Jonathon T. Tichy of Sandy was named a shareholder at Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, a full-service Salt Lake City law firm.

James McConkie of the firm’s Board of Directors said, “Jonathon has legal expertise in diverse areas such as international business law and government relations, and that makes him exceptionally valuable to our clients. We value his impressive work at the firm and look forward to his future service in this new role.”

Formerly an associate with the firm, Tichy has represented clients in Utah, Nevada and overseas with all aspects of business development, litigation and dispute resolution. He has also successfully argued a number of cases before the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals.

Before moving to Utah to practice law, Tichy spent six years abroad in various business, legal and governmental capacities, including work as a political officer and analyst at the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic and as the ranking staff aid to Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador John Shattuck. He is certified fluent in the Slovak and Czech languages and was recently appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Salt Lake City.

Tichy, who holds a master’s degree in public policy and an executive certificate of global business management, earned a J.D. degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. While at BYU, he was selected as a National Balfour Scholar, an honor reserved for a select group of students from the nation’s top law schools.

Prince Yeates, established in 1971 with the merger of two prominent Salt Lake City firms, serves a wide spectrum of clients, including large financial institutions, local governments, major corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, developers, and individuals planning their estates.