Jefferson W. Gross
Partner, Salt Lake City, Utah
jwgross@bmgtrial.com
Phone (801) 355-6677
Fax (801) 355-2341
Jefferson has successfully represented clients in diverse areas of law ranging from catastrophic personal injury to contract disputes to patent infringement. The successful representation of his clients has resulted in their recovery by jury verdicts and settlements in sums in excess of $200 million.
As part of his practice, Jefferson has successfully taken numerous cases to jury verdicts. In addition, he has arbitrated several cases and has been involved with numerous bench trials.
In this global information age, complex litigation necessarily involves ediscovery and, occasionally, foreign discovery. Jefferson has extensive experience in both. With the assistance of experienced staff, Jefferson has been involved with the review and production of voluminous electronic documents, instant messages, etc. In addition, Jefferson has taken depositions throughout the world and knows the procedures to be followed in doing so.
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
- Patent Litigation
- State Trial Practice
- Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
- Admissions:
- California State Bar, 1993
- Utah State Bar, 1998
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2002
- Education:
- J.D., University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California, 1993
- Law Review: University of Southern California Law Review, 1991-1992
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1989
- Major: Economics
- J.D., University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California, 1993