Attorney Kenneth Parkinson, Howard, Lewis & Petersen, P.C., Provo, Utah

Kenneth Parkinson
120 East 300 North
P.O. Box 1248
Provo, Utah 84606

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Phone:

(801) 224-4LAW (New Customers)
(801) 373-6345 (Existing Customers)

E-mail:

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Fax:

(801) 377-4991

Web site: http://www.provolawyers.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Published Works	Affiliations

Ken Parkinson is a shareholder in Howard, Lewis & Petersen. He began working there in August, 1994, after completing a clerkship with Judge Lynn W. Davis of the Fourth Judicial District Court. Ken completed his Bachelor's degree at Utah State University with a degree in English. While he was there he was on several editorial boards and published articles on political and legal philosophy. Ken graduated from Drake University Law School in 1993 where he emphasized his legal skills by winning several awards for his oral advocacy.

Ken has a litigation-oriented practice with specialties in employment and personal injury litigation. Ken is the President of the Central Utah Bar Association. He is also on the Judicial Selection Committee for the Fourth District Court, and is on the Governing Board for the Utah Association for Justice. Ken has been on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity and has volunteered for the Boy Scounts of America. He also currently serves as a member of the Board of Freedom Academy Charter School.

Ken loves spending time with this family, mountain biking and reading a good book. He and his wife, Ginger, have four beautiful children.

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner

Areas of Practice:: Administrative Hearings & Adjudication; Adoption; Affirmative Action -- Employer; Alimony & Spousal Support; Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer; Animal Bites -- Defense; Animal Bites -- Plaintiff; Arbitration; Assault & Battery -- Defense; Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff; Aviation Accidents -- Defense; Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff; Bad Faith; Child Support; Contracts; Custody & Visitation; Defamation & Privacy -- Defense; Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff; Discrimination; Divorce; Eminent Domain; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer; Employee Rights -- Employer; Employment Contracts -- Employer; Employment Discrimination -- Employee; Employment Discrimination -- Employer; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer; Land Use & Zoning; Life & Health; Mediation; Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense; Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff; Municipal Employment -- Employer; Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer; Premises Liability -- Defense; Premises Liability -- Plaintiff; Property Damage -- Defense; Property Damage -- Plaintiff; Race Discrimination; Railroad Accidents -- Defense; Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff; Religious Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Harassment -- Employee; Sexual Harassment -- Employer; Slip and Fall -- Defense; Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff; Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee; Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer; Water & Riparian Rights; Whistleblower -- Employee; Whistleblower -- Employer; White Collar Crimes; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer; Wrongful Death -- Defense; Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff; Wrongful Termination -- Employee; Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Litigation Percentage:: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Utah, 1994; U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1994; U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1994; U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Education:: Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1993
J.D.; Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1990
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: English

Published Works:: How to Win the War on Drugs, The Optimist, 1991

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Interviewing Employee's, Central Utah Bar Association, 2001

Honors and Awards:: Utahs Legal Elite, Utah Business Weekly, 2004 - 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Habitat for Humanity, 1995 - 1996; Board of Directors; Liason to the State Bar Committee on Professionalism, 2003 - 2004

Past Employment Positions:: Hon. Lynn W. Davis, Clerk, 1993 - 1994

Birth Information:: 1966, Delta, Utah, United States of America

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