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Charles H Thronson
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Biography
Charles Thronson is a senior shareholder in the Litigation practice group and head of the Personal Injury Division at Parsons Behle & Latimer. He has over 35 years of experience and practices throughout the Western United States in the areas of personal injury, trucking injuries, medical malpractice (especially birth injury cases), whistleblower (Qui Tam) and products liability cases.
Mr. Thronson has handled a number of cases for personal injury and medical malpractice clients that have generated some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the region. In 2015 he achieved the largest personal injury/medical malpractice verdict in the state's history.
He has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah, an Adjunct Professor at Westminster College, a long-time member of the Utah Association for Justice (president, 2009-2010) and a frequent lecturer. He is listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Utah, Mountain States Super Lawyers and he has been recognized since 1995 in The Best Lawyers in America (2012, 2016 Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year - Medical Malpractice (Salt Lake City)).
Academic Accomplishments:
Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977)
(ranked 3rd in class of 172)
Editorial Staff, Creighton University Law Review
University of Washington (B.A., 1972)
Major: Business Administration
Athletics: Freshman and Varsity Crew
Adjunct Professor, Advanced Torts Practice, University of Utah, College of Law, 1999 - 2003
Adjunct Professor, Westminster College, 1986 - 1988
Professional Accomplishments:
Listed in Best Lawyers in America (1995 - present) in Medical Malpractice, Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation
Selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Named ACQ Law Awards Leading Lawyer of the Year, 2013 - 2016, Personal Injury (Utah)
Named Best Lawyers' 2012, 2016 Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year for Salt Lake City in Medical Malpractice Law
Listed as one of the Top Lawyers Named by Their Peers, 2012
Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers
Listed in Top 100 Lawyers in Utah
Listed in Utah's Legal Elite
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Utah for 48 years
State: Utah
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
Location
Parsons Behle & Latimer
201 S Main St Ste 1800, Po Box 45898, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111-2218
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Experienced Attorney with record injury verdicts in Utah
Charles represented my family and me in a medical malpractice case against a major State-run hospital. It was a technical case; Charles ultimately resolved the case by settlement after hiring and consulting with many expert witnesses. The only negative is that he left our case on the back-burner for ...
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Experience
Honors
2016
Lawyer of Year Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2012
Lawyer of Year Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyers in America
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Medical Malpractice, Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
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Leading Lawyer of the Year, 2013 - 2016, Personal Injury, ACQ Law Awards
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Super Lawyer, Mountain States Super Lawyers
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Top Lawyer, Top 100 Lawyers in Utah
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Utah Legal Elite, Utah Business Magazine
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1977 - Present
Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer
Associations
Utah Association for Justice
Member Board of Governors
Alpha Sigma Nu National Academic Honor Society
Litigation Counsel of America
Founding Fellow
American Association for Justice
Member
Salt Lake County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Utah State Bar: Litigation Section
Member
Education
1977
Creighton University
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
University of Washington
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
Utah Association for Justice
Trial Fundamentals
2013
Utah State Bar Conference
Big Verdict - Small Town
2013
Utah Association for Justice Conference
The Big Verdict
2012
Utah Association for Justice Conference
Recent Trial Victories and Strategy
2009
Utah Association for Justice Conference
Medical Malpractice in Utah
Publications
2013
Utah Trial Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2
Condemarin v. University Hospital, a 24-Year Retrospective
2012
Utah Trial Journal
Admissibility of Post-Injury Conduct - Subsequent Remedial Measures and Punitive Damages
2010
Utah Trial Journal
The Real Bogeyman
2010
Utah Trial Journal
Just Lucky
2010
Utah Trial Journal
Discoverability and Admissibility of Immigration Status
2010
Utah Trial Journal
In Praise of Regulation
2006
Utah Trial Journal
The Wrongful Death Guarantee, Part II
N/A
Utah Trial Journal
Health Courts: Not So Fair and Equitable
Languages
English