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About Margie Coles

Margie Coles is an associate attorney at Cutt Kendell & Olson with more than 26 years in litigation, beginning her career as a paralegal before becoming a licensed attorney. She is licensed to practice in the Utah State Courts and United States District Courts. Her practice focuses exclusively on plaintiff personal injury matters including personal injury, dog bites, and wrongful death.

She has handled cases ranging from routine to complex, with numerous matters resolving for six and seven figures, and has worked on all phases of a case from initial client consultation through trial. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2021 to 2025 and in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch from 2024 to 2026. She served as Vice-Chair of the Utah Association for Justice Women's Caucus in 2022.

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Parker & McConkie Personal Injury Lawyers
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.