Brent V. Manning

Brent V. Manning Partner 801.303.0038 (Direct Line)   vCard   Print    Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation

Brent V. Manning is one of the founding members of Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar LLC. He is active in the community and the bar, and has served in many significant positions in both. He is included among The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and Mountain States Super Lawyers and Utah's Legal Elite. Among his recent cases are representation of: Lorillard Tobacco Company and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (defense of the Attorney General's medicaid reimbursement and smoker class action suits); Intermountain Power Agency (defense of contract claims); Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund (defense of fraud and title claims); Basic Research and affiliates (trademark infringement claims and contract disputes); Arch Coal, Inc. (contract disputes); Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. (contract disputes); CALPLY, Inc. (antitrust defense); Simmons Media (antitrust defense); Sinclair Oil Corporation (insurance coverage, contract and tort claims); Melaleuca, Inc. (defense of contract and fraud claims); Trustees of the American Towers Homeowners Association (defense of derivative claims). He is class counsel in an important Social Security disability case.



Practice Emphasis:

• Complex Commercial Litigation

Education and Accomplishments:

• J.D., Harvard University School of Law, 1975
• B.A., Idaho State University, 1972

Licensed:

• Colorado since 1975
• Utah since 1981
• Idaho since 2004

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Service:

• Utah, Colorado, Idaho Bar Associations
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyers and Utah's Legal Elite -Commercial Litigation
• Judicial Nominating Commission (Second Judicial District), 1998 - 2002
• "AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" Campaign, 1998 - present; Chairman 2001 - 2004
• Judge Pro Tempore, Third Judicial District, State of Utah, 1995 - 2007
• Judge Pro Tempore, Second Judicial District, State of Utah, 2002 - 2007
• Court Appointed Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators, U.S. District Court,
• District of Utah, 1993 - present
• Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, 1989 - present; President 1997 - 1998
• Utah State Bar Disciplinary Panel, 1991 - 1994
• Continuing Legal Education Committee, Utah State Bar, Chairman, 1990
• Courts and Judges Committee, Utah State Bar, 1993 - 2007, Chairman 1996 - 1999
• Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Utah State Bar, 1999 - 2002
• Deans Advisory Council, Idaho State University, 2002 - 2008
• Judicial Outreach Committee, 2000 - 2003

Community Activities: Mr. Manning served for three years as chairman for the "AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" Campaign, a joint fund-raising effort for the major civil legal aid providers in Utah. He served on the Board of the Utah Tibet Foundation, the Board of the Bountiful/Davis Art Center and on the Dean's Advisory Board at Idaho State University. Mr. Manning is an active mountaineer who summited Mt. Everest in 1990. He has undertaken significant pro bono representation, including representing community groups, the Utah State Bar and indigents.