Peter Summerill - Lawyer in Salt Lake City, UT

Peter W Summerill

Car accident Attorney at Salt Lake City, UT

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Highly Recommend

Great attorney who kept me informed throughout the process

Peter represented me on a case that I was very nervous about going forward with. The whole stinking process is so confusing and intimidating to begin with. I am thankful I did, and he helped calm my fears right from the start. I had just previously 'fired' my other counsel because she clearly didn't have my best interests in mind (at one point when the judge asked her if she had any rebuttal to opposing counsel's argument she stated "no he summed it up"). I was blown away.... It was beyond frustrating and I was ready to just give up and go home. Peter was recommended by a family member he'd helped and I'm glad they did. Peter reassured me that win or lose, everything would be fine. In the end we got what we were after thanks to his knowledge and expertise. I can't thank him enough for how much he helped me through this terrible ordeal. The opposing couns was rerrible and gives the good lawyers of this world a bad name. Thanks again Peter, you are the best!

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Practice areas

Car accident

25%

Helped more than 200 individuals protect and preserve their rights against aggressive auto insurance defense teams. Experience includes multiple trials with good jury verdict results when the auto insurance companies refuse to proved fair compensation. Don't settle for an attorney who settles, get competent counsel from an experienced trial lawyer.
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25 years, 200 cases
Personal injury

25%

Handled more than two hundred personal injury claims. My practice is devoted to solely representing people who have been injured by the negligence and recklessness of others.

25 years, 200 cases
Wrongful death

25%

Representing families for claims of wrongful death presents unique challenges and opportunities to help people when things seem to be at their worst. Obtaining accountability on behalf of families is the best thing I could ever do with my law degree.
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25 years, 50 cases
Medical malpractice

20%

Have handled more than 100 medical malpractice cases. It is becoming more and more challenging to represent families and individuals injured by medical negligence in Utah due to some very significant lobbying by the malpractice insurance companies. The economics and and pitfalls of litigating a medical malpractice case make this area of practice a highly specialized and difficult to navigate.
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25 years, 100 cases
Appeals

5%

In addition to handling appeals arising out of my own case load, I am often retained as private appellate counsel by other lawyers to provide services on appellate cases including everything from ghost writing briefs all the way to full entry of appearance and representation throughout the appellate process.
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25 years, 20 cases

20+ YEARS JURY TRIAL EXPERIENCE: WRONGFUL DEATH, CATASTROPHIC INJURY, AND PERSONAL INJURY CASES.

Peter Summerill is an award winning and peer-recognized lawyer focusing on personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. Mr. Summerill also handles appellate work and is regularly hired by other attorneys to assist with their appeals through ghost-writing briefs, appearing as appellate counsel or simply consulting on the appellate process.

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Licensed for 24 years

State UT

Status Active

Acquired 1998

Updated 01/07/2023

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Peter W Summerill

(801) 935-8755 Office

36 S State Street, Suite 2400

Salt Lake City, UT, 84111

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Peter W Summerill

(801) 935-8755 Office

1004 24th St

Ogden, UT, 84401-2702

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Posted by Jorge | March 7, 2014

Highly Recommend

Mr Summerill has represented me before and has always had answers to all my legal concerns and questions. I have since recommended him to several of my acquaintances.

Posted by Mark R. | February 17, 2015

Great attorney who kept me informed throughout the process

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Posted by Valerie | August 3, 2015

Excellent Attorney

Peter did a wonderful job of helping me. He exceeded my expectations. Great communication and responded quickly to any questions I had. Very professional, knowledgeable, and honest; I would recommend him in a heartbeat.

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

Attorney
Dewsnup King & Olsen
2015 - Present

Owner
Law Offices of Peter W. Summerill
2014 - 2015

Partner
Hasenyager & Summerill
2001 - 2013

Attorney
Law Office of Peter Summerill
1998 - 2001

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Education

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1998

University of Utah
BS - Bachelor of Science
1995

Legal Cases

Krambule v. Intermountain Healthcare
$1,600,000 Jury Verdict

Miller v. Ogden City
Case tried to $369,000 jury verdict.

Associations

Utah Association for Justice
Board Member
2009 - Present

Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee
Member Utah Jury Instruction Committee
2008 - Present

Languages Spoken

English

Awards

Top Lawyers - Legal Elite
Utah Business Magazine
2015

Super Lawyer - Personal Injury
Mountain States Super Lawyers
2015

Top Lawyers - Legal Elite
Utah Business Magazine
2014

Ambassador of the Year
Utah Association for Justice
2014

Top Lawyers - Legal Elite
Utah Business
2013

Rising Star
Utah Association for Justice
2011

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Publications

Utah Bar Journal
Cloud Computing: Silver Lining or Rainy Day?
2013

Utah Trial Journal
Technology at Trial: Opening to Closing With an iPad
2012

Utah Trial Journal
Dexter v. Bosko: A Rigorous Review of Utah Constitution Art. 1, Sec. 9
2008

Speaking Engagements

Utah Association for Justice Annual
Winning Big On A Budget
2015

OPC Ethics School
Law Office Management: Tech & Ethics
2015

Ethics School
Ethics: Law Office Management
2014

The Mobile Lawyer's Toolkit
Leveraging the iPad in Legal Practice
2013

OPC Ethics School
Law Office Management
2013

Slip and Fall: Traversing the traps, cracks and traps of Premises Liability Law
Premises Liability Law In Utah
2012

iPad at Trial and in Legal Practice
iPad in Legal Practice
2012

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Attorney endorsements

Received (6)

Given (3)

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George Tait

Medical malpractice Attorney | Mar 01
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Pete Summerill is one of the brightest attorneys I know practicing in the very difficult area of medical malpractice."

Christian Lassen

Unknown Attorney | Jan 10
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

Michael Waddington

Personal injury Attorney | Jun 04
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Peter. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

Michael McKell

Personal injury Attorney | Aug 22
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Peter is a great lawyer and certainly one of the best in the state. He will fight for you and won't back down to the defense. Great lawyer."

Ryan Springer

Personal injury Attorney | Aug 18
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Pete Summerill is an outstanding attorney. He's brilliant and tenacious, and doesn't let the insurance companies and their lawyers bully his clients. I highly recommend him."