Peter H. Donaldson

Mr. Donaldson’s practice is concentrated in a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including representing clients in state and federal courts, mediation and arbitration, and all levels of appeals. He has experience representing clients in technology, construction, real property, class action, securities, corporate, employment, healthcare, insurance, franchising, intellectual property, and a wide variety of contract matters. Mr. Donaldson regularly collaborates with attorneys in diverse practice areas to deliver comprehensive quality legal services to firm clients.

Education

University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law - J.D. (2002)

  • William H. Leary Scholar
  • Senior Staff, Utah Law Review
  • Executive Editor, Journal of Law & Family Studies

Brigham Young University - B.A., English (1998)

Admitted to Practice

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • Utah

Prior Professional Experience

  • Associate, Salt Lake City office, Snell & Wilmer
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Paul G. Cassell, United States District Court, District of Utah
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Anthony W. Schofield, Utah Fourth District Court

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Utah State Bar: Litigation and Real Property Sections; Young Lawyers Division, Executive Committee; Utah Bar Journal, Editorial Staff
  • American Inns of Court, Aldon J. Anderson Inn
  • Advisory Committee on the Local Rules for the District of Utah
  • Named in Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Utah Business magazine's "Legal Elite"

Publications

  • "Breathing Life into Aurora Credit Services Inc. v. Liberty West Development, Inc.: Utah's Close Corporation Exception to the Derivative Lawsuit Requirement," 2002 Utah Law Rev. 519
  • "United States v. Morrison: Constitutional Limits on Federal Authority to Remedy Gender-Based Violent Crime," 3 J.L. & Fam. Stud. 189 (2001)