Mitchell A. Stephens

Mitchell A. Stephens focuses his practice on litigation and has successfully represented numerous clients in both state and federal courts.When representing plaintiffs, Mitch has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients.  His successes include a jury award of over $24 million in a commercial contract and tortious interference dispute.  Recently, he obtained a $8.5 million settlement from a national insurer after its wrongful denial of coverage.  He also has helped his clients recover millions of dollars in MLM / network marketing disputes, eminent domain actions, and trust and estate disputes.When representing defendants, Mitch has litigated multiple high-stakes claims.  His successes include a multi-week arbitration trial where the plaintiff asserted commercial contract and fiduciary duty claims and sought more than $36 million.  The final arbitration award was the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims with prejudice and no damages awarded.  In a different matter, Mitch represented the defendant in a bench trial where the plaintiff asserted contract and fraud claims in excess of $1.8 million.  Again, the result was dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims, with no damages awarded.  Mitch frequently defends clients accused of violating non-compete or non-solicit provisions.  He also represents law firms that have been accused of malpractice or other misconduct.Although the majority of Mitch’s practice is in the trial courts, he also has expertise and considerable experience in the appellate courts.  He successfully has handled cases before the Utah Supreme Court, the Utah Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.Before joining James Dodge Russell & Stephens, P.C., Mitch served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Carolyn B. McHugh of the Utah Court of Appeals.  He graduated from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2007 with Highest Honors.