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About Alan Mortensen

Alan W. Mortensen is one of Utah’s most experienced and respected trial attorneys, known for handling high-stakes personal injury litigation involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, aviation disasters, trucking collisions, product liability, and insurance bad faith. Over the course of his career, Alan has led complex cases in both state and federal courts, secured landmark verdicts, and represented clients in nationally significant litigation, including aviation disasters and mine catastrophe cases. His practice is defined by meticulous investigation, strategic trial preparation, and the ability to confront powerful corporate and institutional defendants.

Alan is widely regarded as a trial lawyer’s lawyer, trusted for his courtroom leadership, command of technical evidence, and unwavering focus on accountability and results. He earned degrees from Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, and the University of Wyoming College of Law. Alan is admitted to practice in multiple jurisdictions and federal courts and has been repeatedly recognized among Utah’s Legal Elite and Top Trial Lawyers.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$25 millionVerdict

A 3-year-old girl was found with a window blind cord wrapped around her neck at her family's home in Lehi. She died a week later of brain damage from oxygen deprivation. The jury found Century Blinds had made corded blinds for years without fitting a tilt wand that cost nothing extra, and without supplying the cleats that let a parent wind cords out of reach.

Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, UT · 2021Product LiabilityRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Wyoming College of Law
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Utah
State Bar of Wyoming
State Bar of Colorado

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Salt Lake City firms

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.
Cutt Kendell & Olson
Cutt Kendell & Olson
$3 million · His Mother Called 911 for Help Getting Him to a Hospital. An Officer Fired Eleven Shots at the Unarmed 13-Year-Old, and Salt Lake City Paid $3 Million.
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.