Experience
The rules are different in appellate courts, and a panel of appellate judges is a unique audience. Zimmerman Booher is a unique law firm that focuses on appeals because we understand those rules and work with them to produce the best possible result for our clients. Our attorneys have the specific skills and experience necessary to maximize your chances of success in the appellate court.
Based in Salt Lake City, our attorneys have briefed, argued, or authored opinions in over 2,000 appeals. Our emphasis is in the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals, but our attorneys have handled appeals in courts across the country, including the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, the California Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeals, the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court of Appeals, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, at the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Wyoming Supreme Court, and the Nevada Supreme Court.
Below are just a few examples of oral arguments and briefs that demonstrate our work. Please contact us for additional examples and/or to discuss your case.
Representative Cases
Poulson P.C. v. Smith (2026)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses discovery sanctions, vacates summary judgment on breach of employment agreement, and vacates related declaratory relief.
Ameritech College v. Aiken (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals affirms denial of motion for new trial and for sanctions.
Fleming v. Dullanty (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses attorney fee award for breach of fiduciary duty.
Farm Bureau v. Weston (2025)
Utah Supreme Court reverses award of consequential damages and attorney fees for insurer’s breach of duty to defend and clarifies that a judgment confirming an arbitration award is a final order subject to the eight-year period for expiration of judgments.
League of Women Voters of Utah v. Legislature (2025)
Utah Supreme Court affirms denial of motion to stay order enjoining Congressional Map as unconstitutional.
Ross v. Kracht (2025)
Utah Supreme Court clarifies that district court orders terminating parental rights under Utah’s Adoption Act are immediately appealable.
Dutcher v. Dutcher (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses alimony award as abuse of discretion.
ROA General v. Salt Lake City (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals affirms summary judgment requiring compensation for the denial of a billboard relocation application.
Duffin v. Duffin (2024)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses entry of summary judgment and vacates damages award on fraudulent transfer claims.
RAPS Investments v. North Logan (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses denial of land use application.
Taylor v. Taylor (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses trial court decision interpreting post-nuptial contract to deny alimony.
Winn v. McKinlay (2025)
Utah Court of Appeals affirms jury verdict in defendants’ favor on medical malpractice claim.
S.K. v. Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C. (2024)
Iowa Supreme Court vacates $97 million judgment and orders a new trial based on the admission of inadmissible hearsay evidence.
Cohen Braffits v. Shae Financial (2024)
Utah Court of Appeals affirms the dismissal of a claim seeking relief inconsistent with relief already obtained from a New York court.
Meeks v. Peng (2024)
Utah Supreme Court reverses an award for pain and suffering for an unconscious person.
Summit County v. Town of Hideout (2024)
Utah Supreme Court reverses the dismissal of a claim to annex land across county boundaries.
League of Women Voters v. Utah (2024)
Utah Supreme Court reverses the dismissal of a claim for constitutional protection of a citizen initiative reforming how the redistricting process works in Utah.
Belhak v. Smith (2024)
Iowa Court of Appeals reverses $3.25 million verdict based on instructional error.
Regal RealSource v. Enlaw (2024)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses the entry of summary judgment on a specific performance claim
Planned Parenthood v. Utah (2024)
Utah Supreme Court upholds an order enjoining a ban on abortions
Thapa v. St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates, Ltd. (2023)
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota remits $110 million award for noneconomic damages to $10 million.
Burton v. Chen (2023)
Utah Supreme Court affirms the dismissal of claims that a clinic was vicariously liable for sexual harassment by a physician assistant.
Park City Premier Properties v. Silver Summit Estates (2023)
Utah Court of Appeals reversed a ruling concerning the obligation to provide secondary water to a subdivision.
Farm Bureau v. Weston (2023)
Utah Court of Appeals affirms a finding that an insurance policy was properly canceled and a directed verdict on general damages.
Ellis v. La Val Enterprises, Ltd. (2022)
Utah Court of Appeals reverses the entry of summary judgment in a dispute over the ownership of real property.
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