Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler attorney Jennifer R. Korb has been named an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.

FINRA oversees roughly 4,700 brokerage firms, 167,000 branch offices and 635,000 registered securities representatives. Created in 2007, FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services.

Before joining Prince Yeates in 2009, Ms. Korb practiced for five years as a Securities Analyst for the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Securities, where she investigated and prosecuted suspected violations of Utah securities laws. While at the Division of Securities, she served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Utah, lending her expertise in the area of securities to several federal prosecutions.

Ms. Korb has been a member of the Securities Section of the Utah State Bar since 2004 and is currently serving as the Chair of its Mentoring Committee.

Prince Yeates was established in 1971 and 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.

Prince Yeates attorney Charles L. Perschon has been named a board member of the Young Lawyers Division of the Utah State Bar.

Mr. Perschon graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and 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.
 
After graduating from law school. 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.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Matthew S. Wiese was recently hired by Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, a full-service Salt Lake City law firm.

“It’s an honor to join such an established group of attorneys and continue serving individuals and corporations who understand the value of sophisticated tax planning,” said Wiese in a statement released by the firm.

Prior to joining Prince Yeates, Wiese was a shareholder at Clyde Snow & Sessions in Salt Lake City. He has over 14 years of experience, with a practice primarily focused on federal taxation, estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business law.

Wiese works with people to minimize the impact of income and estate taxes and provides counsel to business owners related to corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, and succession planning. 

Wiese received his juris doctor in 1996 from the University of Utah College of Law and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in taxation from the University of Washington School of Law.  He is the co-author of Selling Your Business: How to Sell a Business in Good and Bad Times (BusinessZone Press © 2010) and is a frequent speaker at seminars on such topics as asset protection, probate and trust administration, and strategic tax planning.

Prince Yeates was established in 1971 and 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.

Prince Yeates attorney Erin M. Stone was recently elected as a member of the board of directors of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah Young Alumni Association (YAA). In addition to performing the general responsibilities of a board member, she will also be serving on the YAA Fall Crawl Committee.

Ms. Stone earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2004 from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law. Previously, she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arizona State University in 2000.

Since 2005 Ms. Stone has been an active participant in the Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court and she is also currently serving as a board member for the Girl Scouts of Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -Thomas D. Boyle was recently hired by Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, a full-service Salt Lake City law firm.
 
Prior to joining Prince Yeates, Mr. Boyle practiced with three prominent Dallas law firms, including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Dallas office, and was most recently a director at Clyde, Snow & Sessions in Salt Lake City.
 
Mr. Boyle brings extensive litigation experience to Prince Yeates. During the past 25 years he has handled a wide range of cases in Utah and Texas involving trade-secrets disputes, insurance disputes, child abuse, personal injury, and environmental contamination. Mr. Boyle is also an experienced mediator, having mediated more than 100 civil cases and non-litigated disputes. Before beginning his law practice, Mr. Boyle served as a law clerk in the United States District Court in Las Vegas.
 
While at Brigham Young University, Mr. Boyle earned a B.S. in Business Management in 1980 and a J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1984. He is licensed to practice law in Utah and Texas. Since 2008 Mr. Boyle has served on the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar Executive Committee.
 
Prince Yeates was established in 1971 and 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.

Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler attorneys M. David Eckersley and Michael N. Zundel were chosen by their peers to be recognized as 2010 Mountain States Super Lawyers and James C. Bergstedt has been named a 2010 Mountain States Rising Star. Super Lawyers, which is published in all's 50 states and reaches more than 13 million readers, names the best attorneys and top up-and-coming attorneys in each state on the basis of peer recommendations and independent research by Law & Politics.

Mr. Zundel and Mr. Eckersley were also recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyers in 2009, 2008 and 2007. Other past recepients at Prince Yeates include James W. Mckonkie, Mountain States Rising Star in 2009 and 2008; Roger McConkie, Mountain States Super Lawyer in 2007; and Thomas Erbin, Mountain States Super Lawyer in 2008 and 2007.