About Brent Ward

Brent D. Ward is a seasoned trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor who brings decades of courtroom experience to Parker & McConkie's civil practice. A graduate of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, he began his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney before being appointed by President Ronald Reagan as U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, a role he held for eight years. In that capacity, he directed all federal criminal and civil litigation in the state, prosecuting cases involving fraud, violent crime, and drug trafficking, and championing legislative reforms including the Utah Communications Fraud Act and the Utah Child Kidnapping and Sexual Abuse Act.

He later served in senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Justice overseeing national enforcement initiatives. Brent has also practiced in the private sector, including as a partner at WardLambert, PLLC, and has held executive-level legal positions in industry. At Parker & McConkie, he represents victims of crime, abuse, and catastrophic injury, drawing on his experience at the highest levels of the U.S. justice system. Brent and his wife, Esther Jane Peterson, are the parents of seven children.

Practice areas

Education

S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Utah

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Salt Lake City firms

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.
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.