Brandon J. Baxter

Partner

Brandon represents individuals and families who have been harmed because of the negligent, careless, and intentional acts of companies and other individuals. Brandon specializes in trial work for his injured clients, as well as trying cases for clients who have contract, business, or property disputes. Brandon grew up in Box Elder County, but began his law practice in Eugene, Oregon where he focused on complex, multi-party civil litigation. He has been with Peck Hadfield since 2004. Brandon is married to Jodi Hill Baxter, and they make their home in Paradise, Cache County, Utah. Brandon, Jodi, and their children enjoy being outdoors hiking, rock climbing, snow skiing, and waterskiing.

Practice Areas

Education

Juris Doctorate, University of Oregon

Master of Arts, Utah State University

Bachelor of Arts, Weber State University

admitted to practice

Utah

Oregon

U.S. District Court, District of Utah

U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & RECOGNITION:

Utah State Bar Association

Oregon State Bar Association

Utah Association for Justice

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, Ai De Language Institute, Taiwan

Composition, Literature, and Folklore Instructor, Utah State Univeristy

Instructor, Kao Yuan Jr. College, Taiwan

Composition Instructor, University of Oregon

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Cache County Junior Livestock Auction

Local Leader: 4-H

Local Leader: Boy Scouts of America

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Presenter–-“Choosing, Teaching, and Working with Utah Jurors” UAJ Conference September 2009

Presenter–-“Anatomy of a Northern Utah P.I. Case” Cache County Bar November 2008

Presenter—“The New Carissa Case,” Oregon State Bar Convention, September 2003

Co-Chair/Presenter—“E-Litigation”University of Oregon School of Law CLE, September 2002.

Author—“Tribal Lands and Nuclear Waste” Western Environmental Law Update, Spring 2001.

Co-Author—“Legal Research Without Cost on the Internet" Experience, Fall 2000, A.B.A. Press

Contributing Author—Up and Away in English, an E.S.L. series, published 1998, Oxford University Press.

SELECTED TRIAL RESULTS:

2006 Dopp v. Window Welder. As co-trial counsel obtained $757, 000 dollar verdict for 58 year-old lunch lady with only $7,500 in medical expenses.

2001 Adams v. Miller Nash As co-trial counsel, successfully defended Oregon’s third largest lawfirm from a $17 million dollar legal malpractice claim.

2002 State of Oregon v. Taiheiyo Kaijun As co-trial counsel obtained $25 million dollar verdict after seven-week trial for environmental damages/trespass claim.

Languages

Mandarin Chinese