Lawyers

Charles L. Perschon

Phone Number
801.524.1000

Mr. Perschon graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.  He went on to earn a J.D. in 2006 from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal and was a member of the Connecticut Moot Court Board.
 
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.  In 2010, he joined Prince Yeates, where he maintains a practice in appellate work and complex commercial litigation.

Mr. Perschon is admitted to practice in state and federal court in Utah as well as in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is a member of the Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court.  He is also a co-founder and serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Gordon Burt Affleck Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, and is currently a board member of the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Utah State Bar.

Mr. Perschon's interests include spending time with family and friends, and he is an avid marathoner.
 
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)

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