Michelle Quist is an Of Counsel in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Quist brings a diversity of skills and experience to advocate on behalf of clients in complex civil litigation, regulatory, and appellate matters.

Along with a focus on appellate work in federal and state courts, Ms. Quist represents clients in a wide range of business litigation matters, including business torts and breach of contract cases. She also represents clients in litigation matters relating to governmental entities, including election and referendum related litigation as well as discrimination and other constitutional claims.

Ms. Quist began her legal career handling high-profile, complex commercial litigation. She then worked as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit after serving as a law clerk to Judge Monroe G. McKay. Michelle also turned her advocacy skills to writing daily editorial articles and columns for the Salt Lake Tribune and providing political commentary and analysis for news and media organizations. She is thus often involved in high-profile media and government-related claims.

Awards and Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2024, 2025
• Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, Appellate, 2021; Civil Litigation, 2022

Professional Involvement

• Supreme Court of Utah, Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure, 2021-present
• Utah State Bar Awards Committee, Co-Chair
• Executive Committee, Utah State Bar, Appellate Practice Section, 2023-present
• Member, Utah Appellate Roster, 2016-present
• State of Utah Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 2022-2023
• Committee Member, The Federal Bar Association Editorial Board, 2022-2023
• Community Member, The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board, January 2022- December 2022
• Utah State Bar Commissioner, Third Division, 2015-2018; 2019-2022
• Utah State Bar, Appellate Practice Section, Litigation Section

Bar Admissions

• Utah
• New York
• California

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