Call Us Today! 1.801.415.3000
TwitterFacebookLinkedin
Durham Jones & Pinegar Logo Durham Jones & Pinegar Logo Durham Jones & Pinegar Logo
  • Our Firm
    • Leadership
    • Community Involvement
    • Deals & Wins
    • Women Lawyers Group
    • Corporate Services
  • Attorneys
  • Services
  • Offices
    • Salt Lake City
    • Lehi
    • Ogden
    • St. George
  • News & Updates
  • Contact Us
[email protected]

Brad R. Cahoon

Shareholder

Environmental Law

Water Law

Zoning Law

Commercial Litigation

Real Estate

Development & Management

Administrative Law

Contact Me

Location: Salt Lake City

Main: 801.415-3000

Direct:

VIEW MY PROFILE
VIEW V-CARD
LINKEDIN PROFILE

BIOGRAPHY

Brad Cahoon is an environmental lawyer who represents clients throughout the country. He has a record of achieving his clients’ business objectives and using his litigation, administrative, regulatory and government relations skills to protect his clients from arbitrary, capricious and abusive action by federal, state and local governments. His clients have included , land developers, manufacturers, lenders, energy companies, wireless carriers, mining companies, dry cleaners, metal recyclers, waste companies, ski resorts, ranchers, farmers, and chemical companies. He has litigated environmental cases in Utah, New York, Iowa, Indiana, and Idaho. He has handled environmental matters involving complex business transactions in multiple states across the country. His environmental law practice also encompasses water, zoning, oil and gas, mining, and real estate law.

Brad has been listed for multiple consecutive years in The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business® and Super Lawyers®. He was named Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Law (2016) and Government Relations (2017, 2020) by Best Lawyers.

He is a past chairman and board member of the American Lung Association of the Southwest Region and State Law Resources, Inc. and past member of the Board of Litigation of Mountain States Legal Foundation.

Representative Cases/Deals

Awards & Ratings

Best Lawyers Award Badge

Best Lawyers Award Badge

undefined

Best Lawyers Award Badge

undefined

Best Lawyers Award Badge

 
Bradley R. Cahoon
 

Publications & Presentations

  • “Utah Procurement Case Illustrates Perils in Bid Protests,” Co-Author, Law360 (April 6, 2015)
  • “@Geneva – Pathway to Development,” Moderator, CREW Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (January 20, 2015)
  • “Legal Developments and Case Law Affecting Financial Institutions and Business Transactions,” Presenter, Environmental Bankers Ass’n, Charleston, South Carolina (January 12, 2015)
  • “Las Vegas Brownfields 101,” Presenter, Legal & Regulatory Framework, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 28, 2014)
  • “Not Perfect: Perfecting Security Interests in Water Shares,” Co-Author, Utah Banker (Spring 2014)
  • “A New Brownfield Economy – Recognizing the Risks and the Market,” Moderator, 40th Annual ABA Conference on Environmental Law, Salt Lake City, Utah (March 17-19, 2011)
  • “Managing Ag-Loan Default Risks Arising from EPA’s CAFO Program,” Presenter, Great Western Bank, Denver, Colorado (September 30, 2010)
  • “Water Rights and Municipalities,” Presenter, Utah Land Use Institute (September 29, 2010)
  • “Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste: A Hot Choice for Utah,” Utah CEO (May 2010)
  • “Property under Condemnation and Brownfields: What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know,” Utah Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (February 25, 2009)
  • “Blending Innovative Site Cleanup, Risk Assessment, Use of Controls & Emissions Banking,” Environmental Bankers Ass’n, Salt Lake City, Utah (2008)
  • “Extreme Makeovers: Risk Reduction Strategies for Redeveloping Mine-Scarred & Other Industrial Lands,” 52 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 16.01 (2006)
  • “Brownfield Redevelopment Solutions: Recovering a Community’s Hidden Assets,” Envision Utah Education Forum (May 31, 2006)
  • “Land Recycling: Building the Future on the Foundations of the Past,” Urban Land Institute Spring Council Forum (May 11, 2006)
  • “Wetlands Enforcement and Takings Update,” Lorman Education Services (December 2004 and 2005)
  • “Legal Issues in Using Institutional Controls to Facilitate Ground Water Remediation,” CLE International (October 28, 2005)
  • “Notable Land Use Law Cases 2003-2005,” Utah Land Use Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah (October 5, 2005)
  • “EPA’s Proposed Rule for All Appropriate Inquiries,” Salt Lake City (September 15, 2005)
  • “The Brownfield Nouveau Riche, More Real Estate Players Will Be Asking, ‘What Can Brown Do For Me?’” Western Real Estate Business (May 2005)
  • “Conditions on Development,” Utah Land Use Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah (October 2004)
  • “Extreme Makeover: Redeveloping Mine Scarred Land,” Brownfields (2004)
  • “Gateway to Revitalization,” St. Louis, Missouri (September 20 2004)
  • “Squeezing Green Out of Brownfields,” Utah League of Cities and Towns, Salt Lake City (September 16, 2004)
  • “Brownfield Redevelopment,” The Society for Marketing Professional Services, Utah Chapter (May 19, 2004)
  • “Tanner Decisions–Shaping Utah Water Law, Utah Water Law & Policy Seminar,” St. George (March 17, 2003)
  • “Environmental Representations & Warranties in M&A Agreements,” Utah State Bar, Securities Law Section (June 2001)
  • “Wetlands, Waterfowl & the Supremes,” Panelist, Urban Land Institute (February 2001)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • Mountain States Legal Foundation, Board of Litigation (2015-present)
  • State Law Resources, Inc., Board of Directors, Past Chairman
  • American Bar Association
  • Environmental Bankers Association
  • Environmental Law Institute
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
  • Utah Manufacturers Association
  • Utah Mining Association, Legislative & Tax Committee

