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

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(801) 377-4991

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

Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Published Works	Affiliations	Representative Cases

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 litigates employment and personal injury cases. He is the past President of the Central Utah Bar Association (2007-2008). He was appointed by Governor Hantsman to serve on the Judicial Selection Committee for the Fourth District Court, and is on the Advisory Board for the Utah Association for Justice. Ken has also served on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity and has volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America. He currently serves as Chief Administrative Officer for 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):: Shareholder

Areas of Practice:: Administrative Hearings & Adjudication; Americans with Disabilities Act; Animal Bites -- Defense; Animal Bites -- Plaintiff; Arbitration; Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff; Bad Faith; Contracts; Discrimination; Employment; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Mediation; Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff; Municipal Employment; Premises Liability; Property Damage; Sexual Harassment; Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff; Wage & Hour Laws; Whistleblower; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer; Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff; Wrongful Termination

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; Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages, 2008

Representative Cases:: Tolle v. Findlay, 2006 UT App 78, 132 P. 3d 63., ( ); Munson v. Chamberlain, 2007 P. 3d 91, 173 P. 3d 848., ( )

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Interviewing Employee's, Central Utah Bar Association, 2001; Personal Injury and Divorce Cases, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, 2006; Basic Car Wreck Cases, Utah Association for Justice, 2007; Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Master of the Bench, A Sherman Christiansen American Inn of Court 1

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

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

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