About Eric Olson

Eric S. Olson is a named partner at Cutt Kendell & Olson. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Law and became a partner at the firm in 2013. He specializes in wrongful death, brain injury, paralysis, and permanent orthopedic injury cases, with a focus on product liability, trucking accidents, industrial and construction accidents, liquor liability, and premises liability.

He has successfully litigated cases throughout Utah and in numerous other states including California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Maryland. Mr. Olson has recovered tens of millions of dollars for clients through trial, arbitration, and settlement, with single cases resulting in seven-figure and eight-figure recoveries on numerous occasions. He holds recognitions including Best Lawyers in America (2021-2026), Super Lawyers (2022-2025), and Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014-2021).

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Education

University of Utah College of Law
J.D.

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Parker & McConkie Personal Injury Lawyers
$52.2 million · $52.2 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for the Family of Slain Polygamist Leader Rulon Allred
Christensen & Jensen, P.C.
Christensen & Jensen, P.C.
$4 million (as modified on appeal; $5 million gross jury award) · Her Children Agreed to Withdraw Life Support Because the Doctors Told Them She Was Terminal. She Was Not, and She Would Probably Have Recovered.
Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas
Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas
$16,000,000 default judgment ($4,000,000 compensatory plus $12,000,000 punitive) · She Was 14 When Warren Jeffs Married Her to Her 19-Year-Old Cousin Over Her Objections. Twelve Years After She Sued, a Utah Judge Entered $16 Million Against Him and His Church.
Kesler & Rust
Kesler & Rust
$15,007,508.45 (verdict; on appeal in the Tenth Circuit) · Her Father Called for Help With Her Addiction. She Died of Dehydration in the Jail, and the Physician Assistant Did Not Come Until She Had Been Dead Twelve Hours.
Mortensen & Milne
Mortensen & Milne
$25 million · A Tilt Wand Would Have Cost the Manufacturer Nothing Instead of the Cord. A 3-Year-Old Got Tangled in It, and a Salt Lake Jury Awarded $25 Million.