David K. Isom
David K. Isom is a Utah trial lawyer who has devoted his practice to complex commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. He has been lead trial counsel in major civil actions throughout the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. He now serves primarily as lead counsel and local counsel in arbitrations, mediations and state and federal courts in Utah.
David is rated A/V Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He has been recognized as a Utah Super Lawyer® by Thomson Reuters®, as one of America’s Most Honored Professionals by the American Registry, as a Lawyer of Distinction by the National Law Journal, as a Top Rated Litigator nationally by Legal Leaders, and as a Top Attorney in the Mountain States by Showmark.
Areas of Practice
Complex Commercial Litigation
Coal & Natural Resources
Contract Negotiation & Litigation
Employment & Unfair Competition
Arbitration & Mediation
Indian Law
Bar Admissions
Utah
United States District Court, District of Utah
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Colorado (1977-2014)
Education
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1977
B.A., Philosophy, Brigham Young University 1974
“… I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on the stunning victory in Cheyenne. Your representation of the client in the matter was truly superior and achieved a degree of success that I had thought unattainable.”
— In-House Counsel, Fortune 500 Company
Awards & Honors
Utah Super Lawyers®, 2006, 2009, 2013-14, 2017-20
Martindale Hubbell®, AV Rated
Prior Affiliations
Greenberg Traurig, Shareholder
Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Partner
Books
Co-Author, “Key Considerations in Choosing Outside Electronic Discovery Counsel and Consultants,” Chapter 3, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel (2008).
Co-editor, Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms, American Bar Association (2006).
Articles
“Location-Based Electronic Discovery in Criminal and Civil Litigation,” Utah Bar Journal (Nov./Dec. 2011).
The Burden of Discovering Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information, 2009 Federal Courts Law Review 1 (Jan. 2009).
Co-Author, “Key Considerations in Choosing Outside Electronic Discovery Counsel and Consultants,” Chapter 3, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel (2008).
Co-editor, Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms, American Bar Association (2006).
Electronic Discovery Primer for Judges, 2005 Federal Courts Law Review 1 (Feb. 2005).
“Utah Deposition Primer,” Utah Bar Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4 (1994).
“Attorney Fees: The English Rule in Colorado,” 13 Colorado Lawyer 1642 (1984).
“A Deposition Primer,” 11 Colorado Lawyer 936 & 1216 (1982).
Community Activities & Associations
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Utah Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee
Sedona Conference, “Protective Orders, Confidentiality & Public Access:” Working Group 2
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Utah Law School
Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal
Events & Speaking Engagements
David Isom has been a frequent speaker at business and continuing legal education seminars and colloquia on rules of civil procedure, negotiation strategies and techniques, risk analysis, deposition rules and strategies, document retention, electronic discovery and employment litigation.