Lawyers

Charles L. Perschon

Phone Number
801.524.1000

In 2010, Charles Perschon joined Prince Yeates, where he maintains a practice in appellate work and complex commercial litigation.

Prior Professional Experience
While in law school, Mr. Perschon was a summer clerk for Presiding Judge Judith M. Billings of the Utah Court of Appeals.  He was also a summer associate at Danaher, Lagnese & Neal in Hartford, Connecticut, where he participated in medical malpractice defense, class actions, and complex civil litigation.
 
After graduating from law school in 2006, Mr. Perschon joined the firm Hill Johnson & Schmutz in Provo, Utah where he practiced civil litigation and appellate work.  While at Hill Johnson, Mr. Perschon second-chaired a jury trial yielding a $3.1 million dollar verdict for his clients.

Reported Cases
Anderson v. Kriser, 2009 UT App 319, cert. granted, ___ P.3d ___ (Utah 2010) (forthcoming)
Hess v. Canberra Development, LC, ___ P.3d ___ (Utah 2010) (forthcoming)
Sunridge Dev. Corp. v. RB&G Eng’g, Inc., 2010 UT 6
Davencourt at Pilgrim’s Landing Townhome Owners’ Ass’n v. Davencourt at Pilgrim’s Landing, LC, 221 P.3d 234 (Utah 2009)
Innerlight, Inc. v. Matrix Group, LLC, 214 P.3d 854 (Utah 2009)
Tom Heal Commer. Real Estate, Inc. v. York, 167 P.3d 523 (Utah Ct. App. 2007)

Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2006
     Editor-in-Chief of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal 
     Member of the Connecticut Moot Court Board
University of Utah, B.S. in Psychology, 2003

Admissions

Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Affiliations
Barrister of the Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court
Co-founder and serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Gordon Burt Affleck
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity
Board member of the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Utah State Bar

Publications and Presentations
- Civil Court Procedure and Strategy Boot Camp, National Business
     Institute, “Responsive Pleadings” and “Motions, Notices, and
     Hearings,” June 23-24, 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah
- University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Business Law, “Real
     Property and Landlord/Tenant Relationships,” June 30, 2011, Salt Lake 
     City, Utah

Personal
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