Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Margaret's practice includes both criminal and civil trial work, including representation in the defense of misdemeanor and felony charges, including but not limited to DUI, other driving and drug charges, and sex offenses. Her civil focus includes representation in family law matters, including divorce, custody and child support disputes.
• Adoption
• Child Abuse
  Driving Violations *DUI* Alcohol Violations * Minor Offenses * Juvenile Offenses * Securities Fraud * Sex Crimes * Felony Crimes * Misdemeanor Crimes * Drug Offenses * Domestic Violence * Probation Violations * Theft and Shoplifting * Firearm and Gun Offenses * White Collar Crime * Child Abuse * Violent Crime * Internet and Computer Crimes

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Sarah's practice areas include property law, community association law, family law, employment law, criminal law and miscellaneous civil litigation.
• DUI/DWI
  Hobbs & Olson's attorneys strongly support and advocate for the constitutional and civil rights of the criminally accused. Our criminal defense practice brings knowledge of local courts' culture and practices to the defense of people like you, your family and friends who have been charged with felony, misdemeanor, and DUI crimes along the Wasatch front.
• Sex Crimes
• Fraud
• White Collar Crimes
  Margaret Olson, a former prosecutor, provides effective and aggressive criminal defense, in charges ranging from minor traffic and juvenile offenses, including driving while intoxicated (DUI), to the defense of complicated white collar crimes.
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Attorneys in the firm practice both civil and criminal law; our civil focus includes extensive trial and appellate work, as well as transactional assistance. The firm's primary areas of civil practice fall in real property, employment and commercial litigation; the criminal representation includes misdemeanors and felonies in all areas.
• Drug Crimes
• Probation Violation
• Shoplifting

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Family law matters often involve complex property and business relationships. Our extensive experience in property, probate, and business law allows us to help clients achieve the results they seek.
• Business Transactions
• Limited Liability Companies
  We are well situated to provide assistance to small and developing business entities, including profit and non-profit corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. While we represent business entities of all sizes, we particularly enjoy assisting other small and growing businesses in their growth. Please contact us to discuss how we can assist you in your corporate representation.
• Trade Secrets

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  -- Litigation against municipal and state governmental agencies, including the University of Utah for wrongful termination, discrimination and free-speech infringement claims;
• Employment Litigation
  For the duration of his career, Lincoln Hobbs has been actively involved in the representation of both employers and employees in connection with all types of employment disputes. Selected areas of employment law focus have included...
• Non-compete Agreement
  Hobbs & Olson provides employment counseling and representation in all aspects of employment law, for both management and employees. Our current caseload includes numerous cases involving sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act disputes, retailiation claims, and the enforcement of and defense against non-compete agreements. Lincoln W. Hobbs has repeatedly lectured, and continues to lecture, on all areas of employment law. Lincoln is a past chair of the Utah State Bar Labor and Employment Section.
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Lincoln has also been repeatedly recognized as a Mountain States SuperLawyer with real estate law as his primary area of practice, reflecting his selection as one of the top 5 percent of attorneys in Utah, as chosen by his peers through the independent research of Law & Politics. Lincoln was recently selected to appear once again in the upcoming edition of SuperLawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition.
• Construction Litigation
  Hobbs & Olson, and its members, have significant experience in construction defect litigation. Lincoln Hobbs has participated in and settled two community association defect cases for over 1 million dollars, settled many others for smaller amounts, and received a judge's award of almost 2 million dollars in a single family construction defect case. Many other cases, over the years, have been pursued and settled for smaller sums.
• Real Estate Transactions
  The successful recission of a real estate purchase contract, after the developer materially breached the contract. This case was won on a motion for summary judgment; the developer appealed, and the Utah Supreme Court affirmed the decision, also affirming the award of our clients' attorney fees.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Condominium Law
  We're in the process of compiling answers to some commony asked questions respecting Utah Condominium Law; here's a link to the Community Association FAQs.

Trusts and Estates

• Probate
  We're frequently out and about, providing presenatations to clients, prospective clients, and the industries with which we work. And we teach about many areas of the law, including employment law, community association law, probate law and other areas of property law. These presentations include...

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Particularly in difficult financial times like these, it is important to make certain that your association counsel has the experience and ability to collect from all members of the association, and to deal promptly and appropriately with bankruptcies and lender foreclosures. We've been collecting assessments for over 20 years, and we collect them for associations of all sizes. We offer reasonable, flat fees for routine services, and our experience makes the process efficient and predictable.