also known as Macfarlane LegalWorks
Mr. Macfarlane represents people who have suffered personal injuries such as severe injuries from accidents, product liability issues and medical malpractice. He has handled over 12 spinal cord injury cases which included paralysis. He has particular experience in cases where the injury and medical expenses exceed the policy limits of any insurance that covers the accident. He has worked on numerous cases fighting Medicaid or other health insurance liens poised to take all settlement funds from the injured client. He has obtained many verdicts and settlements in excess of $1,000, and handled 3 cases where the settlement was over $4,000,. Mr. Macfarlane serves as National Counsel for the largest basketball equipment manufacturer in the world.
He understands what you are going through because he is an accident victim himself. When he was 17 years old, he was hit on his motorcycle by a distracted driver. As a result, he had his left leg amputated 7 inches above the knee. He also was in an accdient where a driver fell asleep resulting in two compression fractures of his back. So he understands the medical bills that flood in for accident victims and the ongoing problems that they can face victims for the rest of their life. Wouldn't you rather have an attorney that is not just good at what he does, but also understands exactly what you are facing? In most instances, he can represent you without charging a fee until he wins your case. Except for medical malpractice cases, he can represent you for only 25% on any case before filing a complaint, where most lawyers charge up to 40%. Why would you do that when you can have a lawyer with 33 years of experience at a full 25% less in fees.
Specialties: Utah law on product liability personal injury, personal injury litigation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, insurance coverage litigation, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, fair debt collection practices, insurance bad faith injury, uninsured and underinsured motorist injury, motorcycle and bicycle personal injury, boating injury, Utah Medicaid liens, and negotiation of personal injury cases.
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Acquired: 1988
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205 26 th Street, Ste. 21, Ogden, UT, 84401
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Posted by Austin | February 21, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Best attorney!
Kelly advocated for us swiftly and confidently. He is a strong advocate for his clients and possesses high-level skills and knowledge of the law as it pertains to each case. Kelly communicates with clients and opposing council in a win-win approach. He worked tirelessly to ensure a positive outcome. ...
Austin was a great client who was seriously injured as a passenger while he was taking a driving course to get his driver's license for the first time. In this instance, the claim against the other driver was easy to handle for him. But, as is often the case, the second claim that is filed on the car you are riding in for underinsured motorist coverage, was fought by the insurance company and they hire counsel to oppose this 100% liability claim. The insurance company would make no offers of settlement to Austin until they hired an attorney to fight the claim and it was more than a year after the demand was sent to his own insurance company for UIM coverage before it was finally settled for the appropriate value of the case. Interestingly, Underinsured Insurance regulations require them to respond to a demand within 30 days after the demand is received. So, again, we see that insurance companies seldom make it possible for claimants to handle their own claim unless they just want to be bullied into an unfair settlement. This is true even though the insurance company for your own car in which you were hit, has duties of good faith and fair dealing and statutory obligations to respond timely to a claim unless they specifically ask for more time. They have a duty to timely investigate a claim and respond with a fair settlement offer. They seldom meet this obligation. We are glad we were able to serve Austin in this case and make them treat him fairly.
Posted by Laurissa | October 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Awesome As Always
Christmas Day a drunk driver totaled my vehicle and my family. My husband and son went with Debry, one of the tv attorneys He still hasn’t finished his case. My daughter and I went with Kelly Macfarlane. Kelly was able to settle with the at fault insurance, my health insurance and my auto u...
I’ll be honest, when I heard that these prior clients had hired Robert Debry and associates for two of their family member claims, before they hired me for two other claims from the same accident, the race was on. Even though the other law firm had a huge Headstart, we collected full policy limits on two insurance policies, and the money was dispersed, and to the clients long before the other law firm even stuck their head out of the gates.
Posted by Paul Hansen | January 11, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Extremely Thankful!
We contacted Kelly after 3 years trying to work with insurance company from a an accident my wife was hit almost broadsided. She had a fracture collar bone and required several surgeries. We didn't want to use a lawyer but after a really long time of slow communication and endless waiting, we called...
The Hansens are a good example of why going it alone against an insurance company is not advisable. We were able to get two sizable settlements and fight the health insurance liens who wanted to take the Hansen’s money once it settled.
Posted by Craig | July 28, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Death
Thank you Kelly for your absolute professionalism delivered in such a personal way.
I lost my spouse in a terrible traffic accident which I survived. Although we paid insurance premiums monthly for years, our insurance company hung me out to dry and snowballed me with paperwork and unanswered phone calls.In my grief, I was unable to function and no idea about how to proceed. But whe...
This client suffered such a tragic loss of his soul mate in a trucking accident where they were both in the tractor trailer at the time they were rear ended by another truck while its driver was reaching down to get a piece of candy he dropped. There were no less than 4 different insurance companies fighting over the money that was available in the accident. This happened back east and we were able to get the full $1,000,000 policy limits and reduce the claims of the other insurance companies who were trying to take the money that belonged to Craig for the accident. We also got the medical bills reduced for the treaters who were filing liens on Craig’s settlement funds. We did all of this work for him at our reduced rate of 25 %. He was such a great client and we remain friends since helping him in this accident.
Posted by Troy | April 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Slip and Fall Accident
The Right Man For Us
My wife had a slip and fall accident that has forever changed her life and all of the lives of those who love her. The doctors all agree she will end up with an above the knee amputation due to the negligence of another party. We called several other attorneys and we got mostly apathy. Not from Kelly...
We were able, after hiring an expert and filing a complaint and taking out of state depositions to get this matter settled for these clients $155,000.
"I endorse this lawyer. Kelly is an excellent attorney in every way. I would trust him in nearly any matter in the insurance/personal injury area."
"Kelly is a terrific lawyer. He is very smart and creative. He has a ton of experience. I highly recommend him!"
"I have worked with Kelly for about three years now and I continue to be impressed with his absolute mastery of his craft. Kelly and I have worked on a variety of products liabiltiy related issues and Kelly has a unique understandng of the negotiations process, the law, and the practical aspects of any given situation. Kelly also has a unique ability to convince key stakeholders to take the emotion out of a decision so that the best reasonable outcome can be reached. I have also appreciated Kelly's attention to detail with billing and other practises. Kelly is very aware of the client and their needs and limitations both with budget and capacity to manage a given situation. I give Kelly my highest recommendation."
"Kelly Macfarlane is one of the best attorneys I know. Clients love him. He's a dedicated litigator, and a tremendous negotiator and advocate. Kelly continues to teach me each week, each month. I can't imagine a situation where I am not practicing law with him. If I ever needed legal advice or representation, I would be calling Kelly."
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Super Lawyer for Personal Injury 15 years in a row 2010-2024, Mountain States Super Lawyers
2019
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2008
Utah Legal Elite 2008-2017, Utah
2016 - Present
Owner, Kelly H. Macfarlane, PLLC
1985 - 2016
Shareholder, Christensen & Jensen, PC
2013 - Present
Phoenix Services, Inc.Board Member
2007 - 2013
Chairman of the Board, Phoenix Services, Inc.Chairman of the Board
2000 - 2016
Christensen & JensenVice President
Won both issues and Insurance had to pay their policy limits
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Doctor of Law (J.D.)
1984
B.S.
1982
Associate of Science
2000
Presenter: “Automobile Insurance Law” for the Legal Assistants Association of Utah 200
1997
“Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Utah” Taggart Symposium for Insurance and Financial Planners at Brigham Young University 1997
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