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# Jacquelynn D. Carmichael
**Jacquelynn D. Carmichael**
*Partner*
* 801-901-3470
* jcarmichael@ckolaw.com
### Bio
Jacquelynn Carmichael is a trial lawyer and partner at Cutt, Kendell & Olson and has 30 years of experience representing and advocating for the needs of clients who have sustained catastrophic injuries due to the negligence of others. She has recovered millions of dollars in damages for her clients, including a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case of $14.5 million dollars for a little girl whose physicians failed to diagnose and treat a serious form of anemia resulting in a brain injury that claimed her sight, her ability to walk, and left her significantly disabled. Jackie’s practice involves all areas of personal injury, with an emphasis on medical malpractice, brain and spinal cord injuries and wrongful death. Jackie has successfully argued appeals to the Utah Court of Appeals obtaining a favorable decision as well as making great law for injured plaintiffs in Sohm v. Dixie Eye Center, 166 P.3d 614 (Utah Ct. App. 2007). As a personal injury attorney Jackie is passionate about helping injured clients. According to Jackie, “while it is impossible to erase a devastating injury for a client, being able to provide them with medical and financial resources that will improve the quality of their lives and provide options for them that they would not otherwise have is tremendously rewarding.”
Jackie graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1993 and spent the early years of her career not only advocating for injured clients but also spending a lot of time in the Courtroom, honing her trial skills as both a personal injury and criminal defense attorney. Jackie has always been actively engaged with the Utah State Bar and has served for many years on several of its committees, including the Lawyers Helping Lawyers committee and the Character and Fitness committee. Jackie has written articles for legal journals and has also been a featured speaker and faculty member at many continuing legal education programs for the State of Utah as well as for the American Association for Justice. She has received important professional honors during her career including “Attorneys to Watch” in 2015 Utah Business Magazine, Best Lawyers 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury litigation and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer on multiple occasions.
Jackie believes in holding the entities and/or individuals that harm her clients accountable for their negligence. When Jackie takes a case to trial, she wants jurors to be able to understand the full extent and impact of her client’s injuries and believes simplicity is key in that endeavor. In the medical malpractice case where she obtained a $14.5 million jury verdict, one of the key pieces of evidence was a radiology image depicting the brain injury sustained by her client:
As the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. This demonstrative exhibit helped jurors to understand and appreciate the magnitude of the brain injury that this young child suffered because of the doctors’ negligent care.
When Jackie is not working on cases for her clients, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two grown daughters traveling, scuba diving, cycling, hiking, running and most recently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!
### Bar Admission
* Utah State Bar, 1993-Present
### Education
* University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
### Awards
* National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys: Top 10 Attorney Award
* Attorneys to Watch: 2015 Utah Business Magazine
* Best Lawyers: 2015-2025
* Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in personal injury litigation: 2022, 2024
* Super Lawyers: 2021-2024
### Publications
* Holding Hospitals Liable for the Negligence of their Non-Employee Physicians
* From Field to Fork to Fairness: Maximizing Damages in a Food-Borne Illness case
* *Barbuto vs. Sorenson*: A Casual Suggestion That Can Be Ignored or a Rule of law That Must be Followed?
### Professional Speaking Events
* Learn from the Pros
* Learn from the Pros Goes on the Road
* Utah Association for Justice, Beyond the Basics
* Utah Association for Justice, Beyond the Basics II
* Utah Association for Justice, Plaintiff Exchanges
* American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy College: Essentials of Civil Litigation, Faculty member & Presenter
### Humanitarian Efforts
* Golf tournament fundraiser for the Utah Brain Injury Association
* Choice Humanitarian expedition to Bolivia 2016
* Choice Humanitarian expedition to Bolivia 2019
* Choice Humanitarian expedition to Bolivia 2023
**To learn more about Ms. Carmichael's practice and how she may be able to help you,  or call us at (801) 901-3470.**
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#### **Our Clients Come First**
She was non-intimidating, explained all of the legal information well and answered all of our questions. She was professional, knowledgeable, patient and pleasant to work with.
**- Jill**
#### Verdicts & Settlements
##### OVER $700 MILLION WON FOR OUR CLIENTS
* **$16,400,000**
  *Truck Accident Verdict*
  Jury verdict awarded for an 11-year-old boy whose family was killed in a car accident with an out-of-control semitrailer.
