Areas of Expertise:

• Appeals
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law and Litigation
• Creditor Rights
• Employment Litigation
• HOA Representation
• Landlord and Tenant Representation
• Probate and Trust Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation

Background & Experience:

Mr. Brough is a partner in the firm’s litigation department.  He maintains a general civil litigation practice with substantial experience in both federal and state courts.  His practice emphasizes general commercial litigation, corporate and business litigation, employment litigation (including enforcement of restrictive employment covenants), and construction litigation.  He has successfully litigated requests for expedited remedies, including requests for prejudgment writs, temporary restraining orders, and preliminary injunctions. He also maintains an appellate practice and has briefed and argued appeals before the Utah Supreme Court, the Utah Court of Appeals, the Idaho Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Brough has been named a Mountain States Super Lawyer from 2011-2017.

Mr. Brough previously served as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct and on the Utah Appellate Roster. He is a Barrister with the A. Sherman Christensen Inns of Court- I.

Education:

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2004, magna cum laude)

• Order of the Coif
• Lead Note and Comment Editor, BYU Law Review

Brigham Young University (B.A., English, 2001)

Professional Experience:

• Law Clerk, Honorable Ferdinand F. Fernandez, United States
• Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005–2006
• Law Clerk, Honorable Jill N. Parrish, Utah Supreme Court, 2004–2005