Adam Weinacker is a litigator and appellate attorney who represents businesses and individuals in difficult business and property lawsuits in state and federal court   

Capabilities

Biography

Where possible, Adam strives to achieve cost-effective, sensible solutions for clients. His property litigation practice involves representing homeowners and lenders in disputes, defending foreclosure actions, resolving liens and solving complex boundary issues. Adam also represents businesses with large real estate holdings to form litigation strategies when disputes arise. Adam’s business litigation experience covers an array of disputes, including loan defaults, state and national class actions, partnership disputes and claims of breach of fiduciary duty.

An experienced appellate practitioner, Adam has helped achieve several published decisions favorable to his clients. See State v. Bell, 380 P.3d 11 (Utah Ct. App. 2016); 2DPBlanding, LLC v. Palmer, 423 P.3d 1247 (Utah 2017); Howick v. Salt Lake City Corp., 424 P.3d 841 (Utah 2018); Motorola Solutions v. Utah Comm. Auth., 455 P.3d 91 (Utah 2019). Before joining the firm, Adam served as a law clerk for Judge Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and for then-Chief Justice Christine M. Durham of the Utah Supreme Court. 

Experience

State v. Bell

2DP Blanding v. Palmer

Accomplishments

Academic

University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (2010, J.D.)

Order of the Coif
Gibson Award (fifth highest GPA)
Utah Law Review, Editor-in-Chief

University of Montana (2004, B.A.)

Professional

Utah Legal Elite: Civil Litigation, 2021; Up & Coming, 2018 and 2020

Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2019-2020

Associations

Professional

David A. Watkiss-Sutherland II Inn of Court

Community

Salt Lake City Public Library System Board of Directors (President)

Insights

Credentials

Licensed

Utah

Education

University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law