Education

S.J. Quinney College of Law – University of Utah, J.D. (1991)

Brigham Young University, B.S. 

  • Recognized as a member of the All- Academic Football Team of the Western Athletic Conference.

Admissions

Idaho
Utah

Experience

Languages

NEWS & UPDATES

  • 27 DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2020 BEST LAWYERS LIST
  • FOUR DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS “LAWYER OF THE YEAR”
  • Impact of One
  • 2019 MOUNTAIN STATES SUPER LAWYERS
  • NINE DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ATTORNEYS RANKED BY CHAMBERS
  • 26 ATTORNEYS LISTED IN THE 2019 UTAH LEGAL ELITE
  • DJP REPRESENTS TAGLICH PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC IN ACQUISITION
  • CONGRATULATIONS ATTORNEY BRAD R. CAHOON FOR RECEIVING THE UTAH STATE BAR OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD
  • DJP ATTORNEYS ASSIST IDAHO FARMER WIN A SWAMPBUSTER CASE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
  • 26 DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2019 BEST LAWYERS LIST
  • DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ATTORNEYS WERE SELECTED TO THE 2018 MOUNTAIN STATES SUPER LAWYERS LIST
  • DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR REPRESENTS LIGNETICS, INC. IN ITS AQUISITION OF NEW ENGLAND WOOD PELLET, LLC.
  • CHAMBERS USA RANKS NINE DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ATTORNEYS
  • navigate_before
    navigate_next


Contact This Attorney

Please note: Contacting us through this form or sending us an e-mail will not make you a client of our firm. Please do not send us confidential information or sensitive materials through this form. Such information will not be regarded as confidential.

SALT LAKE CITY
  • 801.415.3000
LEHI
  • 801.375.6600
ST. GEORGE
  • 435.674.0400
OGDEN
  • 801.395.2424
  • Home
  • Our Firm
  • Attorneys
  • Services
  • Careers
  • Corporate Services
  • Lien Services
  • UPOA
  • Bill Pay
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
© 2018 DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TwitterFacebookLinkedin
DJP Law Firm

Offices

SALT LAKE CITY
  • 801.415.3000
LEHI
  • 801.375.6600
ST. GEORGE
  • 435.674.0400
OGDEN
  • 801.395.2424

Important Links

  • Our Firm
  • Attorneys
  • Services
  • Careers
  • Bill Pay

Featured Services

  • Corporate Services
  • Lien Services
  • UPOA
© 2018 DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy
Twitter Facebook Linkedin