60 E. South Temple, Ste. 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801/366-6060
Darryl J. Lee (Full bio) is a partner with Wood Crapo LLC. He has over 26 years of experience in complex commercial litigation, involving both government and commercial contracting, federal procurement practices and policies, corporate ethics and compliance, complex real estate, and employment litigation. He has represented major defense and aerospace companies, industrial manufacturers, and financial institutions. Mr. Lee has successfully tried a number of state and federal bench and jury trials for both defendants and plaintiffs. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at local universities and professional organizations. He received Martindale Hubbell's highest peer review rating (AV).
E-mail: djlee@woodcrapo.com
Founding partner Mary Anne Q. Wood (Full bio) has extensive litigation experience in commercial disputes and employment law. She has argued frequently and successfully in the appellate courts in the State of Utah and the Tenth Circuit. She recently argued and won an important Clean Air Act case in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. She is the author of numerous books and articles, and is a member of several boards and commissions including the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Procedure and the Alternative Dispute Resolution panel for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. She has taught at the J. Reuben Clark Law School for 20 years. In 2004-2005, she was selected as one of "Utah's 100 Elite Lawyers" in Employment, Litigation, and Overall categories by Utah Business magazine.
E-mail: mawood@woodcrapo.com
Larry S. Jenkins has broad experience in complex litigation, including, among other areas, securities, antitrust, insurance, environmental, water rights, and appellate litigation. He also has extensive experience in local government matters, environmental permitting, and environmental auditing matters. He also represents a licensed child placing agency. Mr. Jenkins joined Wood Crapo LLC as a partner in December 1993. He is a member of the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
E-mail: lsjenkins@woodcrapo.com
Kathryn Balmforth has ten years' experience in complex litigation and appellate practice. She has successfully represented major clients in civil rights, employment, and ERISA matters. She believes in aggressive, cost-effective, and efficient resolution of cases. Ms. Balmforth is also experienced in education law, having served as both school district counsel and a public school board member.
E-mail: kobalmforth@woodcrapo.com
Joi Gardner Pearson graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University Law School in 1997, where she served as a Lead Articles Editor of the law review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She then clerked for the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson, U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1998, Ms. Pearson joined Wood Crapo LLC as an associate. Her practice concentrates in the areas of appellate, employment, and commercial litigation.
E-mail: jgpearson@woodcrapo.com
Richard J. Armstrong graduated magna cum laude from the University of Idaho in 1996. While attending the University of Idaho, Mr. Armstrong was an edition editor of the Idaho Law Review. In serving on the Idaho Law Review Board of Editors, Mr. Armstrong authored a case note focused on the law of community property. During law school, he received American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Federal Courts, Negotiable Instruments, and American Legal History. Prior to joining the firm as an associate in 1999, Mr. Armstrong served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gregory K. Orme of the Utah Court of Appeals. He is a member of both the Utah State Bar and the Idaho State Bar.