary disposition of second appeal based on competing creditor’s failure to perfect appeal).
  • Mr. Hull successfully defended a lawn services company and 25 of its employees against claims by a competitor for tortious interference, breach of noncompetition, nondisclosure, nonsolicitation, and noninterference covenants, and punitive damages. The federal court excluded each of the plaintiff’s damages experts and entered summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s claims, estimated by the plaintiff at several million dollars.  TruGreen Companies, LLC v. Scotts Lawn Service, 508 F. Supp. 2d 937 (D. Utah 2007) (excluding plaintiff’s damages expert under Daubert and dismissing plaintiff’s punitive damages and certain other claims); 2007 WL 169860 (entering summary judgment against plaintiff on most of its remaining claims against competitor and former employees); 199 P.3d 929 (Utah 2008) (on certification from federal district court, rejecting plaintiff’s claim for unjust enrichment damages against competitor and former employees on claims for breach of employment agreements and tortious interference).
  • In bankruptcy court, Mr. Hull successfully had a court dismiss a case with prejudice before any discovery where the plaintiff sought to have a debt deemed nondischargeable for fraud in a fiduciary capacity. See Engage v. Clear Vision, LLC v. Cameron (In re Cameron), 2011 WL 2118994 (Bankr. D. Utah 2011).