* **$14,500,000**
  *Medical Malpractice Verdict*
  Jury verdict for a premature baby that suffered an anemic shock episode, which resulted in a serious and permanent brain injury.
* **$13,500,000**
  *Spinal Cord Injury Settlement*
  Young woman paralyzed in a rollover accident.
* **$12,500,000**
  *Product Liability Settlement*
  Woman suffered a brain injury in an accident that happened after a tire failed and the vehicle rolled off the freeway.
* **$4,250,000**
  *Workplace Accident Settlement*
  Settlement for premature delivery of a baby boy in result of an accident involving his mother at the warehouse where she worked.
* **$3,000,000**
  *Legal Malpractice Settlement*
  Settlement on behalf of four adult males who were the victims of legal malpractice committed by a large Salt Lake City law firm.
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# Nathan S. Morris
**Nathan S. Morris**
* nmorris@ckolaw.com
Nathan Morris joined Cutt, Kendell & Olson as a partner in 2017. Nathan is an experienced trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in personal injury and a background that includes both plaintiffs and defense work. During his time at CKO, Nathan has recovered over $25 million for his clients through verdicts and settlements. He specializes in personal injury claims that involve complex liability and damages issues. Most of his clients are referred to him by local attorneys who desire the experience and litigation skills Nathan brings to any case. Over the last 5-years, he has successfully litigated a variety of personal injury claims including complex product liability, trucking collisions, dram-shop “liquor” liability, insurance “bad-faith,” wrongful shooting and excessive force, premises liability, and vehicle negligence cases. Nathan’s last two trials have resulted in jury verdicts of seven-figures.
Nathan is proud to have represented numerous clients who have courageously pursued claims against large companies and state entities, including UDOT, who as a result of one particular lawsuit, made crucial changes that will save lives on Utah highways.
Nathan has represented many clients in high-profile cases that required skillful litigation, an understanding and anticipation of various defense tactics, and the ability to effectively communicate with news outlets and reporters, including:
* A case against Salt Lake City Police Department for the tragic shooting of a 13-year-old autistic young man, which recently resulted in the highest settlement the City has paid out on a wrongful shooting / excessive force case:
* A catastrophic tour bus crash where he represented many involved in the crash including the families of 3 Chinese tourists who lost their lives:
Until 2015, Nathan was a defense lawyer and board member at Richards Brandt Miller Nelson for 13 years where he served as lead counsel in numerous trials including cases for complex canal flooding cases, a catastrophic oil-field injury case which was tried in Wyoming Federal Court, and a two-week medical malpractice case arising from a fatal methadone overdose. His defense experience has given him invaluable insight into the aggressive tactics often employed by insurance companies and corporate America during litigation and when evaluating your claim. This detailed understanding allows him to help navigate your case and maximize your recovery through experience possessed by few other attorneys in Utah.
Nathan received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During his study there he was the moot court chairperson and a member of the UALR Law Review. Nathan has been recognized for his professional excellence and dedication to his clients by Mountain States Super Lawyers and has been named to the Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite. As an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, he was a captain and three-time Collegiate Club All American for the BYU Men’s Soccer team.
In addition to his litigation practice, Nathan enjoys teaching trial advocacy skills and related topics to attorneys. He has been invited to give multiple presentations, locally and nationally, including, “Premises Liability: The Defense Perspective,” and “Voir Dire and Jury Selection: Social Media and Other Complex Issues and Ethical Considerations at Trial.”
Nathan is happily married to his wife of 25 years, Kristen, who together have five wonderful children. He enjoys golf, cooking for his family, reading historical biographies, playing the guitar, and was previously an LDS Bishop.
### **Awards**
* Best Lawyers. 2022-2025
* Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009
* Utah Legal Elite, 2018-2019, 2022
* The Best Lawyers in America
* Top 100 Jury Verdicts in the U.S. in 2022 (Wrongful Death)
### **Memberships**
* Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) – Product Liability
* American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
* Utah Association for Justice (UAJ)
* Utah Bar Association (Litigation)
Mr. Morris handled our case with extreme professionalism and was very quick to get us updates.
**- Clint Wright**