Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
• Construction Contracts
  Mr. Braithwaite is a shareholder of Plant, Christensen & Kanell. He began his legal career with Plant, Christensen & Kanell’s predecessor firm in 1985 and has been involved in many different aspects of insurance defense work and construction law. He has successfully defended cases in the state and federal courts involving construction defects, architect/engineer liability, insurance agent/broker liability, premises liability, products liability, real estate agent/broker liability, insurance coverage disputes, property damage, personal injury, and surety bonds. His current practice involves many of these areas with particular emphasis on construction matters and design professional defense. He represents and counsels architects, engineers, surveyors, general contractors, and subcontractors in design/construction contracts, risk management, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. This work has included representation of design professionals on many significant construction projects and cases in the state of Utah, including claims involving structural failures, geotechnical problems, shoring failures, delay claims, and other alleged design errors.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Termination
  Plant, Christensen & Kanell’s practice in the area of employer liability/employment law has included counseling employers on liability issues, and defending employers on liability claims. These claims have included wrongful termination suits, discrimination and sexual harassment suits, and other matters involving employer liability.
• Employment Litigation
  In addition to its general insurance defense practice, Plant, Christensen & Kanell has provided commercial litigation services for a broad range of industrial and commercial clients through several decades of service by the firm and its predecessor. This commercial litigation experience has included real estate transactions, construction contract litigation, products liability claims, employment disputes, patent infringement claims, and a wide array of commercial disputes.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Premises Liability
  In addition to automobile accident claims, premises liability claims are prevalent within an insurance defense firm. Each lawyer at Plant, Christensen & Kanell has handled premises liability claims. The firm has frequently obtained summary judgment on premises liability claims. Where summary judgment is not viable, the firm has successfully defended premises liability claims through trial, and has also obtained favorable results through arbitrations and mediations.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction claims of all types form a large part of Plant, Christensen & Kanell’s practice. The firm has established a significant practice representing architects and engineers, and has extensive experience representing design professionals and construction companies in construction defect litigation.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Real estate transactions frequently require legal consultation and advice, and Plant, Christensen & Kanell provides a broad range of services in this area. These services include legal assistance with negotiations, document review and preparation, and litigation.
• Eminent Domain
  Mr. Romney is a shareholder of Plant Christensen & Kanell. His practice includes civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels in several areas of law, including contract disputes, construction disputes, personal injury and insurance defense, landlord/tenant issues, eminent domain, and zoning and planning. His insurance defense work involves, primarily, premises liability, homeowners association liability, products liability, property damage, coverage issues, construction defects, worker’s compensation, and personal injury.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Property Damage
  The insurance defense practice of Plant, Christensen & Kanell includes property damage claims. The property damage claims handled by the firm have ranged from very small claims brought by an individual homeowner to large multimillion dollar damage claims involving industrial and commercial losses. While the firm has successfully defended property damage claims through trial, the firm also frequently advocates arbitration or mediation for resolution of these claims.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  With insurance defense as its core practice, Plant, Christensen & Kanell has handled countless numbers of personal injury claims. Each lawyer in the firm has successfully defended personal injury actions. The firm is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution of such claims and frequently arbitrates and mediates personal injury claims.
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents